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Between the challenges and hope, philanthropies (in plural) that resist

Doing advocacy work in the field of philanthropy is not an easy task. The reproduction of colonial structures, racism, misogyny, LGBTIphobia and other diverse forms of violence make philanthropy an environment that can still be very exclusionary, especially for minority groups. However, Comuá Network's 10th Anniversary Seminar “Philanthropy, Social Justice, Civil Society and Democracy”, held on the 20th and 21st of September in São Paulo, was an important reminder to all those present that philanthropy can also be a space for resistance, struggle , collaboration and, especially, hope .

November 21, 2022 No Comments

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Perceptions on philanthropy

Philanthropy, Social Justice, Decolonial Philanthropy, Human Rights, Democracy…

The 10th Anniversary Seminar of the Brazilian Philanthropy Network for Social Justice – now Comuá Network – immersed us in these themes and, in two days, brought together in a single environment the references of the national and international philanthropic system. I was there.

It's funny to observe that when I started my professional career in the social field years ago, the notion of philanthropy was linked to assistentialism, charity. The evolution in conversations, and the cultural political moments, provoke questions and reflections on the re-signification of the concept that are welcome.

November 21, 2022 No Comments

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The metaverse of philanthropy: Building transformative realities from social justice

You must have heard or read something about the technological phenomenon of the moment: the Metaverse. It is nothing more than the terminology used to indicate a type of virtual world that tries to replicate reality through digital devices. A reality shaped and controlled by a programmer, who operates through tools other possibilities of different worlds and senses of well-being.

Past September, in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, the Brazilian Philanthropy Network for Social Justice – now Comuá Network, organized an international seminar that shed light on relational debates between democracy, community philanthropy, social justice and human rights, by black people, cis and trans women, by social organizations and community funds that operate significant transformations in communities. It is up to us to emphasize that in that week, our own metaverse of Social Philanthropy was created, where the reality shaped through our theory of change has at its center diversity, territory and an unbureaucratic way of doing things.

November 10, 2022 No Comments

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Building horizontal spaces to share knowledge

The title of this text is the first definition of the Comuá Network in my view. There are many ways to choose whether to define yourself as a network, but I will stick with the one that connects and extends. This text, that follows a horizontal line, intends to talk to you about how knowledge is constructed from a decolonial community philanthropy. We are not designing recipes, in fact what we aim is to build spaces with possibilities.

There are many ways to do philanthropy, and few people recognize this. Here is our first frontier. When I refer to people, I am aware of the existence of a system, an approach, an objective qualification about what philanthropy means for those who recognize it and not exactly for those who do it.

November 10, 2022 No Comments

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Guajajara indigenous peoples promote environmental and territorial management actions in the State of Maranhão

By Andreza Andrade

Focusing on sensitivity, solidarity and empathy, indigenous Guajajara women from the Caru Indigenous Land, located in the western region of the State of Maranhão, are taking part in environmental and territorial management actions in their ancestral lands. These women make up the Forest Warriors collective (“Guerreiras da Floresta”), which, since 2014, supports and promotes territorial protection actions alongside the Guardians of the Forest, in defense of indigenous cultures and territories.

November 7, 2022 No Comments

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Can money buy everything? Resourcing in the new system

This piece is part of a series of articles exploring the topic of civil society resourcing, and why this needs to be rethought – particularly in terms of placing more value on civil society's “intangible” assets. See other posts: Rethinking civil society resourcing and Moving from the old to the new: Why it's time to rethink civil society resourcing.

When we think capital or resources (I will use those terms inter-changeably) we often tend to automatically think money, finances, cash, funds. Yes, of course it is a kind of resource. But is it the only kind that makes things happen – to bring drinking water to a community, establish a network of health care posts, put together an urban neighborhood's waste management system?

July 6, 2022 No Comments

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Trust at the core of philanthropy: Mackenzie Scott's donation acknowledges the work done by the funds of the Brazilian Philanthropy Network for Social Justice

Mackenzie Scott's donation acknowledges the work done by the funds of the Brazilian Philanthropy Network for Social Justice

By Monica C. Ribeiro

In this third article[1] written in honor of the 10th anniversary of the Brazilian Philanthropy Network for Social Justice (RFJS), we will discuss the US$ 3.86 billion donation made by the US philanthropist Mackenzie Scott to 465 civil society organizations in several countries worldwide . Among those entities, 15 Brazilian organizations were selected, five of which are members of the Brazilian Network –Brazil Human Rights Fund, Baobá Fund, Casa Socio-Environmental Fund, Elas Social Investment Fund and Redes da Maré.

28 de June de 2022 No Comments

Baixada Institute

Investing in people who change realities

Author Diane Pereira Sousa

“Baixada Maranhense” is a region to the north of the State of Maranhão. It is an important territory for the State's development structures.

Anyone who is born or who lives in this region is called a “Baixadeiro”. This form of identification started in 2003, with the movement known as “CIP Young Citizen”, an integrated series of development projects promoted by “Formacao – Centro de Apoio à Educação Básica” in 10 cities (Arari, Cajari, Penalva, Matinha, Olinda Nova, São João Batista, São Vicente Ferrer, São Bento, Palmeirândia, Peri Mirim).

May 30, 2022 No Comments

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OL-ECB TIG Week: Must We Call It 'Evaluation'? – How 'M&E' Language Can be a Barrier to Institutionalizing Learning by Barbara Klugman

Hello, I am Barbara Klugman (PhD), based in South Africa, once an anti-apartheid and women's rights activist, now providing freelance strategy and evaluation supports for social justice funders, networks and NGOs.

I work with groups engaged in organizing and advocating for social or environmental justice. In this process, I have come to realize that sometimes just the term 'evaluation' is enough to undermine the possibility of them initiating or further institutionalizing their information gathering, reflection, learning and adaptation processes. Their experience of 'M&E' is the requirement created by their funders that they name, in advance, what they will do and what they will influence. This might work alright for a group running an already-established service, but it is entirely guesswork and inappropriate for groups whose effectiveness requires them to shift both protest and advocacy strategies as the broader public and discourse political shifts, and as windows of opportunity for influence open and then close. Whatever they plan, they may need to shift.

March 8, 2022 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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Between the challenges and hope, philanthropies (in plural) that resist

Perceptions on philanthropy

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Guajajara indigenous peoples promote environmental and territorial management actions in the State of Maranhão

Can money buy everything? Resourcing in the new system

Trust at the core of philanthropy: Mackenzie Scott's donation acknowledges the work done by the funds of the Brazilian Philanthropy Network for Social Justice

Investing in people who change realities

OL-ECB TIG Week: Must We Call It 'Evaluation'? – How 'M&E' Language Can be a Barrier to Institutionalizing Learning by Barbara Klugman

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

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