Philanthropy during COVID-19 in Brazil

By Sarina Dayal (she, they) | June 23, 2022

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Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) released a new report, Philanthropy and COVID-19: Examining giving in 2021, in May 2022 that details COVID-19-related philanthropic funding in 2021. To understand how the pandemic impacted the philanthropic sector and civil society organizations around the world, we reached out to local experts who shared their observations and experiences over the past two years. The following case study from Brazil reveals how the social sector responded and adapted to the challenges and opportunities created by COVID-19.

Brazil’s culture of giving and philanthropy has been growing since the 1980s. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated this development, as Brazilian philanthropy mobilized to support civil society organizations, projects, and individuals in the face of crisis—providing more direct funding than ever before. According to a donation monitor, the number of funded social initiatives fighting the impacts of the pandemic rose to unprecedented numbers, totaling over US$1.3 billion by the summer of 2020.

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