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Perceptions about Philanthropy

By Mariana de Assis

Philanthropy, Social Justice, Decolonial Philanthropy, Human Rights, Democracy. The 10-year Seminar of the Philanthropy Network for Social Justice – now titled Rede Comuá – 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 note that when I started my professional work in the social field years ago, the notion of philanthropy was welfare, charity. The evolution in conversations, and cultural political moments, provoke welcome questions and reflections on the reframing of the concept.

November 21, 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

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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

Alliance between Funds

The importance of supporting quilombolas and indigenous people in facing the COVID-19 pandemic

By Fernanda Lopes, Allyne Andrade e Silva, Cristina Orpheo and Angelica Basthi

In 2022, an investment of R$2.5 million is being allocated to quilombola communities and indigenous peoples in several Brazilian states through the Baobá Racial Equity Fund; the Brazilian Human Rights Fund and the Casa Socioambiental Fund, brought together in an unprecedented initiative in Brazil: the Alliance between Funds.

The Alliance between Funds is a collaborative philanthropy initiative to support invisible and more vulnerable populations in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

October 11, 2022 No Comments

Communication and Knowledge Production

Communicating social justice philanthropy: the power of networking

By Camila Guedes

Social justice philanthropy contributes to generating transformation by supporting civil society organizations and social movements in their struggles and promoting access to rights, a fundamental point for the consolidation of democracy.

Communicating these arrangements and translating their potential results to the public is a challenge that brings permanent reflection to the Philanthropy Network for Social Justice (RFJS), especially with regard to two issues: promoting influence on the philanthropic ecosystem to expand resources for these organizations and movements and demonstrate the power that these groups have to promote transformation in their territories and causes.

August 10, 2022 No Comments

Home Fund

Support for quilombola communities: Creating bridges for good living

By Attilio Zolin

The quilombola peoples of Brazil have a great relationship with the nature around their territories and pass on their traditional and ancestral knowledge from generation to generation, which involves a rich and diverse culture. According to data from IBGE and the National Coordination of Quilombos Articulation (CONAQ), it is estimated that there are around 6 thousand quilombola locations in Brazil. Among these communities, only 5% are in officially recognized and demarcated territories. These communities suffer from the consequences of structural racism, invisibility and threats to their territories. Recently, difficulties have multiplied following the impacts caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, with the lack of access to public health services, economic difficulties and, consequently, food insecurity.

August 5, 2022 No Comments

Communication and Knowledge Production

Communicating Social Justice Philanthropy: Challenges, Solutions, and Opportunities

By Camila Guedes

Without a doubt, communication is a fundamental tool for expanding and strengthening the impact of the work carried out in the field of community philanthropy and social justice in favor of defending rights. In everyday communication, through the eyes of communicators from member organizations of the Philanthropy Network for Social Justice (RFJS), different challenges, solutions and opportunities stand out.

11 de July de 2022 No Comments

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Does money really buy everything? Conceptualization of resources in the new system

By Tara Rao

This article is part of a series of articles on the issue of conceptualizing resources in civil society and why it needs to be rethought – specifically in terms of a greater appreciation of the “intangible” assets of civil society. See some other related publications: Rethinking civil society resourcing and Moving from the old to the new: Why it's time to rethink civil society resourcing.

When we think about capital or resources (I will use these terms interchangeably), we automatically think about money, finances, cash availability, monetary resources. Yes, without a doubt this is a type of resource. But is it the only type of resource capable of making things viable – bringing drinking water to a community, setting up a network of health centers, installing a waste management system in an urban neighborhood?

July 6, 2022 No Comments

Baixada Institute

Investing in people who transform realities

By Diane Pereira Sousa

Baixada Maranhense is a region north of Maranhão. An important territory for the state's development structures. Anyone born or living in this region is called Baixadeiro. This identity recognition began in 2003, with a movement called CIP Jovem Cidadão, an integrated set of projects developed by Formacao – Basic Education Support Center 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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Perceptions about Philanthropy

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

The importance of supporting quilombolas and indigenous people in facing the COVID-19 pandemic

Communicating social justice philanthropy: the power of networking

Support for quilombola communities: Creating bridges for good living

Communicating Social Justice Philanthropy: Challenges, Solutions, and Opportunities

Does money really buy everything? Conceptualization of resources in the new system

Investing in people who transform realities

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

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

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

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Visibilidade em Disputa: Sociedade Civil na Era Algorítmica

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

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Fundo Casa Socioambiental recebe doação de Mackenzie Scott pela segunda vez

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