It is understood that the Red Cross Society of China and china charity federation are central fund-raising institutions at the same level as the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and they operate independently.

Zhang Wenfeng, a staff member of the Information Office of the Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau, said in an interview that all departments are unified with the Civil Affairs Bureau in material dispatching. The independent operation of China Red Cross and China Charity Foundation is more reflected in the independent operation of funds. The funds they raised were managed by themselves and sent to the disaster area after coordination with the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

The Red Cross Society of China and china charity federation can establish "fixed-point receiving" disaster relief projects with the disaster areas, and the funds raised by specific projects can be directly transported to the areas in need.

China charity federation Propaganda Department staff also said that management and raising are two different things. According to the regulations, charities can withdraw up to 65,438+00% of the raised funds as management expenses (staff salaries and benefits and administrative office expenses). She said that the management fund expenditure for earthquake-resistant donations came from the management fund last year. The staff member refused to express his position on whether to withdraw the management fee this year.

According to the relevant regulations of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, donations are mainly used to solve the living difficulties of victims such as clothing, food, housing and medical care; Emergency rescue, transfer and resettlement of victims; Restoration and reconstruction of the collapsed houses of the victims; The purpose directly related to disaster relief designated by the donor. Other necessary expenses must be approved by the people's government at the same level.