Developing a Working Model for Legal NGOs in China

Though modern NGOs have been slow to develop, recent academic studies reveal that China, in fact, had  social organizations‖ as early as the Sui, Tang, and Song Dynasties.6 Mass organizations also existed under the Communist Party, from 1949 until the Cultural Revolution, and were promoted as citizens‘ organizations celebrating the power of the people. These organizations, however, were not nearly as independent as modern NGOs would become; the Party continued exercising significant control over the political orientation and identity of those so-called NGOs.

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Ethiopian Community Development Council, Inc.

Our national agency was established in 1983 as a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)3 community-based organization and serves refugees from every part of the world. ECDC's mission is to resettle refugees, promote cultural, educational, and socioeconomic development in the refugee and immigrant community in the United States, and conduct humanitarian and development programs in the Horn of Africa.

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Ethiopian Community Development Council, Inc.

Our national agency was established in 1983 as a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)3 community-based organization and serves refugees from every part of the world. ECDC's mission is to resettle refugees, promote cultural, educational, and socioeconomic development in the refugee and immigrant community in the United States, and conduct humanitarian and development programs in the Horn of Africa.

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