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Transformative Month of Philanthropy

Comuá launches mapping of independent donor organizations

Rede Comuá, in partnership with pontAponte, launched, on September 5th, the publication “Philanthropy that transforms: mapping of independent donor organizations for civil society in the areas of socio-environmental justice and community development in Brazil”.

The online event was attended by 165 people, and had as guests Cássio Aoqui, from PonteAponte; Cristina Orpheo, from the Casa Socioambiental Fund; Gelson Henrique, from the PIPA Initiative; and Ese Emerhi, from the Global Fund for Community Foundations. The mediation was carried out by Graciela Hopstein, executive director of Rede Comuá.

September 12, 2023 No Comments

#SshiftThePower

For the first time in Latin America, the #ShiftThePower Summit returns in 2023

Representatives of civil society from around the world will meet in Bogotá, Colombia, between December 5th and 7th to show other ways of doing philanthropy

In 2016, in Johannesburg, South Africa, what Jenny Hodgson, Executive Director of the Global Fund for Community Foundations (GFCF), defined as “one of the most inspiring and dynamic movements for change in philanthropy” was born. The Global Conference on Community Philanthropy, organized by the GFCF, brought together more than 400 people from 70 countries. The message we wanted to convey was clear: we need to face and review the logic of power that governs the sector of philanthropy and international humanitarian aid and bring communities to the center of the debate. From this meeting, the hashtag #ShiftThePower (#SubvertaOPoder, in free translation) was born, which soon went viral on social media and has inspired civil society leaders around the world in debates about the sector and its practices.

August 8, 2023 No Comments

institutional strengthening

Reflections on the institution of collective care in systemic change

By Ese Emerhi, GFCF Global Network Weaver

I ended 2022 with a health problem and spent most of 2023 thinking about the concept of collective care and solidarity in movement building. As part of my reflection, I am reading Tricia Hersey's Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto, in which she argues that rest should be seen as a form of radical political resistance and that “elevating rest from an ethic of community care It involves interrupting the dominant culture and, at the same time, giving power back to the people, which is their rightful place.” Although Hersey's message is directed specifically at black communities in the United States and rejects the culture of relentless work prevalent in society, it resonates with me regarding the need for a cultural mindset shift in the fields of philanthropy and international development, and to the question of why rest is important in the fight for liberation and broader systemic change.

July 31, 2023 No Comments

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Reflections on rooting collective care in systems change

I ended 2022 with a health scare and I have spent the majority of 2023 so far preoccupied with the notion of collective care and solidarity in movement building. As part of my exploration, I have been reading Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto by Tricia Hersey where she argues that rest should be a form of radical political resistance and that “To uplift rest from a community care ethic is to interrupt the dominant culture while giving power back to the people where it belongs.” While Hersey's message is specifically targeted to black communities in the United States and rejects society's hustle-grind culture, it resonates with me on the need for a cultural mindset shift in the philanthropic and international development fields, and why rest is important in the fight for liberation and larger systems-change.

July 31, 2023 No Comments

DONATE TO TRANSFORM

From Brazil to Africa, the transformative potential of community philanthropy and social justice

Between the 5th and 10th of November, Rede Comuá was present in Entebbe, Uganda, to participate in the meeting of partner organizations of the Global Fund for Community Foundations, as well as the African Philanthropy Network conference

By Jonathas Azevedo

After three planes, two connections and more than 20 hours of travel, I arrived in Entebbe, Uganda, with the mission of representing Rede Comuá in two activities: the meeting of partners of the Global Fund for Community Foundations (GFCF), the only organization focused exclusively on growing community philanthropy globally as a central pillar of people-led development, and the African Philanthropy Network (formerly known as the African Grantmakers' Network) conference, the first since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, which The theme this year was “Driving Change”, in free translation (Driving Change, in English). Both are also partner organizations in the Donate to Transform Program.

December 7, 2022 No Comments

M&E: Measuring what matters

Measuring what matters – Next steps on the journey

By Barry Knight – consultant for the Global Fund for Community Foundations (GFCF)

Where are we

We are in the middle of a process with several lines of action of the “Measuring what matters” initiative. Under the leadership of the Global Fund for Community Foundations (GFCF), Candid and Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace (PSJP), around 130 people working in civil society around the world have been contributing to this work over the past two years.

November 9, 2021 No Comments

DONATE TO TRANSFORM

“Money is power, but knowledge is also power.” Discover the Donate to Transform program: Philanthropy Network for Social Justice

By Tarisai Jangara

This interview is part of a series of dialogues carried out by the Global Fund by Community Foundations with the main partners of the Donate to Transform program, developed with support from Dutch Cooperation, which will invest €24 million for its implementation and will last five years. The Program is implemented in Brazil, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Palestine and Uganda, being led by a consortium made up of four organizations: the African Philanthropy Network, the Kenya Community Development Foundation (KCDF), the Global Fund Community Foundations (GFCF) and the Wilde Ganzen Foundation. The goal of the Program – which is part of the Dutch government's 'Power of Voices' program – is to encourage local donations as a form of voice expression, civic participation, solidarity and dissent from political minorities. Donate to Transform will build evidence around new thinking and approaches that support the development of community philanthropy.

November 9, 2021 No Comments

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“Money is power but knowledge is power too” – Meet the Giving for Change alliance: Brazil Philanthropy Network for Social Justice

In this series of interviews, we will be introducing you to the lead partners involved in the Giving for Change program! The five-year, €24 million program will be implemented in Brazil, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Palestine and Uganda, and is led by a consortium of four organizations: the Africa Philanthropy Network, Kenya Community Development Foundation, GFCF and Wilde Ganzen. The aim of Giving for Change – part of the Dutch government's 'Power of Voices' program – is to foster local giving as an expression of voice, civic participation, solidarity and dissent. The program will build evidence around new thinking, approaches and leadership that supports community philanthropy development.

November 9, 2021 No Comments

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Comuá launches mapping of independent donor organizations

For the first time in Latin America, the #ShiftThePower Summit returns in 2023

Reflections on the institution of collective care in systemic change

Reflections on rooting collective care in systems change

From Brazil to Africa, the transformative potential of community philanthropy and social justice

Measuring what matters – Next steps on the journey

“Money is power, but knowledge is also power.” Discover the Donate to Transform program: Philanthropy Network for Social Justice

“Money is power but knowledge is power too” – Meet the Giving for Change alliance: Brazil Philanthropy Network for Social Justice

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