International NGOs · Philanthropy · Cross-border Strategy国际 NGO · 慈善 · 跨境战略

We start with your
mission, vision and ambition.
我们从您的
使命、愿景与雄心开始。

Fuguan helps international NGOs, foundations, companies and families translate mission, vision and ambition into legal architecture that can operate, fundraise, govern and grow across jurisdictions.复观帮助国际 NGO、基金会、企业与家族,把使命、愿景与雄心转译为能够跨法域运作、筹资、治理并持续发展的法律架构。

Fuguan Law in China复观中国 Shanghai Fuguan Law Firm上海复观律师事务所
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What international NGOs actually need国际 NGO 真正需要解决的问题

Before choosing a legal form, leadership needs clarity on strategy: what the organization will do, who will control it, how money moves, what regulatory exposure follows, and what structure remains workable as the mission evolves.在选择法律形式之前,管理层真正需要的是战略上的清晰:机构要做什么、由谁控制、资金如何流动、监管风险在哪里,以及当使命发展时,什么结构仍然可持续。

01 / ENTRY

How should we enter a country?我们应该如何进入一个国家?

Representative office, local partner, project filing, subsidiary, grantmaking platform—or no local entity at all.代表处、本地合作伙伴、项目备案、关联实体、资助平台,或者根本不设本地实体。

02 / OPERATE

Can the model work in practice?这个模式在实践中能否真正运作?

We look beyond registration to governance, staff, program delivery, contracts, IP, data, cash flows and regulator-facing processes.我们不止看注册,也看治理、人员、项目执行、合同、知识产权、数据、资金流和监管接口。

03 / SCALE

Will it still fit in five years?五年后它仍适合吗?

Structures should anticipate fundraising, regional expansion, localization, partnerships, board oversight and future capital.法律架构应当提前考虑筹款、区域扩张、本地化、合作伙伴、董事会监督与未来资本。

Strategic services战略法律服务

Our services are organised around decisions NGOs and philanthropic actors need to make—not around a list of filings.我们的服务按照 NGO 与慈善主体需要作出的关键决策来组织,而不是按照“能代办哪些手续”来组织。

01 · Philanthropic Strategy

Charitable strategy & legal roadmap慈善战略规划与法律路线图

Translate purpose into an operating model: beneficiaries, programs, funding channels, governance, geographic footprint and risk allocation.把公益目的转译为可运作的模式:受益人、项目、资金渠道、治理、地域布局与风险配置。

  • Mission-to-structure workshops
  • Operating model & legal architecture
  • Governance and decision-rights design
  • Implementation sequencing
02 · Destination Intelligence

Country-entry & policy research目的地政策研究与进入策略

For organizations deciding where and how to operate, we map law, regulatory practice and operational constraints into decision-ready options.面向正在决定“去哪里、怎么去”的机构,我们将法律、监管实践与运营限制整理为可用于决策的选项。

  • Regulatory mapping
  • Entry-model comparison
  • Policy and enforcement analysis
  • Board-ready decision matrices
03 · United States

The United States as part of your global philanthropic strategy将美国纳入您的全球公益慈善布局

For organizations, companies, and philanthropic families considering the United States as one destination within a broader philanthropic strategy, we explain how the U.S. nonprofit ecosystem works and when a U.S. vehicle can add strategic value to the global structure.面向希望将美国作为全球公益慈善规划目的地之一的机构、企业与慈善家族,我们解释美国非营利生态的特点,并分析何时美国公益慈善载体能够为整体全球架构增加战略价值。

  • U.S. nonprofit formation strategy
  • Federal and state compliance roadmap
  • Public fundraising readiness and registration planning
  • Cross-border governance, grants and fund flows
04 · Innovative Architecture

Innovative philanthropic structures创新慈善架构设计

Design structures for philanthropy that may combine family governance, corporate ownership, charitable vehicles, trusts, investment and impact objectives.围绕家族治理、企业股权、慈善载体、信托、投资与社会影响目标,设计能够协同运作的慈善结构。

  • Family philanthropy architecture
  • Equity-linked philanthropic planning
  • Charitable trusts and special funds
  • Impact-investment governance
05 · China Operations

