The Group of Foundations and Enterprises (GDFE) held its 24th Annual Conference, a space for dialogue and exchange among leaders from a range of fields. The goal was to reflect on the limits that shape how we understand and respond to today’s challenges. Under the theme “Redefining Limits,” the event [...]
Boards of Fundación Avina, VIVA Trust and Grupo Nueva gathered in Rio de Janeiro. Visit to the Museu do Amanhã In late October, the boards of Fundación Avina, VIVA Trust and Grupo Nueva met in Rio de Janeiro. Alongside each organization’s own meetings, they held a joint gathering of the [...]
How can philanthropic organizations collaborate with each other and, together with local organizations and communities, generate impact that goes beyond funding? That was one of the questions that guided an immersive experience we organized in Mexico — in Chiapas, to be precise — with guests from several partner organizations. The [...]
From November 9 to 20, Antalya hosts what has been called the "implementation COP." Fundación Avina arrives with a clear message: climate solutions are already happening in the territories, and the challenge is to recognize, finance and scale them quickly. In this post: Avina at COP World-Transforming Technologies Our Agenda [...]
Amid the reconfiguration of international politics and the reflections that this moment has prompted across different spheres, those of us who are part of the philanthropic sector have been discussing the role we should play in addressing the impasse facing the current democratic model.
On August 5, 6, and 7, 27 allied organizations of the SURGE Alliance gathered for three days in La Paz, Baja California Sur, for an event called Resisting on the Asphalt. The image that gave the gathering its name — a plant breaking through a crack in the concrete — [...]
Throughout London Climate Action Week 2026, Fundación Avina participated in strategic discussions and convened partners to strengthen international cooperation and climate finance. Against the backdrop of an intense heatwave affecting the British capital, the week underscored the urgent need for stronger collaboration among philanthropy, civil society, governments and the private [...]
Avina Americas announces the appointment of Paula Ellinger as Executive Director and welcomes Giovanni Cruz and Ivana Fertziger to its Board of Directors. These leadership appointments come at a moment of organizational consolidation, as Avina Americas deepens its role as a bridge between U.S.-based philanthropic partners and the communities and [...]
We were in Colombia participating in the historic 1st International Conference on the Transition Beyond Fossil Fuels, the first diplomatic gathering on the topic with participation from more than 60 countries. As a philanthropic organization seeking to generate impact in climate action and in fairer, regenerative economies, this was a [...]
Between March 31 and April 1, Fundación Avina participated in the National Meeting of the Pacto pela Democracia Network, a broad civil society coalition dedicated to strengthening the democratic ecosystem in Brazil. Since 2025, Avina has been a member of the Network and, through the collaborations it fosters, has contributed [...]
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