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Save the date: Brazilian Philanthropy Forum 2025

The 14th edition of the Brazilian Philanthropy Forum is already scheduled: on Wednesday, October 1st. O (...)

IDIS Endorses International Manifesto in Solidarity with Those Affecte [...]

Civil society organizations (CSOs) play a crucial role in promoting social well-being, defending right (...)

Philanthropy as a key to responding to foreseeable tragedies

Article originally published in Nexo Jornal, in Portuguese, 03/12/2025 By Karine Ruy (Gerações Fou (...)

What does ESG mean and how is it related to Private Social Investment?

In 2005, during the ‘Who care wins’ conference organized by the International Finance Corporation ( (...)

Global Philanthropy Leaders Summit 2025: Embracing Risk in an Era of U [...]

By Paula Jancso Fabiani, CEO of IDIS, and Felipe Insunza Groba, project manager at IDIS The 2025 Glo (...)

Perspectives for Brazilian Philanthropy 2025 highlights responses to e [...]

IDIS presents the fourth edition of the annual report Perspectives for Brazilian Philanthropy, highligh (...)

Community leaders from Brazil, Mexico, Peru, and Chile participate in [...]

Peer learning is one of the key principles of the Transforming Territories Program, which s the (...)

Paula Fabiani visits Instituto Comunitário Paraty and their ed [...]

Community foundations and institutes, due to their nature of varied causes and focus on the needs and p (...)

IDIS Participates in fundraising course at Lilly Family School of Phil [...]

Lilly Family School of Philanthropy held another edition of the Principles & Techniques of Fundrais (...)

Together for Health wraps 2024 with an increase in the project portfol [...]

In 2024, Together for Health, an initiative by the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (B (...)

Succession in social organizations: act before it is too late

Article originally published at Nexo Jornal in 23/11/2024 *By Felipe Insunza Groba, Juliana Santos O (...)

IDIS 2024 Retrospective: Social Investment is about people

[caption id="attachment_23637" align="aligncenter" width="750"] IDIS Team at the 2024 end-of-year reuni (...)

Philanthropic Funds: Definitions, types and how to differentiate them

*By Letícia dos Santos, project analyst at IDIS The effort to create a more culturally, socially, a (...)

IDIS launches the 3rd edition of the Endowment Performance Yearbook

The discussion regarding the significance of endowments, as well as their legacy and enduring influence (...)

Get to know IDIS projects in 2025 and find out how to be part of them

The generation and dissemination of knowledge is one of the pillars for achieving our mission. Through (...)

IDIS celebrates 25 years at the MASP in São Paulo, bringing together [...]

On October 3rd IDIS - Institute for the Development of Social Investment, celebrated 25 years in an eve (...)

IDIS is chosen as the best Brazilian philanthropy NGO of 2024

Efficiency and excellence in management are key factors for social organizations to achieve greater imp (...)

IDIS, FEAC, and FEAV participate in conference with global community l [...]

By Rosana Ferraiuolo, Project Manager at IDIS Organized by UK Community Foundations (UKCF), the even (...)

African Philanthropy Forum and the role of the Global South in the tra [...]

In October, the African Philanthropy Forum 2024 took place in Marrakesh, Morocco. The event, a partner (...)

IDIS participates in ‘Impact Minds: Beyond Frontiers’ even [...]

The ‘Impact Minds: Beyond Frontiers’ event, held annually by Latimpacto, took place this year from (...)

The transformation that 1% may cause

*By Paula Fabiani, CEO of IDIS – Institute for the Development of Social Investment Private social (...)

What has to happen for Brazilians to see donations as more than just a [...]

Article originally published at Folha de S.Paulo in 09/04/2024 By Paula Fabiani, CEO of IDIS, and Lu (...)

Intertwining lives. Weaving the future.

By Aline Herrera, project analyst at IDIS There is a place for everyone at the table to promote soci (...)

Listening and collaboration: creating systemic changes

By Joana Noffs, project analyst at IDIS Life stories and experiences trace paths that can help us fa (...)

