Preliminary results of the survey on the performance of RFJS member organizations
By Graciela Hopstein
Since 2018, the RFJS coordination has been carrying out annual surveys among its members with the purpose of mapping and producing information about its activities in order to be able to count on an updated database (which allows the construction of historical series), but mainly to provide visibility to the work carried out in the field of Brazilian philanthropy, focusing on the areas of social justice, human rights and community development.
ISPN completes 31 years of ecosocial history
By Méle Dornelas
The history of the Society, Population and Nature Institute (ISPN) begins in 1990, when researchers in the socio-environmental field decided to come together for the environment and people. With the founding of the Institute, this group linked to science began to articulate projects and partnerships so that the ecosocial agenda gained more attention and, consequently, policies and actions in defense of Brazil's rich socio-biodiversity, at first, in specific regions of the country.
Sowing the values of black philanthropy: the pandemic and the actions of the Baobá Fund
By Fernanda Lopes
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization – WHO declared the disease caused by the new coronavirus (Sars-Cov-2) a pandemic. On April 3, 2020, the Baobá Fund for Racial Equity – the first and only philanthropic fund that mobilizes people and resources, in Brazil and abroad, to exclusively support projects and actions to promote racial equity for the black population in Brazil, mobilized to publish and widely disseminate the Notice of Emergency Donations to Combat Coronavirus. At that moment, when we were asked why we would issue a notice, we explained that, in our assessment, the notice would allow us to map individual or organizational initiatives that sought to respond, in the best way, to the most immediate needs of the community, assuming a lower risk of focus support on groups with more access to the philanthropic ecosystem.
Weaving solidarity cofos* through community philanthropy in Baixada Maranhense
By Diane Pereira Sousa and Ivanderson Campos
It's time to pay attention to the scale! This excerpt from the song Cartas de amor by Maria Bethânia says a lot about the journey we have been building over the years of existence of the Baixada Maranhense Community Institute.
ABCR: engaging the community in the organization's sustainability
By João Paulo Vergueiro
At the founding of the Brazilian Association of Fundraisers (ABCR), in 1999, a group of professionals met and decided that it was time for the country to have an institution that promoted the work they were carrying out with so much dedication: mobilizing resources for causes.
Going in a different direction from organizations that relied on international support and funding to leverage themselves, ABCR sought its own path: it refused to be a chapter of the North American Association of Fundraising Professionals and sought to connect with who was on the front line of an activity that has not yet been fully understood and valued in the country: promoting the economic sustainability of civil society organizations.
Communicating and producing knowledge: Donating to Transform into focus
By Mica Peres
Since the beginning of 2021, the Philanthropy Network for Social Justice has been dedicated to structuring and developing the Donate to Transform Program. We have already shared here the beginning of these movements in the contributions of Graciela Hopstein and Betina Sarue in the articles “The Network announces a new program with the support of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Giving for Change Program” and “Building the Donate to Transform program”. In these texts, the authors present the program and define its main objective: “[…] to promote community philanthropy and social justice as a strategy to achieve development led by communities, strengthening the demand for rights.”
Celebrating LGBTQIA+ Pride Month: Who Supports Diversity?
By Mica Peres
The Philanthropy Network for Social Justice is made up of thirteen member organizations, thematic and community funds and community foundations that provide support in various areas for Brazilian civil society organizations and collectives. These organizations work by supporting initiatives in capitals, in the interior, with emergency actions, in humanitarian aid. They work in family farming, community development, environmental education, transportation, land use, food, housing and water resources. We could spend hours describing the fields where this support is present, the lines of work they develop, but, this month, we want to highlight a key aspect in this process: the audiences involved in the field of community philanthropy and social justice, that is, the people to whom the support is intended.
Green donations: international philanthropy for the environment in Brazil
By Ana Paula Borges Pinho
Philanthropy represented by large international foundations has been an important source of financing for Brazilian civil society for decades. However, much of what is known about how these foundations operate is based on anecdotal evidence and knowledge passed on by leaders and circulated among civil society actors. Despite the efforts of organizations such as GIFE, there is still a long way to go to form a robust and systematic body of knowledge on the topic, which monitors the activities of international foundations in Brazil over time.
Donate to transform: strategies and concepts
The Donate to Transform Program – implemented with support from Dutch Cooperation – is organically integrated with the actions that the Philanthropy Network for Social Justice (RFJS) has been developing since 2018. The production of content on community and justice philanthropy social was already a priority line of action, which is now organized organically with the launch of the Donate to Transform Seal, a collection of publications that reflect this reflection. Strengthening the Network and its members is a central strategy of the program that will now be aligned with the advocacy program, which aims to boost and position the community philanthropy and social justice agenda in the Brazilian philanthropic ecosystem, expanding and strengthening organizations in the civil society committed to social justice, seeking to progressively increase donations (grantmaking actions).
Giving for Change: Strategies and Concepts
The Giving for Change Program – implemented with the support of Dutch cooperation – is organically integrated with the actions that the Philanthropy Network for Social Justice (Network) has been developing since 2018. Producing materials on community philanthropy and social justice was already a priority line of action of the Network, which has now organically developed into launching the Giving for Change label, a collection of publications that bring forward these reflections. Strengthening the Network and its members is a central strategy of the program, which will now be aligned with the impact program which, in turn, aims to boost and securely position the agenda of community philanthropy and philanthropy for social justice in the Brazilian philanthropic ecosystem, expanding and strengthening civil society organizations committed to social justice, seeking to progressively increase donations (grantmaking actions).