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Black Women and the Challenges of Activism in the Pandemic

The Philanthropy, Social Justice, Civil Society and Democracy Seminar, by Rede Comuá, highlighted the central role that black women must play in debates on decolonization and reconceptualization of the field of philanthropy in Brazil.

By Andreia Simplicio

The logic of colonization and the hierarchization of bodies created tools of racial disparity that are based on coloniality and are maintained through power dynamics in social relations. These subsidize the behavior and social imaginary that feed and reproduce racial violence in everyday life. The logic of subalternization also impacts the structure of grassroots organizations and the format in which they are included in the philanthropic ecosystem, donation culture and political scenario.

December 7, 2022 No Comments

Sicredi Foundation

Direct allocation to CSOs to encourage a culture of donation

Authored by Cristiane Ramos

If, on the one hand, the COVID-19 pandemic crisis contributed to further aggravating existing social problems, exposing Brazilian inequalities, on the other hand, we saw a society of solidarity, which mobilized unbridledly to help combat the crisis and collaborate with its fellow citizens. The COVID-19 Donation Monitor, structured by the Brazilian Association of Fundraisers (ABCR) with the support of the Movement for a Culture of Donation, surpassed the mark of R$ 7 billion donated. In this context, it is important to highlight three points:

February 2, 2022 No Comments

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Covid-19 is a matter of social justice: the response of a Brazilian community foundation

On March 18, our government ordered the closure of public schools, non-profit organizations and other public services that provide essential services to the most vulnerable families in the Greater Florianópolis region, Brazil. Socially vulnerable children, in particular, depended on food offered to them at school or from local non-profit organizations. At the same time, informal workers began to lose their income due to social isolation. It was a wave of losses that highlighted even more clearly how unequal our region is. People in socially vulnerable situations quickly began to feel afraid: not only of the Covid-19 virus, but also the fear of hunger, the fear of not having access to drinking water, the fear of not having an income, etc. On the same day, March 18, community-based organizations, partners of ICOM – Instituto Comunitário Grande Florianópolis, began mobilizing their communities and launching fundraising campaigns to ensure that food reached those most in need.

November 9, 2021 No Comments

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Covid-19 is a social justice issue: How one Brazilian community foundation is responding

On 18th March, our government mandated the closure of public schools, non-profit organizations and other public services that provide essential services to the most vulnerable families in the region of Greater Florianópolis, Brazil. Vulnerable children in particular relied on the food that was given to them at school, or by local non-profits. At the same time, informal workers started to lose their income as they were forced into a period of isolation. It was a wave of losses that clearly showed how unequal our region is. Vulnerable people quickly started to feel fear: not only fear of the virus Covid-19, but also fear of hunger, fear of not having access to clean water, fears around not having income, etc. On the very same day, 18th March, community-based partners of ICOM – Instituto Comunitário Grande Florianópolis started mobilizing their communities and launching fundraising campaigns to ensure that food would reach the most in need.

November 9, 2021 No Comments

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Baobá Fund notice selected 350 projects across Brazil

Baobá Fund notice selected 350 projects across Brazil to support actions to combat coronavirus contamination

Thousands of families benefited directly and indirectly from the Baobá Fund's notice to enable preventive actions to combat coronavirus in vulnerable communities. During the 12 days it remained open, 1037 requests for support were received. In the three lists published, Baobá selected a total of 350 projects – 215 from individuals and 135 from organizations.

November 9, 2021 No Comments

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Too many resources, too little civil society?

The record number of donations we have seen in Brazil is, without a doubt, worthy of celebration. After all, the figure of 6 billion reais, according to ABCR's Donation Monitor*, is a historic mark. In its wake, we have come across narratives that try to convince us that Brazilians are supportive, that they make regular donations, that these donations are changing indicators in our social structure and that this wave will last post-pandemic. It will be?

What, however, has been missing from this debate is, in my opinion, two central questions: where do these resources come from and where do they go?

November 9, 2021 No Comments

Common Network

Overview of the response of RFJS member organizations in the context of the pandemic

Overview of the response of member organizations of the Philanthropy Network for Social Justice in the context of the pandemic: resources donated to civil society

The 12 organizations that make up the Philanthropy Network for Social Justice are social justice funds, community funds and community foundations, donor organizations that support civil society in Brazil (CSOs, NGOs, movements, groups, collectives, networks, leaders, rights defenders etc.). They donate to initiatives in the field of human rights, social justice and community development and were created throughout the 2000s in the face of a reduction in resources from philanthropy and international cooperation to respond to the vacuum in funding generated within civil society, a consequence this withdrawal process.

November 9, 2021 No Comments

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Donation and empathy in emergency situations

We are living in a time of emergency unprecedented in recent decades. Our human arrogance of knowing everything is directly linked to a mistaken socioeconomic model. This society found itself walled in and cornered (literally) by a virus. The world suddenly found itself surrounded by a life-threatening threat, unexpected for many. Unfortunately, in calamity situations, the most vulnerable people are always the most affected, precisely those who have always had their rights denied, who have never been part of the benefits offered to the privileged.

November 9, 2021 No Comments

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The impact of the pandemic on Brazilian social organizations: how to face the crisis situation in the present and future scenario?

By Mica Peres*

In August, Mobiliza together with Reos Partners and strategic partners from the philanthropic sector launched the complete report of the study “Impact of COVID-19 on Brazilian CSOs: from immediate response to resilience”.

The study sought to understand the impact of COVID-19 on Brazilian civil society organizations and how the sector planned the development of actions and prepared (or is preparing) to face the post-crisis scenario. To this end, a questionnaire was prepared for civil society organizations, from which 1760 valid responses were received, 34% from the social assistance area, 21% that do not have an annual budget forecast and 21% that have an annual budget forecast of up to R$100 thousand . Responses from all Brazilian regions were computed.

November 9, 2021 No Comments

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Black Women and the Challenges of Activism in the Pandemic

Direct allocation to CSOs to encourage a culture of donation

Covid-19 is a matter of social justice: the response of a Brazilian community foundation

Covid-19 is a social justice issue: How one Brazilian community foundation is responding

Baobá Fund notice selected 350 projects across Brazil

Too many resources, too little civil society?

Overview of the response of RFJS member organizations in the context of the pandemic

Donation and empathy in emergency situations

The impact of the pandemic on Brazilian social organizations: how to face the crisis situation in the present and future scenario?

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