In his view, Ma Yun's e-commerce, Alipay, credit investigation, logistics ... are all promoting social wealth, meeting people's needs and making people live a better life. This is not only the foundation of charity, but even the biggest charity in itself. Therefore, Ma Yun is a philanthropist without donating a penny.
If charity is understood in a very broad sense, friends are right. However, charity means, what is charity? The essence of charity is redistribution. According to economist Li Yining's explanation, social distribution can be divided into three levels: the first level is competition-driven distribution, that is, income is determined according to ability; The second level is distribution based on the principle of fairness, that is, redistribution through social security and social welfare; The third level is the distribution driven by morality, that is, the rich voluntarily give money to the poor, which is charity.
Therefore, to do charity is to allocate one's own money or resources to the people and things that are most needed in a society based on morality. Ma Yun engages in e-commerce, Alipay, credit reporting, logistics, etc. It has indeed brought convenience to many people, and it has also brought many people opportunities to make a fortune, which has changed the economy and lifestyle of the whole society, but these are only the first level of competition-driven distribution. In the market competition, Ma Yun won the market victory and became the richest man in China, but he was still not a philanthropist, only rose to the first place.
What does the third-level distribution mean to the rich? The first meaning is to get moral satisfaction and get a good moral evaluation from society. Secondly, he changed the society, that is, he helped more people and things through his wealth, and then promoted the progress and development of society. In the book Understanding Charity-Meaning and Mission, Petten pointed out: "All the beautiful lives today are possible because of the joint efforts of the previous generation and the previous generation. The whole world has benefited from the progress of society and the development of science and technology, which is not only the result of the hard work of predecessors and handed down from generation to generation, but also the result of generous philanthropists' selfless donation and support for the continuous development of social science and natural science. To some extent, everyone benefits from charity, which knows no borders. "
It can be seen that charity, like people's efforts, has accumulated social progress, and charity has a higher level of significance, because charity is driven by people's moral strength, and morality can only rely on individual consciousness and self-discipline, rather than external coercion, which naturally deserves people's respect.
If the success of life is reflected in "making contributions, establishing virtue and making a statement", then I think charity is simply a combination of the three, promoting social development and progress, making contributions, embodying moral greatness and establishing virtue, and expressing one's value with charitable actions.
China people have been pursuing such things, and charity truly embodies these three things. Why don't the rich in China do charity? So he was ridiculed by Bill Gates: "The rich in China bought many things that only the rich in western countries have taste: works of art, private jets, wine and Hermes handbags. But they haven't accepted one of the most important things, that is charity. "
China's rich don't do charity, there are problems of ideas, and there is also the question of "who should we give the money to" as Ma Yun once said. At present, China's philanthropy lacks infrastructure, legal system and the cultivation of the whole talent system. If these problems are not solved, it will only lead to charity becoming a hotbed of corruption, which is fatal to charity. The result is a lose-lose process. It is reported that more than 80% netizens are dissatisfied with the charitable investment of the rich in China, and the rich also lack charitable motivation because they are worried about the improper use of donations.
Fortunately, after a series of charity events such as Guo Meimei, the charity environment in China is changing. This year, the charity law was also promulgated, which clarified the orientation of charity. From the very beginning, it was clear that the interests of charitable organizations, donors and volunteers should be protected, so that the beneficiary groups can actually benefit from donations, and charitable donations should be open and transparent. This is a great progress of charity in China, which will greatly promote the development of charity.
Ma Yun's charity behavior is almost in sync with the constantly improving charity environment in China in the past two years, and it is also related to his open and sharing attitude and life rules: Ma Yun and his wife once made a plan: make money before the age of 50 and do public welfare after the age of 50. Sure enough, from the age of 50, his charity work can be described as "running forward".
On April 25th, 20 14, he donated the equity of Ali with the value of14.5 billion yuan, and registered and established a charitable trust fund overseas, ranking among the largest charitable funds in Asia, becoming the richest man in China and the best in China in 20 14. His huge donation surprised the public welfare community in China. "This is epoch-making," some commentators said. "10 years ago, China's annual charitable donation was less than10 billion, and now Ma Yun's donation has reached10 billion."
At the end of the year, he established the Ma Yun Public Welfare Foundation in Hangzhou. After the establishment of Ma Yun Public Welfare Foundation, the first project was put in Hangzhou Normal University, and the "Ma Yun Education Fund of Hangzhou Normal University" was established with a donation of 654.38 billion yuan to promote the development of basic education and rural education.
Furthermore, from 2065438 to September 2005, the Ma Yun Foundation launched the "Ma Yun Rural Teacher Program", and every year, it will invest/kloc-0.0 million yuan to find outstanding rural young teachers, and/kloc-0.0 million yuan to provide professional system capacity building for award-winning young teachers.
20 15 April 15, Ma Yun, together with Ma, Zhu and Ou Yaping, announced the establishment of Taohuayuan Ecological Protection Foundation in Ningbo. Named' Peach Blossom Garden', I hope 10, China will have more pure water and air in 20 years.
In March this year, Hurun Research Institute released Hurun Charity List 20 15, and Ma Yun once again became the first good in China with a donation of146.5 billion. On April 28th, the results of 12 China charity list were announced, and Ma Yun won the title of "the first good in China" again with a donation of 124 billion yuan.
20 16 In May, with the technical support of Alibaba, the first official abduction platform in China @ Ministry of Public Security's information emergency release platform for missing children was officially launched, and Ma Yunfa Weibo praised Ali's technical man. He appealed to China people to mind their own business. "When you see any suspicious children at the airport terminal, you should ask them. Maybe your intervention will save the child. " Ma Yun's official Weibo only paid attention to one account, namely @ Ministry of Public Security's information emergency release platform for missing children.
From July 2065438 to July 2006, affected by continuous heavy rainfall, serious floods occurred in many places in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. On July 6, Alibaba Group announced that it would donate 7 million yuan to support emergency rescue in the disaster area.
This weekend, Ma Yun will hold a world-class public welfare conference in Hangzhou, and Ban Ki-moon will also come. Invite important global philanthropists and nosy public welfare experts.
Ma Yun's series of charitable acts can be called big moves, which is amazing. For example, the donation of 20 14, some people say, "this is epoch-making." "10 years ago, China's annual charitable donation was less than10 billion, and now Ma Yun's donation has reached10 billion." In fact, he has become a new benchmark for charity in China.
Ma Yun's charity trip has begun. As long as he has the ability, I believe he will continue to do it, but he is still young and has a lot of time and energy to do it. His ideas and means are quite advanced and his energy is enough. I have good expectations for his career. I don't think it's surprising what feats and changes Ma Yun will bring to charity in China in the future. His achievements in charity will be no less than his.
Over time, Ma Yun changed the charity environment in China and optimized the charity environment in China with charity. His life can be described as "Li San" integrity, and such a realm should be desired by everyone, especially the rich, because "it is a shame to die among the very rich."
After reading this article, it is also right to say so.