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Elections in Brazil: what is the relationship between philanthropy and democracy?

We are just days away from the second round of elections in Brazil (on 30 October) that will choose a new president for the next four years. In the view of several analysts, these are perhaps the most challenging in recent times, or perhaps in the Brazilian history. It is important to highlight that voting is mandatory, therefore, Brazilians will go to the polls to choose between the re-election of a far-right candidate, Jair Bolsonaro, and a former president, candidate of the Workers' Party (PT), Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who ruled the country for two consecutive terms, between the years 2003 and 2010.

December 7, 2022 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

Knowledge Program

Diálogo: Philanthropy, culture of giving and my community

By Cléber Rodrigues

I was walking home the other day and a neighbor walking down the street waved at me and said:

— Hey my dear, good morning. I saw some photos of you on Instagram. You were just like the boss, huh! But I didn't understand anything that was written in the caption.

I gave him a smile, joked with the kid who was attentively listening to his father, and spoke.

— Hey my friend, that was the Philanthropy Network for Social Justice seminar…

He interrupted my sentence and with a questioning face said:

— Filamp… What?

December 7, 2022 No Comments

Common Network

Between challenges and hope, philanthropies that resist

By Luisa Hernandez and Jonathas Azevedo

Influencing the field of philanthropy is not an easy task. The reproduction of colonial structures, racism, misogyny, LGBTIphobia and other forms of violence make philanthropy an environment that can still be very exclusionary, especially for political minorities. The Philanthropy, Social Justice, Civil Society and Democracy Seminar of Rede Comuá, held on the 20th and 21st of September in São Paulo, was an important reminder to everyone present, however, that philanthropy can also be a space of resistance , struggle, collaboration and, especially, hope.

November 21, 2022 No Comments

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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

Movement for a Culture of Giving

Culture of Donation: episode of PodCast Dom Cabral interviews executive coordinator of Rede Comuá

By Camila Guedes

The newest episode of the Fundação Dom Cabral PodCast series on donation culture spoke with Graciela Hopstein, executive coordinator of Rede Comuá, and had philanthropy and the national context as its theme.

In her participation, Graciela discussed the work of Rede Comuá in the field, the current scenario of philanthropy in Brazil, the perspectives and potential of the medium.

November 11, 2022 No Comments

decolonial philanthropy

Is the decolonization of philanthropy advancing?

The colonialist mentality has contaminated philanthropy practices in Brazil, but there are transformative ways to overcome it

By Allyne Andrade e Silva and Graciela Hopstein

Traditionally, philanthropy has been structured around an extractive colonialist logic. Coloniality of power is a term coined by Anibal Quijano to characterize the typical pattern of global domination in the modern capitalist system, whose origins date back to European colonialism at the beginning of the 16th century. Throughout the colonial process, Europe positioned itself as the central point of civilization, most advanced in the development process, not only of politics and economics, but also of humanity itself.

November 10, 2022 No Comments

Knowledge Program

The metaverse of Philanthropy: building transformative realities based on social justice

By Marcelle Decote

You may have already heard or read something about the technological phenomenon of the moment: the existence of what we call the Metaverse. This 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 for different worlds and meanings of good living.

November 10, 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

COMMUNITY PHILANTHROPY

Meeting in Baixada Maranhense discusses Community Philanthropy directly in the territory

The three-day event brought together supporters, financiers, volunteers and professionals from Fundação Baixada to experience and debate community philanthropy with Baixadeiros.

By Camila Guedes

Baixadeiro is the title of those who were born in Baixada Maranhense, have the knowledge of the territory and work together for its development. Nothing could be more powerful than knowing and understanding the community from the perspective of the people who live there and share their experiences.

October 14, 2022 No Comments

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Elections in Brazil: what is the relationship between philanthropy and democracy?

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

Diálogo: Philanthropy, culture of giving and my community

Between challenges and hope, philanthropies that resist

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

Culture of Donation: episode of PodCast Dom Cabral interviews executive coordinator of Rede Comuá

Is the decolonization of philanthropy advancing?

The metaverse of Philanthropy: building transformative realities based on social justice

The metaverse of philanthropy: Building transformative realities from social justice

Meeting in Baixada Maranhense discusses Community Philanthropy directly in the territory

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