Articles
Jul 25, 2024
Catalyst 2030's Call for Shift in Funding Paradigm
Catalyst 2030, a global network of social change innovators who seek to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), is asking donors and funders to revamp their traditional grantmaking practices to more effectively support grassroots organizations and sustainable social impact. The network's Open Letter calls on donors and funders to implement the following ten principles, summarized briefly, here.
Jul 12, 2024
Brazil’s G20 Presidency, Civil Society and Transparency
The G20 presidency gives Brazil a platform to further its influence and focus on its priorities of sustainable development, economic recovery, digital transformation and global health. In the process, it consults CSOs and aims for more transparency.
Jul 12, 2024
A Brief History of CSO Transparency in Brazil
Brazil began to push for nonprofit transparency in the late 20th century and, most notably, in the 1990s and early 2000s during a period of democratization, modernization and accountability. Today, as this process of improving regulation, technological capacity and recent reform of nonprofit partnership law continues, CiSoRise remains committed to making a major contribution to the evolution.
Jul 08, 2024
Brazilian CSOs at Forefront of This Year’s Floods in Rio Grande do Sul
While the Brazilian government and the military continue to play a critical role in the ongoing response to this year’s floods in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have been at the forefront of providing immediate aid, emergency shelters, the distribution of relief and support to the region’s long-term recovery.
Jul 08, 2024
Brazil’s Green Seals to Standardize and Certify Sustainable Products and Services—CSOs Can Help
Brazil launched a new, voluntary Green Seal program to identify sustainable products and services and to promote Brazil’s green and circular economy as a basis of innovation and global leadership and competitiveness.
Jul 03, 2024
What Does the Public Want Philanthropy to Fund?
In Brunswick’s first global survey of public views on philanthropy, conducted across eight (developed and less developed country) markets, respondents chose health as their biggest priority to be funded—followed by education, disaster relief, climate change and economic growth—though the report found that philanthropists’ contributions are seen as less effective than that of CSOs.