Sentipensar to measure what matters: Rescuing sentido in monitoring and evaluation systems
Between July 2nd and 8th, 2024, I was in Bali, Indonesia, to participate in a meeting of a community of practice on Measuring What Matters, which is …
Brazil
Filantropia que transforma
Mesmo para os padrões de nosso mundo cada vez mais polarizado, a eleição presidencial de 2022 no Brasil foi particularmente tóxica. A campanha foi marcada por desinformação, assédio e violência.
Philanthropy that transforms
We fund marginalized groups because we believe that is the way to strengthen access to rights. We see democracy as access to rights, not just voting.
Power to breathe: Reflections on my participation at the #ShiftThePower Global Summit 2023
When I landed in Bogotá, my instinct was to stop for a while and fill my lungs with air, realizing that my body, accustomed to living at sea level, felt the need to move more slowly and breathe more deeply.
September: Transforming Philanthropy Month
A diverse, multifaceted movement aiming to promote greater visibility of the agendas and practices of community and social justice philanthropy in Brazil.
The Alliance of Funds: Collaborative philanthropy under construction in Brazil
Although collaboration is an old practice among philanthropic organizations, the idea of “collaborative philanthropy” in Brazil is relatively new and is a concept still under construction. Here in Brazil, collaboration is creating new relationships in the field of philanthropy for social justice. It all started in 2021.
The canoes of community philanthropy and the people investing in each other
Canoes working together are better than boats with just one captain. The various canoes distribute power and decision-making influence in a way that creates income at scale and inclusive development. When a few people want to cross a river they might use a canoe, but if the people are many, one canoe is not enough. Community philanthropy happens when the canoe that is being used ceases to be enough. To cross the river with more people, you need connected canoes moving together and looking out for each other. This has been our guiding philosophy in Baixada Maranhense.