The China Association for Non-Profit Organization (CANPO, zh, 中国社会组织促进会) is a national social entity overseen by the

Ministry of Civil Affairs The Ministry of Civil Affairs ( zh, 中华人民共和国民政部) the cabinet-level executive department of the State Council of China which is responsible for social and administrative affairs. It is the 10th-ranked department in the State C ...

of the People's Republic of China. It comprises unit members from social organizations, foundations, privately-run non-enterprises, and individual members committed to the advancement of social organizations and who have contributed to their development. It was founded on January 8, 2008, under the oversight of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

History

The China Association for the Promotion of Social Organizations was established on January 8, 2008. On January 13, the inaugural conference and the first general assembly of the China Association for the Promotion of Social Organizations took place at the

Great Hall of the People The Great Hall of the People is a state building situated to the west of Tiananmen Square in Beijing. It is used for legislative and ceremonial activities by the government of the People's Republic of China. The People's Great Hall functions as ...

. On November 27, 2019, the CANPO convened its third council in Beijing.

References

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