In addition to the most generous, Cao also has a "most generous", which is the most demanding philanthropist.
This title originated from May 20 10, when Cao donated 200 million yuan to the victims in five southwest provinces. At that time, he made a condition to the contract executor, China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation, that 200 million yuan must be distributed to nearly 65,438+10,000 farmers within six months, with an error rate of 1% and a management fee of 3%. This is undoubtedly far lower than the highest management fee ratio 10% stipulated in China's Measures for the Administration of Foundations.
The contract also stipulates that Cao has the right to conduct spot checks on the distribution of donations. If the error rate exceeds 1%, the Foundation will compensate the excess funds by 30 times.
As a result, the contract of "the most demanding donation in history" was newly released, and "the most demanding philanthropist Cao" was also pushed to the forefront of charity in China.
Some people say that Cao touched the cheese of charity in China, while others say that Cao is a master of show.
Grass-roots Cao
Cao was born in 1946. Cao's father was once one of the shareholders of the famous Yong 'an department store in Shanghai. Due to the turbulent situation, my parents decided to move back to their hometown-Fuqing, Fujian.
When I left Shanghai, my father took my family on an oil tanker and loaded all my property on another transport ship. When I got home, all my belongings didn't come back, and I only got one answer-the ship sank! The Cao family suddenly became penniless.
When he was young, Cao lived by herding cattle. 16 years old, risking "speculation" to help his father pour tobacco; Later, I started a small fruit business and accumulated original capital.
1976, Gaoshan Special-shaped Glass Factory (predecessor of Fuyao Group), a township enterprise, was established in Gaoshan Town, Fuqing City. 1in April, 983, Cao contracted this small factory that suffered losses for years, and earned more than 200,000 yuan that year.
Later, I bought the old equipment drawings of Hua Yao Glass Factory, and completed the equipment transformation. 1987, Cao and other shareholders invested 6.27 million yuan to establish Fuyao Glass Co., Ltd., a Sino-foreign joint venture, on the basis of Gaoshan Special-shaped Glass Factory. Since then, Fuyao Glass has continuously introduced new technologies and equipment, and developed from a small factory that can only produce more than 10 products to a large company that can produce more than 1000 products, ending the history of China's dependence on imported automobile glass. Today, Fuyao has become the third automobile glass manufacturer in the world and the first in China.
Cao naturally became a frequent visitor to Forbes and Hurun Rich List.
Fuyao Group is located in Fuqing City, Fujian Province. Almost no one in this county-level city does not know Cao, including children.
Outside, many people only know and know Cao through his donation plan of 4 billion yuan. In fact, as early as the early days of Cao's business, he began to do charity.
His first donation was to the primary school in his hometown. Cao still clearly remembers the scene at that time: "1983, my former primary school teacher came to see me. She said, I heard I made a fortune. Haven't seen me for a long time, and I don't talk about getting rich. I told my teacher that I have only contracted the factory for a few months, and I haven't made any money yet. I can make some money this year. 」
"The desks and chairs you learned at school are still in use. You are so old that you still do business. Why don't you help us make a set of tables and chairs? " Teacher Cao asked so much and asked how much it would cost. She said 2,000 yuan.
"At that time, two thousand dollars was equivalent to one hundred thousand dollars now. I promised and did it for him. In fact, at that time, I was personally in debt. " Cao believes in Buddhism. Buddhism talks about the afterlife, that is, those who do more good deeds will be rewarded in the future. Starting from donating 2,000 yuan to his alma mater, when Cao earns a little money every year, he will make social donations according to the different time and amount of progress.
In fact, China's Slumdog Millionaire is full of contradictions. He loves money like life, but now he has exhausted all his possessions. Sometimes he is extremely luxurious, and sometimes he is unpretentious; His office in Fuyao headquarters is big enough to be used as a basketball court, but his lunch is hastily settled in the opposite canteen, and the meal time never exceeds 5 minutes.