Emergency and Resilience: philanthropy strengthening communities

By Beatriz Barros, project intern at IDIS Social investment is about people. Prevention and care are (...)

Lack of collectiveness: the major ‘knot’ to be untied in (and by) [...]

By Daniel Barretti, project manager at IDIS   “What is the difference between living in a (...)

Brazilian Philanthropy Forum reflects on the challenges and responses [...]

[caption id="attachment_23290" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] Credit: André Porto and Caio Graça.[ (...)

The power of SDG 17: collaboration as the base of a resilient future

The article was originally published on the website ‘Um Só Planeta’  by Guilherme Sylos, Prosp (...)

Record levels of global generosity: Brazil ranks 86th, with Indonesia [...]

Around the world, a record 4.3 billion people helped someone they didn’t know, volunteered their time (...)

Commitment 1% calls on companies to boost engagement in donations to s [...]

This august, Brazilian companies announced their pledge to Commitment 1%. Envisioned by IDIS - Institut (...)

Paula Fabiani, CEO of IDIS, is now PhD on strategic corporate philanth [...]

Nowadays, it is increasingly relevant for companies to take measures that take into consideration socia (...)

Internacional ranking recognizes IDIS as leader in social impact advis [...]

The French agency Leaders League, specialized in the creation of rankings and in-depth analysis widely (...)

Brazilian Philanthropy Forum 2024: how to participate

Brazilian Philanthropy Forum’s 13th edition has already set a date: September 4th. Once again, beside (...)

IDIS 25 years: social investment is about people

Let's be honest, 25 years don't come every day. In September, we'll reach this milestone and, of course (...)

Pursuing the Common Good: check out the June edition of Alliance Magaz [...]

Alliance Magazine, a media partner of IDIS and one of the world’s foremost philanthropic media outle (...)

Study indicates a correlation between good practices of Private Social [...]

Since aspects related to socioenvironmental impact and risk assessment started to integrate into the bu (...)

Socioenvironmental: the integration of social and environmental sphere [...]

The pursuit of sustainability has become a fundamental goal for organizations, considering its value to (...)

How to create a consistent Theory of Change for your impact assessment [...]

by Isadora Pagy, Monitoring and Evaluation Analyst at IDIS Theor (...)

Responsibility and Trust: Get to Know Trust-Based Philanthropy

By Aline Herrera, Letícia dos Santos, and Luiza Helena, of the consu (...)

Scientific philanthropy: what has been done and the future of the prac [...]

"It is not possible to think about sustainable development without consider (...)

Mackenzie Scott Donates $1.5 Million to IDIS

IDIS - the Institute for the Development of Social Investment - has received a donation of $1.5 million (...)

Income and money donation in middle-income countries: Evidence from Br [...]

Income plays a crucial role in shaping pro-social behavior, particularly in the context of charitable g (...)

Together for Health: annual activity report 2023

The document details the actions developed during the first year of the Program, ensuring transparency (...)

IDIS 2023 Retrospective: bolder than ever

Boldness is inherent to human nature, but it must be developed, experienced, and refined. This was not (...)

Social Impact Valuation Drives the “S” in ESG

by Denise Carvalho, Senior Manager of Monitoring and Evaluation at IDIS. In the corporate world's wa (...)

Equity in Employment: A Vital Step Toward Dismantling Structural Racis [...]

The 'Stanford Social Innovation Review', a global reference publication in social innovation, recently (...)

The Brazilian philanthropic landscape in 2024

By Paula Fabiani, Luisa Lima, and Marina Negrão, from IDIS - Institute for the Development of Social I (...)

Together for Health Program closes its first year with the prospect of [...]

In 2023, Juntos pela Saúde (Together for Health) Program was launched, an initiative of the Brazilian (...)

Why is it important for the third sector to communicate with Generatio [...]

By Luisa Lima and Lavínia Xavier The giving culture is characterized by people's (...)

IDIS specialist is highlighted by Social Value International

Denise Carvalho, Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Manager at IDIS, has been featured (...)

