为了深化我市对外宣传工作，发动社会各界广泛开展民间对外文化交流，提升南京的国际知名度与美誉度，南京市对外文化交流中心首次发起“百家对外文化交流基地”、“百名对外文化交流使者”评选活动。该活动自2009年开始，由市委宣传部、市外办、市文广新局和我文化中心共同组织，在社会上形成了广泛的影响力。经过三届评选，共评选出南京对外文化交流基地79家，南京对外文化交流使者144名，此项活动不仅拓展了我市对外宣传的渠道，也是运用民间力量开展公共外交活动的一次尝试。 

In order to deepen our external propaganda work, mobilize the community to carry out a wide range of folk cultural exchanges, enhance the international visibility and reputation of Nanjing, Nanjing Association For Culture Communication for the first time launched the "100 foreign cultural exchange base", "hundreds of foreign cultural exchanges to make the contest. The activities since the beginning of 2009, by the municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department, Municipal Foreign Affairs Office, city media Bureau and cultural center jointly organized, in the community formed a wide range of influence. After three selection, were selected by the Nanjing foreign cultural exchange base 79, Nanjing foreign cultural exchange 144, this activity not only expand the city's external publicity channels, a try is the use of civil power to carry out public diplomacy activities.