Cao once spent 670 million yuan to build a 6000-square-meter mansion. In this magnificent Cao family courtyard with ornaments and a vegetable field in the corner, Cao asked himself, "There is a Qiao family courtyard in the world, why can't there be a Cao family courtyard?" He wants to sum up his life. "Building a house for yourself naively embodies culture, quality, taste and wealth. 」
After moving in, he suddenly felt something was wrong. He read the ancient scriptures in the mansion and saw the Buddha practicing under the bodhi tree. "Bodhi has no trees and no houses. How can you say that you are a Buddhist on the one hand and live such a luxurious life on the other? A true Buddhist should not live there, as long as he has a hut to live in. 」
Now, if you search for "Cao" on the Internet, there will be many posts similar to "Mr. Cao gives children a second life". Unfortunately, there is no computer on Cao's huge desk, only telephones, documents and the Diamond Sutra.
Cao has always wanted to achieve his charitable purpose through a complete mechanism.
Be the "most demanding donor"
Cao, who is stocky and kind, often talks about The Diamond Sutra and A Dream of Red Mansions.
"It's hard to make money, and it's even harder to spend money. Doing charity requires learning. " Cao Wangde often quotes the allusion of "four noes". "It is difficult for us ordinary people to fully understand that the happiness of entrepreneurs is the feeling in the pursuit process, not necessarily the price paid. There is a good song in a dream of red mansions. When I realize this truth, wealth brings neither life nor death. We should help those who need help. 」
Since the first donation of 1983, Cao's accumulated donation has reached 5 billion yuan, and his charitable donations over the years account for 40% of his wealth. The sufferings he suffered when he was young made Cao feel deeply about poverty, so he was careful with every penny he donated.
Cao has a habit of personally implementing and supervising donations.
The existence of the foundation has promoted the development of charity in China. However, the management expenses of most foundations are about 10% of the total donations, and most accounts are basically closed. Cao created a new model of transparency by donating 200 million yuan, and at the same time touched on the charity donation system. As for the 3% management fee ratio that the outside world is concerned about, it is not "harsh" in Cao's view.
"I don't think it's harsh. I figured out how much money I needed through accurate calculation. " Cao said to him:
In fact, harshness is relative. Such conditions are naturally harsh compared with the past, but compared with foreign countries, such standards are normal. According to different projects, it is an international practice to charge reasonable management fees and disclose accounts to donors and the society, which is not too high a standard.
So, to this day, Cao's view is still very clear. He believes that the management fees of some large charitable foundations still have room for downward adjustment.
In fact, regarding this donation, according to the evaluation report of NGO Institute of Renmin University of China, a third-party evaluation agency, it is confirmed that there are 92 150 aided farmers in five western provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities 17 poverty-stricken counties, with an error rate of 0.85. Isn't it a good thing that donors are satisfied and recipients are happy?
As for the management fee, some people say it is too little, but Cao says it is too much. If it's not 3% next time, you can save a little. The significance of saving a little is that saving two thousand yuan can help one more family. People with wages in cities should care about those who are really above the poverty line.
"Charity should be put in a glass bottle", but most foundations and donations still operate in an opaque state. Although people are calling for change, Public Offering of Fund, which is in a monopoly position, remains indifferent. China's charity needs a revolution, which is exactly what Cao wants to strive for.
During the two sessions of the National People's Congress this year, the Ministry of Civil Affairs began to draft the Guidelines on Transparency of Charitable Donations, further standardizing charitable organizations and charitable acts, and actively guiding and promoting openness and transparency of charity. According to insiders, the "harsh" Cao Wangde contributed to this.
Not long ago, the "One Foundation" initiated by Jet Li finally gained legal status, which is good news. If there are more efficient, transparent and credible charities in our country, I believe it will be easier to be as "harsh" as Cao.
However, in Cao's view, donating money is just a small kindness. Mercy is right, and right is to do what you are good at.
"For example, I turned Fuyao Group into an international company, turned Fuyao brand into an international brand, and won a place for our country in the world. At the same time, our company's industrial chain has solved the employment of nearly 6.5438+0 million people, which is great goodness. " Cao said to him: