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Category:Strategic Support Program

Covid-19
Comuá

Strengthen civil society to build Local Agendas and Solutions

By Henrique Silveira

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed and deepened inequality in access to rights, services and urban infrastructure in the outskirts and favelas of the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro. At a time when public power was most needed, society witnessed lack of coordination, neglect and negligence. With the population left to its own devices, the work of NGOs, collectives and community organizations was fundamental in minimizing the effects of the health and social crisis that has severely impacted the poorest population.

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Common Network
Comuá

Results and collective impact of the Support Program

By Graciela Hopstein

The Support Program was significant for the member organizations as it contributed to strengthening networking and exchange between peers, promoting the sharing of experiences and this is, without a doubt, one of the main results achieved.

Implemented between 2020 and 2021, the Support Program for member organizations of the Philanthropy Network for Social Justice, had support from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF), and was aimed at strengthening members as members of the Network, seeking to promote exchange of experiences and learning and the articulation of partnerships. This initiative was developed in the context of the Network Strengthening Program, involving capacity development actions through online meetings and workshops.

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Alliance between Funds
Comuá

An Alliance is born to strengthen support for community groups in combating Covid-19

By Cristina Orpheo and Joyce Maria Rodrigues

How philanthropy is supporting the fight against the pandemic

The Covid-19 Emergency survey, carried out by GIFE, presents an analysis of the emergency actions of different organizations in the field of philanthropy and social investment, and reveals that there was a strong response from this sector in building actions to minimize the impacts of the pandemic. Regarding resource allocation, in a group of 98 organizations interviewed, 78% stated that they invested in final initiatives to combat Covid-19. Regarding the amount allocated, the research shows that the sum of 69 organizations resulted in a total value of R$ 2 billion. Compared to the amount invested in other initiatives and in the management of these organizations, this amount is 1.9 times higher.

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Common Network
Comuá

Philanthropy Network and Funds continue the collective communication strategy

Communication has always been one of the greatest challenges for civil society organizations that work with human rights and socio-environmental justice. In addition to the content itself, the ways in which this content is produced and delivered to target audiences are also points of permanent reflection.

In 2021, the Philanthropy Network for Social Justice (RFJS) launched the publication “Challenges in communicating community philanthropy and social justice”. The material brings together a series of texts produced from collective interviews, carried out with communicators from the RFJS Member Funds, promoted with the aim of mapping and analyzing the challenges for this communication and to give visibility to the strategies developed.

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Jész Ipólito
28 de April de 2026

Territórios, clima e modos de vida: repensando a justiça climática a partir dos saberes tradicionais

O que muda quando a justiça climática é pensada a partir dos territórios? Este texto convida a olhar para os saberes, modos de vida e práticas de povos indígenas e comunidades tradicionais como caminhos fundamentais para imaginar respostas climáticas mais justas, coletivas e enraizadas na vida.

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Jész Ipólito
27 de March de 2026

Rede Comuá realiza assembleia em Serra Grande (BA), com encaminhamentos sobre identidade institucional, planejamento e cuidado coletivo

Encontro marcou a primeira edição da assembleia da rede no Nordeste, com acolhida da Tabôa, debates estratégicos e experiências de cuidado em diálogo com o território

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Jész Ipólito
27 de March de 2026

Fundo Brasil completa 20 anos apoiando a sociedade brasileira na luta por direitos

O Fundo Brasil de Direitos Humanos celebra o marco histórico de R$ 130 milhões doados a mais de 2.300 iniciativas

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Jész Ipólito
18 de March de 2026

Visibilidade em Disputa: Sociedade Civil na Era Algorítmica

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Jész Ipólito
5 de February de 2026

E OS QUILOMBOS, “CUMÊ QUE FICA’? A URGÊNCIA DE UMA FILANTROPIA QUE RECONHEÇA ANTES DE TUDO AS PRÁTICAS ANCESTRAIS

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Jész Ipólito
5 de February de 2026

Fundo Casa Socioambiental recebe doação de Mackenzie Scott pela segunda vez 

Em entrevista à Rede Comuá, a diretora-executiva do Fundo Casa Socioambiental destacou a importância dessa doação em um contexto onde a organização completou 20 anos

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