Original title: Ma yunzaidan Forbes cover
4hw.com.cn reported on the evening of December 2 that when Alibaba was just established in 2000, Ma Yun once appeared on the cover of Forbes magazine to talk about the future development of the Internet. Today, 20 years later, former Forbes reporter Justin doebele wrote the cover article "Ma Yun outlines the grand vision for the public welfare foundation under the name", focusing on Ma Yun's new chapter of life.
When talking about the appearance of his public welfare foundation five years later, Ma Yun said that it will be a respected organization, an organization engaged in public welfare in an efficient way.
'I will devote more time to education, public welfare and environmental protection. 'in 2018, Mr. Ma said in his last open letter to all shareholders as chairman of Alibaba's board of directors. In the eyes of Forbes, this new chapter of Ma Yun's life is also familiar to him.
Ma Yun said he would first study and research and listen to all kinds of public welfare ideas around the world. "I'm not in a hurry," he said in an interview with Forbes. I want to spend a year in various countries to communicate with education ministers, schools, teachers, and people with great ideas. '
The article points out that Alibaba started social welfare activities very early.
Since 2006, Ali has provided funds and training for about 20000 mothers through the magic bean mother project.
In 2010, it announced that it would spend 0.3% of its income on public welfare undertakings every year, and subsequently established Alibaba public welfare foundation. Ma Yun personally established the Mayun public welfare foundation in 2014, which has provided at least $300 million for various public welfare activities.
The foundation projects, from the protection of Xixi Wetland in Hangzhou to the African entrepreneurship foundation, are carrying out various activities at home and abroad.
According to Forbes, Ma Yun's public welfare has several characteristics.
Wake up. But if money can't change the world, light can change the world. "Ma Yun said. Among them, rural teachers are his focus area, which has provided 75 million US dollars for training rural teachers and principals.
Give full play to China's potential. According to Forbes, Ma believes that China's experience in public welfare can be used as a reference for the world. 'I also want to work with universities to provide training for people who want to engage in public welfare. '
Help women. There are many powerful women behind me, and I am always grateful for them. 'in Ma Yun's opinion, the secret of Alibaba's success lies in the role of women.
Ma hopes that his foundation can maximize its role. "Public welfare is also about efficiency," he said. If you can do it with 3 yuan, why spend 5 yuan? If you can finish it in 2 hours, why do you need 4 hours? What I learned from business management is the way I lead the operation of public welfare organizations. '
Although the foundation has only one office and less than 30 full-time employees, Forbes is optimistic about the future development of the foundation.
In 2000, when Alibaba had only 150 employees, Ma announced to Forbes that he was determined to build Alibaba into one of the top ten websites in the world.