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Marcos Kisil

Conference Report Marcos Kisil 1 March 2003 For Subscribers

En route to WINGS-Latin America

The first ever regional meeting on supporting the growth and development of philanthropy in Latin America took place in São Paulo, Brazil on 21 and 22 November 2002. The purpose of the meeting was to …

Special feature Marcos Kisil 1 September 2002

Brazil – Building on local traditions of giving

‘Everyone can be a philanthropist, everyone can help to form a powerful foundation and give significant funds to the community.’[1] This novel notion lay behind Frederick Harris Goff’s brilliant idea of creating a community foundation …

Editorial Marcos Kisil 1 June 1999 For Subscribers

Editorial – Kosovo, lessons learned; Philanthropy and civil society in Latin America

Latin America is a multi-ethnic society, embracing a large number of cultures and countries. It is now widely recognized that many development failures and disasters stem from an inadequate recognition of cultural and ethnic complexities. …