Philanthropy and social investment in BRICS countries
Study initiated by the Russian Donors Forum Association and the Ural Federal University Center for Research of Philanthropy and Social Programs to conduct a comparative analysis of the donor communities of the BRICS countries and assess the COVID-19 impact on the sector of philanthropy and social investment. The study represents a portrait of the donor communities of the BRICS countries, the external conditions of their activities, including the regulatory environment; highlights the urgency of the donor organizations’ work. In addition, the authors of the study tried to identify the challenges that arose before the donor community of the BRICS countries in connection with the global crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as analyze the activities and approaches of the donor community aimed at combating the pandemic and its social consequences.
