Charity experts have called for more training courses and a national qualification system to boost fundraising.

"We lack people who possess professional knowledge and experience in fundraising," said Yu Xiuhong, secretary-general of the Bright China Foundation, which was founded in 2005 and dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship education to the underprivileged.

Although the foundation set up a fundraising department this year, with two full-time staff members, it is insufficient, she said.