Global Research Reveals Perception on the Use of Artificial Intelligen [...]

A study conducted by the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), represented in Brazil by IDIS, shows an optimi (...)

Brazil drops to 89th position and Indonesia retains top place in Worl [...]

Around the world, 4.2 billion people helped someone they didn’t know, volunteered time or donated mon (...)

IDIS launches the second edition of the Endowment Performance Yearbook [...]

The publication shows an increase in donations to endowments, as well as the growth of resources alloca (...)

Impact Assessment for Productive Inclusion: Methodologies, Challenges, [...]

The practice of monitoring and evaluation can be an efficient tool for learning and decision-making in (...)

Transforming Territories Seminar brings together over 30 community lea [...]

The Transforming Territories Seminar, held in September at São Paulo, aimed to foster peer learning am (...)

Evolving Mindsets: Highlights from the 2023 Global Philanthropy Forum

Following the tradition, San Francisco was the set for the Global Philanthropy Forum 2023, attracting a (...)

IDIS is featured in articles from Alliance Magazine

Alliance Magazine, a media partner of IDIS and one of the world's foremost philanthropic media outlets, (...)

WINGS Forum 2023: The Transformation Driven by the Ubuntu Spirit

The triennial meeting of WINGS – Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker took place in Nairobi, (...)

‘Change requires courage’: More than ever, boldness is nee [...]

By Joana Noffs | Project Analyst at IDIS In 2021, Brazil sured the mark of 63 million people liv (...)

The role of family philanthropy in addressing invisible causes

By Isadora Pagy, Project Analyst at IDIS When we talk about philanthropy, it is common to think of d (...)

“Onè”, Philanthropists, “Respè”, boldly, was [...]

On Thursday, September 14th, IDIS hosted another edition of the Brazilian Philanthropy Forum. Highlight (...)

With solidarity on the rise, individual donations to Brazilian NGOs to [...]

Promoted by IDIS –Institute for the Development of Social Investment, the Brazil Giving Research is t (...)

Brazilian Philanthropy Forum 2023: the importance of boldness for the [...]

On September 14th, the 12th edition of the Brazilian Philanthropy Forum took place in São Paulo. Organ (...)

Global crises and the power of youth: highlights from the Philea Forum [...]

The Philea Forum 2023, one of the most important events in the European philanthropic ecosystem, took p (...)

International ranking recognizes IDIS as one of the best Brazilian NGO [...]

Dot Good has announced the top 50 social organizations in Brazil On June 12, the Swiss organization Th (...)

Global CAF conference promotes network integration and discusses globa [...]

Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) Global Leadership Conference brought together representatives from partn (...)

IDIS achieves Great Place To Work® certification

IDIS - Institute for Social Investment Development - has achieved the Great Place to Work (GPTW) seal. (...)

Operating Archetypes’ launch brings together philanthropists and [...]

On a June morning, IDIS - Instituto para o Desenvolvimento do Investimento Social (Institute for the De (...)

Endowment funds: New country for an old form

Originally published in Alliance Magazine on 06/06/2023 by Paulo Fabiani, CEO at IDIS, and Andrea Ha (...)

Umbrellas, Lightning Rods, and Cisterns for a More Transformative Phil [...]

by Felipe Groba, Project Manager at IDIS Still not very popular in Brazil, CFs stand out to in (...)

Brazilian Philanthropy Forum 2023: sign up to the live stream event

The 12th edition of the Brazilian Philanthropy Forum is happening on September 14th. Once again, in a (...)

Get to know the 8 principles that guide the SROI Protocol

Get to know the 8 principles that guide impact assesment based on Social Return on Investment (SROI) pr (...)

Brazilian companies are not prepared to respond to emergency situation [...]

By Andre Hanai, project manager at IDIS, and Paula Gonçalo, project coordinator at IDIS About 25% of (...)

IDIS participates in the global event CCW2023 with a on Matchfun [...]

Between the 1st and 5th of May 2023, will occur the 4th edition of Catalysing Change Week (CCW). Consid (...)

