As a basic social organization and institutional form, foundation is different from government, enterprises and general non-profit organizations. Public welfare, non-profit, non-government and fund trust are the basic characteristics of the foundation.
1. Public welfare undertakings, the public welfare of the foundation is mainly reflected in three aspects: First, the foundation is an institutionalized and organized form of public welfare donation; Second, the foundation has a clear public welfare purpose; Third, the foundation has a clear public welfare purpose and benefits specific groups and the whole society through various project activities. Public welfare determines that the foundation is essentially a social welfare organization.
2. Non-profit, which is reflected in the operation and management of the foundation and its corresponding system norms, is reflected in three aspects: first, there is a non-profit distribution and income restraint mechanism, which requires the donors and actual trustees of the foundation not to obtain benefits from the property and operation of the foundation; Second, there is a non-profit organization's operation and management mechanism, which requires the foundation to have a self-control mechanism to effectively avoid higher risks and obtain higher returns; Third, there is a non-profit property preservation mechanism, which requires the foundation not to change the property and property rights structure by means other than donation.
3. Non-government, the non-government nature of the foundation is its main feature different from the government, which is reflected in three aspects: First, the foundation is an independent legal person with independent decision-making power and autonomy, and it is different from the government in decision-making. Production system; Secondly, in the governance structure, foundations are different from the government. It is a democratic and open social organization; Third, the operating mechanism of the foundation is different from that of the government. It is an organization that pursues core competitiveness and survival of the fittest in the market.
4. Financial integrity, the foundation is a collection of public welfare property formed on the basis of donations, which exists in the form of funds. It has two meanings: first, the foundation is essentially a trust relationship, which is a public trust reached by donors, trustees and beneficiaries around public welfare. Property, good reputation is its core value; Secondly, the foundation is a collection of property in the form of public welfare property. It is the embodiment of its vitality to maintain and increase its value through effective property operation.
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