What we do
What does a community association do?
- 1) Fund-raising
- 2) Financial management
- 3) Mapeamento do campo social
- 4) Distribuição de recursos, capacitação e apoio
- 5) Mesuração de impacto e aprimoramento constante dos projetos
Fund-raisingLevantamos recursos financeiros junto a empresas nacionais e estrangeiras, family offices de grandes doadores, fundos públicos e privados, além de estimular a cultura de doação junto a pequenos negócios locais e a população do território.
Stimulating a culture of donation among the local population is fundamental to the concept of community foundations and institutes. Only by engaging the benefiting community itself can an institution of this type aim for long-term sustainability.
Financial management
Organizamos os recursos captados em diferentes fundos, seja para atender a necessidades específicas do território ou à estratégia de ESG dos doadores, subsidiando as atividades de distintas organizações sociais e ativistas locais.
Philanthropic funds (called “endowments” in English) are new in Brazil. The law that regulates them was only approved after the fire at the National Museum, and thanks to along campaign led by IDIS. Abroad, however, endowments finance very important institutions, such as the main museums, universities and NGOs in the USA and Europe.
These are donation funds, with their own bank accounts, whose financial management and application are carried out by the Community Association.
Created for a specific purpose or donor, these funds can be directed to support projects in a priority cause, a sub-region of Manaus or exclusively for donations from a company, family or individual donor. Philanthropic funds allow for better management of donated resources and transparency of applications.
Mapeamento do campo social
Tomando como base pesquisas censitárias e levantamentos de órgãos públicos, universidades e organizações sociais, identificamos as mais agudas necessidades sócioambientais do território. A partir daí, utilizamos metodologias de busca ativa para encontrar as ONGs e ativistas locais que desenvolvem projetos e iniciativas de impacto para atender a essas necessidades.
Constantly mapping the demands of the local population and the actions already developed by social movements, NGOs and local activists is the heart of the work of associations, institutes and community foundations. The partners gathered in the Aliança pelo Igarapé do Gigante guarantee that our Association has a deep knowledge of the territory and social field of Manaus.
Distribuição de recursos, capacitação e apoio
Canalizamos os recursos financeiros, as doações de bens e ofertas de voluntariado para as ONGs e ativistas locais, além de fornecer a eles mentoria e capacitação, de forma a maximizar o impacto positivo dos beneficiários e contemplar as estratégias de ESG e o propósito dos doadores.
The distribution of resources raised by the Association is based on the analysis of the Council made up of community leaders, philanthropists, activists, members of NGOs, businesspeople and local personalities.
Mesuração de impacto e aprimoramento constante dos projetos
Acompanhamos mensalmente as metas e indicadores definidos para cada projeto ou atividade que apoiamos junto às ONGs e ativistas locais, reportando continuamente o impacto gerado aos doadores e voluntários, estimulando a continuidade dos apoios e a melhoria constante das iniciativas apoiadas.
Measuring the impact of projects and reporting the socio-environmental benefits of each dollar provided by social investors is essential to guarantee the continuity of supported projects. To this end, we use different methodologies, with emphasis on those disseminated by Insper Metricis, an academic institution that carries out studies on organizational strategies and management practices involving projects with the potential to generate high socio-environmental impact.