Brazilian delegation discusses Community Philanthropy in the Americas

Still little known in Brazil, the model of community philanthropy has been increasingly consolidated in (...)

Brazilian Philanthropy in Perspective: sign up for IDIS newsletter

Reinforcing our mission to inspire, and expand private social investment and its impact, IDIS h (...)

Perspectives for Brazilian Philanthropy is featured in Alliance Magazi [...]

In the Perspectives for Brazilian Philanthropy 2023 by IDIS – Institute for Development of Social Inv (...)

Perspectives for Brazilian Philanthropy in 2023

‘Boldness’ emerges as a transversal element and opens the way for a more transformative, diverse, a (...)

Systems Change Funding: Lessons from Funders in Brazil

On 16 December 2022, IDIS and Catalyst 2030 co-hosted the third in a series of global conversations for (...)

Together for Health: a Matchfunding initiative to strengthen the Braz [...]

The Brazilian Unified Health System, known as SUS, is universal, free, and a worldwide reference. Never (...)

CAF launches Global Philanthropy Hub with free content from 10 countri [...]

The platform aims to promote the culture of giving around the world, through content on philanthropy pr (...)

Hope is a discipline: highlights from the Global Philanthropy Forum 20 [...]

With a view to the Golden Gate, San Francisco's postcard, the Global Philanthropy Forum (GPF) took (...)

IDIS is named the best Brazilian philanthropy organization

Efficiency and excellence in management are key factors for social organizations to achieve greater (...)

National Bank for Economic and Social Development selects IDIS as ‘m [...]

The matchfunding initiative will finance new technologies to expand health service in the North and N (...)

Volunteering in Brazil: Two Decades of Transformation

In 2001, when the United Nations – UN established the International Year of Volunteers, amid the many (...)

Volunteering at Brazil: what companies have to do with it

By Luisa Gerbase de Lima, communicaton manager at IDIS   The “2021 Volunteering at Brazil (...)

View philanthropy as a borderless endeavour

By Atti Worku at Alliance Magazine Looking back on the Brazilian Philanthropy Forum 2022 brings me a (...)

Global generosity growth as more people donate and help strangers

Brazil reaches record and is among the 20 most ive countries in the world More people donated (...)

Collaboration, capacity, and change at the 2022 Brazil Philanthropy Fo [...]

by Agustín Landa at Alliance Magazine After three years since the last national reunion, the philan (...)

The ‘S’ of the Brazilian ESG will not evolve without dialogue with [...]

The B3 (Stock Exchange in Brazil) revealed last year that it would have new rules for its Corporate Sus (...)

Brazilian endowments outlook

The first ed endowment in Brazil dates from 1956. The model, however, was not adopted by many o (...)

Live Stream: Brazilian Philanthropy Forum 2022

The 11th edition of the Brazilian Philanthropy Forum already has a date: September 15th. This year, in (...)

Culture of giving in Brazil: Brief scenario

It is not possible to talk about innovation and trends in giving in Brazil without first looking at the (...)

What Brazilian philanthropy learned from pandemic giving

Paula Jancso Fabiani CEO of IDIS and Luisa Lima Communications Manager at IDIS.  Collaboration and (...)

An Urgent Invitation to Shift Funding Practices

Catalyst 2030, a global network that works to make the world better and fairer for all, has launched an (...)

IDIS participates on report focused on the impacts of the pandemic on [...]

Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) released a new report, Philanthropy and COVID-19 (...)

New research series details emerging trends in digital and other innov [...]

Analyses of philanthropic activity in Brazil and the United Kingdom identify expanded donor expectation (...)

Perspectives for Brazilian philanthropy in 2022

Societies are more complex. Problems to be faced too. In the 19th century, one of the great names of (...)

Study highlights leading companies in corporate giving in Brazil and [...]

Unprecedented research carried out by IDIS points out the organizations that allocated the most resourc (...)

IDIS is among the first organizations in the world certified by CAF Am [...]

The digital credential is an initiative of the North American representative of the Charities Aid Found (...)