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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 …
UK’s newly launched Big Society Capital equally welcomed and criticized
UK prime minister David Cameron launched the much-trumpeted Big Society Capital (formerly known as the Big Society Bank) last week amid considerable plaudits and an almost equal amount of criticism. Big Society Capital has £600 …
Social transformation through football? Sporting mega events now on agenda of Brazilian social investors
For the first time in its history, GIFE (Group of Institutes, Foundations and Corporations) included two sessions on sports in the programme of its 2012 Congress – Brazil’s largest conference of grantmakers and social investors …
Risk, return and the development dynamic
Anyone putting their savings into an ISA or a pension will be familiar with the disclaimer stating that ‘past performance is not a guarantee of future results’. The dull reminder that the value of your …
Tax incentives for social investment: notes from Brazil
Whether tax incentives for promoting private social investment and philanthropy are a useful tool or not has been a matter of debate and controversy in recent years in Latin America and beyond. The case of …
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 …
Investing for Good and Social Investment Business to merge
Geoff Burnand is to leave Charity Bank, which he joined as chief investment officer in 2010, to take up a post at Social Investment Business (SIB). There is more at work here than simple movement …
The impending risks of funding developing world community housing projects
Despite being unable to completely brush off the effects of the global crises, several major developing and emerging world real estate sectors have been making noticeable strides in recent years. Yet paradoxically, the unprecedented high …
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 …
Social investment: how can foundations help develop this market?
Trusts and foundations have a unique role to play in developing the social investment market. This opportunity comes at a time when I expect a lot of funders are pondering the lacklustre performance of their …
