You don't need billions to fund systemic change

By MBM Corporate

August 2026

An article resulting from a partnership between MBM and IDIS is featured on a German portal specializing in ESG issues.

In an article published on the international portal Impakter, Beatriz Waclawek, Social Investment Manager at MBM, and Felipe Insunza Groba, Senior Manager of Consulting and Impact Projects at IDIS, argue that structural changes depend less on the volume of resources and more on how they are organized. According to the authors, medium-sized donors can generate impact by building strategic portfolios, mobilizing agility, co-investment, and the capacity for articulation.

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Coalitions

Coalitions in education to generate systemic impact

Coalitions in education strengthen public policies, broaden the impact of social investment, and show that systemic challenges require collective responses. By Beatriz Waclawek and Pedro Murgel. In a recent forum on education in Latin America, Brazil drew attention for a reason that is still little discussed in these spaces: the sophistication of the response that the third sector […]

By MBM Corporate

July 2026

Philanthropy

Why coalitions are strategic for philanthropy

Coalitions drive new co-investment experiences by connecting different actors around common causes. Some of Brazil's main challenges, from food insecurity to productive inclusion, share a common characteristic: no organization can tackle them alone. This observation helps explain why coalitions have gained relevance on the philanthropy and investment agenda […]

By Emanuely Lima

June 2026

Philanthropy

Philanthropy and inheritance taxation in Brazil are still separate issues

In Brazil, wealth does not circulate easily; it tends to concentrate. According to the most recent data from IBGE (PNAD Contínua 2024), the richest 1% of the population receives the equivalent of 36.2 times the income of the poorest 40%. This scenario affects not only the economy but also philanthropy and the capacity for […]

By MBM Corporate

May 2026

You don't need billions to fund systemic change

See also

Coalitions in education to generate systemic impact

Why coalitions are strategic for philanthropy

Philanthropy and inheritance taxation in Brazil are still separate issues

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