Executive summary – Transforming Philanthropy: mapping of independent grantmaking organizations for civil society in the areas of socio-environmental justice and community development in Brazil

Executive summary The publication Transforming Philanthropy: mapping of independent grantmaking organizations for civil society in the areas of socio-environmental justice and community development in Brazil presents an unprecedented survey of organizations that show that this way of doing philanthropy is strong and present in the country, and can be seen as a movement that attempts to change power relations by supporting human rights and socio-environmental justice alongside the grassroots organizations. It is also a study that is constantly under construction, since other existing organizations may not have been mentioned here, and new ones may have been created since this publication came out, which leaves room for future expansion and development of the topic. The mapping, which provides an in-depth analysis of 31 organizations, proposes to provide an up-to-date overview of socio-environmental justice and community philanthropy in Brazil, and is a space for the assembling and systematization of information and practices, to generate knowledge and reflection, in addition to providing visibility to organizations that are often outside the scope of mainstream philanthropy, private social investment and society in general.