Our Partners

Civil Society Press (Washington DC) uses e-publishing and print on demand technologies to make new knowledge and resources more readily available worldwide.

IniciativaBrasil (São Paulo) provides strategic counsel to help businesses in Brazil engage with maximum impact in their communities, particularly through corporate volunteering. IB offers a full range of consulting and training services – strategic planning, policy development, program design, staff training, program implementation, and evaluation.

Portal do Voluntário (Rio de Janeiro), creator of the "volunteer-to-volunteer technology," is a web community that gathers experiences, knowledge, practical guides and opportunities for volunteer action. It was launched in 2001 through a partnership of Comunitas, IBM Brazil and TV Globo. It is the only site of any kind in Brazil to be a finalist in the Stockholm Challenge Award of 2001 and 2002, bestowed by the city of Stockholm and the European Union for innovation on the web.

Venture Architects LLC, a New York City-based business plan development firm, specializes in developing concise, compelling and accurate business plans and financial projections for social entrepreneurs and private companies. Together, CSCG and VA work with nonprofits to plan their business and build their plan.

Charitable Futures (London) supports charities in finding their vision and planning ahead for the long-term, offering effective and measured approaches to managing challenges and problems and meeting opportunities for future development. It works with local, national and international organizations delivering strategic and staffing reviews, project development, board and senior staff away-days and mentoring – all with an emphasis on securing future success.

IniciativaLatinoamericana (Caracas and Buenos Aires) works with NGOs and businesses in Spanish-speaking Latin America, providing support for the development of corporate-community partnerships, developing corporate volunteer programs, and helping NGOs develop the skills they need to work successfully with business and to engage volunteers strategically and most effectively.