American Foundations and the Age of Global Philanthropy: How Brazil Fares in the Grant$ Race

Authors

  • Lisa Jasinski Trinity University
  • Coreen Davis Universidade do Texas em Austin
  • Patrícia Ann Somers Universidade do Texas em Austin
  • Marilia Costa Morosini Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15448/1981-2582.2016.2.21946

Keywords:

Global Philanthropy, U.S. Private Foundations, Brazilian Higher Education, Global Recession

Abstract

This article examines U.S. private foundation giving to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and educational institutions in Brazil during and after the global recession (2006-2012). Using a national database of grants, the authors identify the U.S. private foundations that give the most money to Brazil, name the causes that receive the most international support, and identify how foundation giving in Brazil has been impacted by the worldwide financial crisis. The sections of the article describe the history of funding to education, the research literature on global philanthropy, the methodology for the study, the results, and recommendations to Brazilian scholars on how to more effectively pursue grants.

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Author Biographies

Lisa Jasinski, Trinity University

Faculty and Doctoral student

Coreen Davis, Universidade do Texas em Austin

Doctoral Student

sistem off research provost

Patrícia Ann Somers, Universidade do Texas em Austin

Coordenadora americana da Rede de pesquisa Utexas / PUC-RS

Marilia Costa Morosini, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

Pesquisador 1A CNPq, coordenadora brasileira da Rede de pesquisa PUC-Rs / Universidade do Texas.

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2016-09-12

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Jasinski, L., Davis, C., Somers, P. A., & Morosini, M. C. (2016). American Foundations and the Age of Global Philanthropy: How Brazil Fares in the Grant$ Race. Educação, 39(2), 249–260. https://doi.org/10.15448/1981-2582.2016.2.21946

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