Tag: Brazil

Giving in Brazil: a philanthropy boom is not yet benefiting NGOs

Posted on by Andrew Milner

By Andrew Milner This blog is the second in a series of four drawing on the initial findings of a new study of philanthropy initiated by the Working Group on Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace. These will be published in the run-up to next week’s WINGS Forum in Mexico City, where Philanthropy for Social…

Why the Environment is a Human Rights Issue: The Experience of Funding in South America

Posted on by PSJP

Almost 23 years ago, Brazilians invented a new word. The reason? A story of conversion of two apparently opposing concepts. Here is the story: In preparation for hosting the groundbreaking UN Summit on Environment and Development, best known as ‘Rio-92’, the tensions of approach that remained between the social justice sector and the wilderness…