Author Archive:
Andrés Thompson
Anti-Rights Movements, Feminisms and Civil Society in Latin America
Many studies on civil society, the ‘third sector’ and philanthropy in Latin America and the Caribbean have for years analyzed the legal and fiscal context in which nonprofit organizations operate in the region. There is …
The dilemmas of philanthropy: to be or not to be? to do or not to do?
For some time now, because of research we have conducted on philanthropy and gender in Latin America, I have noticed several warning signs in the field of institutional philanthropy in our region. These are simply …
Part or counterpart? The trick of power
The question of ‘part or counterpart’ came to me after a presentation where a group of progressist donors explained the impacts their small donations had on beneficiary groups, without speaking about how the contributions of …
MacKenzie Scott upsets the apple cart of Latin American philanthropy
Hundreds of thousands of women across Latin America are demanding their rights and taking their own steps to transform their living conditions. They take victims of domestic violence women into their own homes; they create …
Shifting the power in Chile: what role for philanthropy?
It has been almost 50 years ago since the democratic process in Chile was interrupted by a military coup with the support from the United States. Soon after, it was a period of resistance, of …
