Hopkins-Nanjing Center Certificate and Master of Arts students have the opportunity to compete in the creation of innovative, sustainable projects that address a social need in the Nanjing community. Learn more about the competition and this year's winning team from Hugh Sullivan, HNC Assistant Director of Development:
The Hopkins-Nanjing Center (HNC) is pleased to announce this
year’s winning team in The Hassenfeld Social Enterprise Fund Competition, Volunteer
Nanjing. The team will build a bilingual website to connect organizations,
non-profits, and charities with volunteers in Nanjing, a service that they
demonstrated is in high demand.
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| Nanjing Connect presents their web platform at the HNC 25th Anniversary |
The Hassenfeld Social Enterprise Fund Competition is an
annual competition to identify a project valued for its social impact and
innovation, potential to make a lasting contribution to social outcomes, and
promise for nurturing a sense of community between Chinese and international
members of The Hopkins-Nanjing Center (HNC). It was initiated as part of a $2.2
million gift commitment to The Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of
Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in 2011 by the Hassenfeld Family
Foundation. Every year, students form teams composed of 50% Chinese members and
50% international members. Each team generates and submits a proposal to
develop and implement projects with a concrete deliverable that addresses a
social need or problem. A special committee then assesses student proposals,
focusing particularly on scalability, sustainability, and the degree to which
each project leverages its team members’ unique skills as HNC students.
2013 witnessed the competition’s second cycle. Last year’s
winning team, Nanjing Connect, has been developing a web platform to offer
small and medium enterprises business analysis focused on current business
issues related to China. It will present all articles in bilingual format, with
both Chinese and English translations, and it is scheduled to launch in the
coming few weeks.
The Hassenfeld Family Foundation is focused on reducing the
dire need of children the world over, empowering women globally in order to
break the cycle of violence, and serving as a catalyst for young social
entrepreneurs to improve the world through their involvement. A longtime and
steadfast supporter of the HNC, it helps fund the Stephen D. Hassenfeld
Fellowship, which provides multiple scholarships to incoming HNC students.
Please keep an eye out for more news and accomplishments of
our Hassenfeld Social Enterprise Fund entrepreneurs!