China destination strategy for international nonprofits全球非营利机构的中国目的地战略

For nonprofit organizations around the world seeking to carry out philanthropic activities in China, we provide destination-focused legal and strategic support—from entry-model analysis and regulatory mapping to operations, local partnerships, and long-term compliance.面向全球希望在中国开展公益慈善活动的非营利机构,我们提供以中国为目的地的法律与战略服务,涵盖进入模式分析、监管与政策研究、实际运营、本地合作以及长期合规。

  • Representative offices & temporary activities
  • Local partner and consultant models
  • Program, IP, data and contract review
  • Risk mitigation and transition planning
06 · Ongoing Governance

Compliance that management can actually manage管理层真正能管理的合规

We design ongoing compliance around how the organization operates, so obligations remain visible, proportionate and governable as the organization grows.我们围绕机构实际运作方式设计持续合规,使义务在机构成长过程中保持可见、适度且可治理。

  • Board and management compliance frameworks
  • Cross-border funding and reporting
  • Policy, data and governance reviews
  • Crisis and regulatory response
Our approach

Mission → Model → Structure → Operation使命 → 模式 → 架构 → 运营

A filing is an implementation step. The legal work begins earlier: with the organization’s actual ambition, the relationships it needs, and the risks it is willing to carry.登记备案只是实施步骤。真正的法律工作更早开始:理解机构的真实 ambition、需要建立的关系,以及愿意承担的风险。

01

Understand the mission理解使命

What impact are you trying to create, for whom, and at what scale?您希望创造什么影响、服务谁、做到什么规模?

02

Establish the facts建立事实图谱

Activities, people, authority, cash flows, IP, data, reporting and control.活动、人员、权限、资金流、知识产权、数据、汇报与控制关系。

03

Compare real options比较真实可行的选项

Legal basis, implementation cost, governance, administrative burden, constraints and future flexibility.法律基础、实施成本、治理、行政负担、运营限制与未来弹性。

04

Build for operation为运营而设计

Turn the selected structure into workable governance, policies, contracts and compliance processes.把选定架构落成可执行的治理、政策、合同与合规流程。

Why Fuguan为什么是复观

Our strength is the combination of charity-law depth, international NGO operating experience, policy research, governance design and cross-border legal capability.我们的强项在于慈善法律深度、国际 NGO 运营经验、政策研究、治理设计与跨境法律能力的结合。

Lawyers who understand the philanthropic ecosystem.理解慈善生态的律师。

Fuguan is a B Corp certified law firm in China and works with international nonprofits, foundations, companies and philanthropic actors. Our work connects legal advice with systems thinking and practical implementation.复观是中国的 B Corp 认证律师事务所,长期服务国际非营利组织、基金会、企业与慈善主体。我们的工作将法律意见、系统思维与实践落地结合起来。

“We measure the quality of a structure by whether it helps the mission endure.”“我们衡量一个架构的标准,是它能否让使命更持久地实现。”
Charity Law

Deep sector focus长期专注

Nonprofit and charity law is a core practice, not an occasional subset of corporate work.非营利与慈善法律是核心专业,而不是公司业务的偶发附属。

Policy

Regulatory insight监管与政策洞察

Experience includes policy research, regulatory mapping and participation in charity-law research and legislative projects.团队具有政策研究、监管梳理及慈善法律研究和立法项目经验。

Operations

Practical implementation运营落地

We examine how organizations actually work: people, funding, governance, data, programs and controls.我们关注机构真正如何运作:人员、资金、治理、数据、项目与控制关系。

Cross-border

China + U.S. + Global中国 + 美国 + 全球

Our integrated team brings PRC and California legal capability across two collaborating institutions: Fuguan Law Offices in Los Angeles and Shanghai Fuguan Law Firm. We understand that China and the United States may be only part of your global philanthropic strategy. Through our network of leading lawyers around the world, we coordinate trusted local expertise across jurisdictions and provide clients with one-stop strategic planning for their global philanthropic footprint.我们的整合团队通过两个合作机构提供中国与加州法律能力:洛杉矶 Fuguan Law Offices 与上海复观律师事务所。我们理解,中国和美国可能只是您全球公益慈善布局的一部分。依托我们与世界各地具有影响力的律师建立的专业网络,我们可以协调不同法域值得信赖的本地专业资源,为客户的全球公益慈善布局提供一站式战略规划。

