Comunalia

October 3, 2022

From Local Development to Global Goals: Planning, Taking Action, and Measuring the SDGs

Measuring strengthens accountability mechanisms, enables the establishment of continuous improvement processes, contributes to the efficient allocation of resources, and promotes evidence-based decision-making, both for the public sector and for civil society organizations. 
September 23, 2022

Communities decide their own path

By Minerva Zamora, Program Coordinator at Comunalia. A few days ago, we visited five community foundations in the Alliance to learn about the projects in the second phase […]
August 11, 2022

Housing as the Foundation of Community and Sustainable Development

Échale, a Mexican social enterprise that promotes housing solutions, has spent the past 25 years addressing the massive housing shortage faced by economically active families who lack social security and the opportunity to obtain it. As part of the project “Building a Sustainable Future with Community Foundations”—an initiative by Comunalia supported by the Mott Foundation—we spoke with Francesco Piazzesi, founder of Échale.
August 10, 2022

We are charting Comunalia's course toward the future

As part of Comunalia’s 2023–2028 Strategic Planning process, the members of our Alliance of Community Foundations of Mexico met at Cemefi’s Casa de la Filantropía on August 1 and 2, where we reflected on our areas of opportunity and strengths to build a shared vision and take on the challenges ahead. 
June 22, 2022

We tackle global challenges by addressing local issues

Integrating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires active listening, reflection, and community dialogue to co-create local solutions, as community foundations in Mexico are doing through the Signos Vitales project. We reflected together at the first seminar, “Integrating the SDGs to Take Local Action on Global Challenges.” 
June 5, 2022

Fertile Ground: How Can We Change the World Starting Locally?

In an effort to share these projects and enrich the knowledge of those contributing to these global goals, as part of the project “Building a Sustainable Future with Community Foundations in Mexico,” Comunalia invited Proyecto Concentrarte, A.C., to our second “SDGs in Practice” session. Concentrarte presented its “Tierra Fértil” initiative, which, in collaboration with Amigos de San Cristóbal and Cadena A.C., works with the community of Miguel Hidalgo, Chiapas, to promote food sovereignty, a culture of peace, empathy, and the common good through agroecology and other participatory programs. 
May 13, 2022

Communities are at the heart of social investments

Las fundaciones comunitarias, como organizaciones que conocen sus territorios, promueven la filantropía comunitaria por medio de la movilización de recursos financieros y no financieros locales, incentivando la colaboración y fortaleciendo las capacidades de quienes integran esas comunidades para que las soluciones a los retos comunes sean sostenibles en el tiempo.
May 8, 2022

Incorporating a Gender Perspective into Philanthropy in Latin America and the Caribbean

Miles de mujeres, en todos los rincones de América Latina, se movilizan en las calles reclamando sus derechos, y están decididas a transformar sus condiciones: crean […]
April 21, 2022

Putting people's equality and dignity at the center

Raúl José López Osorio is currently the Director of Corporate Social Responsibility at the Yucatecan Business Foundation and Technical Secretary of the Peninsular Alliance 2030. […]
March 16, 2022

Community foundations play a vital role in sustainable development

Monterrey, Nuevo León, a 16 de marzo de 2022. Con la finalidad de proveer herramientas y conocimientos para la implementación efectiva de la Agenda 2030 para […]

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Community foundations play a vital role in sustainable development
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