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INTRODUCTION

Background

Purpose

History

Board of Directors

 

History  

 

1999

Jan

May

Launched campaigns for "The Most Beautiful Way Of Spending Money" including "Sharing 1% Of Inheritance".
Proposed the establishment of The Foundation as Korea's first community foundation.
 

2000 

Aug

Held the first general meeting to launch The Foundation.
Established The Kim Gun-Ja Fund (The Foundation's first donor -advised fund) with cash donation of 50 million won. 

Sep

Re-launched "The Most Beautiful Way Of Spending Money Campaign" in cooperation with DongA Ilbo.  
Opened "Nanum (Giving) Shop", The Foundation's first 1% profit sharing shop, at Dongsung Art Center.

Nov
Dec

Launched "The Beautiful 1% Sharing Campaign".
Launched an online donation campaign with DongA.com.
Held the "Dining Table of Giving 2000". 
 

2001

Jan
FEb

Mar
Jul

 Held official ceremony launching "The 1% Sharing Campaign".
Hosted the first international symposium on giving culture "GIVING KOREA 2001" 
Held "The Nanum Concert 2001" 
Launched the first corporate social contribution program with Hansol Kyoyook. 
Opened "The Ryu Mu-Jong Archive" Korea's first databank on non-profit fundraising.

Aug

Act

Dec

Held "A Mid Summer Night's Christmas Party", a donation party to celebrate the first anniversary of The Foundation.
Launched "Making-A-Better-World-of-Sharing" online campaign in association with Korea's six major portal sites. 
Published the translated title of "The Beautiful Collaboration", the first of its philanthropic publishing series.
Awarded the "Mindeullae Culture Award" for the achievement in promoting philanthropic culture and hosting the "Dining Table for Giving  
Published "A Beautiful 1%" a magazine featuring stories of the donors of The Foundation.
 

2002

Feb

Apr
May

Launched the "Making-A-Warmer-World-To-Live Campaign" in cooperation with Internet Joong-Ang Ilbo.
Held "Nanum Concert 2002".
Launched the "Beautiful 1% Sharing Campaign" in association with the "We Are A Family" team of KBS Radio.

 

 

 

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