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Author Archives: Elaine Smith
A very upbeat tone at GIFE Congress in Brazil
The 7th GIFE Congress took place in São Paulo, Brazil, from 26 to 30 March with 927 participants, including journalists and press, and over 100 panellists. I will highlight some themes I had the chance to hear about and some … Continue reading
Collaboration is key to addressing innovation needs in global philanthropy
An extra day making a longer February sounds especially good and prosperous in the Year of the Dragon. I’ve learned a lot during the 2012 Family Philanthropy Conference, organized by the Council of Foundations that took place on 13-15 February … Continue reading
Posted in Opinion
Tagged Brazil, Corporate philanthropy, Family philanthropy, Peer learning, Social investment
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Who should make the social investment of financial education for the population in emerging countries?
What is the healthy balance between giving poor communities access to services and goods and teaching them not to consume more that they can afford? Who is paying attention to the debt level of the population in fast-growth countries? Several … Continue reading
Posted in Opinion
Tagged Bottom of the pyramid, Consumer debt, CSR, Emerging markets, Financial education
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What to expect from Brazilian corporate social investments in 2012 – hoping for the best, but shouldn’t we be prepared for the worst?
Trying to analyze corporate social investment in Brazil, Comunitas launched the 2011 report of Benchmarking the Corporate Social Investment (BISC) on 7 December. Figures in the report are related to the 2010 fiscal year and rely on the collaboration of 23 … Continue reading
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Tagged Brazil, Corporate philanthropy, Financial crisis, Social investment
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The growing role of NGOs in democracies
Everything started with a government financial crisis and quickly became a movement of reform and request for change. I am not talking about the Occupy Wall Street movement nor any other Occupy somewhere else movement, I am talking about the French … Continue reading
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