Fuguan Law Offices, Los Angeles · Founding Attorney

Giana Lin

Founding Attorney of Fuguan Law Offices in Los Angeles and Founding Partner of Shanghai Fuguan Law Firm. 20+ years of legal experience; admitted in the PRC and California; advises international nonprofits on charity law, compliance, localization and cross-border operations.洛杉矶 Fuguan Law Offices 创始律师、上海复观律师事务所创始合伙人。20+ 年法律经验;中国及加州执业;长期为国际非营利组织提供慈善法、合规、本地化与跨境运营建议。

Shanghai Fuguan Law Firm · Founding Partner

William Lu

Founding Partner of Shanghai Fuguan Law Firm. 20+ years focused on charity law, with extensive experience in nonprofit legal practice, policy research, legislative projects and sector development.上海复观律师事务所创始合伙人。20+ 年专注慈善法,具有丰富的非营利法律实务、政策研究、立法项目及行业建设经验。

One Integrated Team

Los Angeles + Shanghai

Fuguan Law Offices in Los Angeles and Shanghai Fuguan Law Firm are separate collaborating institutions that work through a shared, integrated professional team on cross-border matters. For Shanghai Fuguan Law Firm and its China practice, visit Fuguan Law in China.洛杉矶 Fuguan Law Offices 与上海复观律师事务所为两个相互合作的独立机构,并通过共享的整合专业团队处理跨境事项。关于上海复观律师事务所及中国业务,请访问 复观中国

Experience across the philanthropic ecosystem跨越公益慈善生态的实践经验

Our work spans different kinds of philanthropic actors and a wide range of public-benefit fields. The examples below illustrate the breadth of that experience; they are not intended as exhaustive categories.我们的工作横跨不同类型的公益慈善参与者与广泛的公益领域。以下内容用于展示经验的广度,并非穷尽式分类。

Organization Types机构与参与者类型

We work with different kinds of philanthropic actors.我们与不同类型的公益慈善参与者合作。

International NGOs国际 NGO Foundations基金会 Corporate Philanthropy企业公益 Multinational Companies跨国企业 Giving Platforms公益慈善平台 Charitable Trusts慈善信托 Standards Organizations标准制定机构 Development Institutions发展机构 Family Philanthropy家族慈善 and other philanthropic actors以及其他公益慈善参与者
Our perspective我们的视角
Different actors.
Different causes.

One question:
what structure will move the mission forward?
不同的参与者。
不同的公益议题。

一个共同的问题:
什么样的架构能够推动使命向前?

We connect institutional form, operating reality and philanthropic purpose rather than treating them as separate legal questions.我们把机构形态、实际运营与公益目的放在同一框架中理解,而不是把它们割裂成彼此独立的法律问题。

Cause Areas公益领域

Across a wide range of public-benefit fields.覆盖广泛的公益慈善领域。

Children & Youth儿童与青少年 Health & Medical Care健康与医疗 Nutrition & Food Systems营养与食物体系 Climate & Environment气候与环境 Education教育 Poverty Alleviation扶贫与减贫 Agriculture & Livelihoods农业与生计 Disaster Relief救灾与人道援助 Community Development社区发展 Social Inclusion社会融合 and other public-benefit fields以及其他公益领域
Representative examples only. Our work extends beyond the organization types and cause areas shown here.以上仅为代表性示例;我们的实践并不限于此处列示的机构类型与公益领域。
Start with the question从问题开始

Tell us what you want your organization to make possible.告诉我们,您希望这个机构最终实现什么。

We can then determine whether the answer is a new entity, a different operating model, a policy pathway, a partnership—or a more ambitious legal architecture.然后我们再判断答案究竟是新设主体、改变运营模式、寻找政策路径、建立合作关系,还是设计一个更有雄心的法律架构。

Contact

Giana Lin
giana.lin@fuguanlaw.com

Fuguan Law Offices · Los Angeles
Shanghai Fuguan Law Firm · Shanghai

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