THE philanthropy is characterized by set of actions that aim to help society and the environment, ranging from volunteer work to donations of food, financial resources, and objects. This practice is responsible for helping millions of people around the world and must be carried out with a well-structured strategy, to ensure that human and financial resources are well used to transform the world.
There are different types of cash donations, geared towards specific needs:
- Emergency donations: also known as emergency or one-off.
- Enduring donations: which can be called scheduled or recurring.
Both are valid and make all the difference, but they should be used in specific situations. Check them out below:
What are emergency donations?
To the emergency donations are financial contributions made to contribute to the mitigation of specific problems, such as health crises and natural disasters. For example, donations to hospitals during the pandemic and to shelters during floods and landslides. This philanthropic action is done punctually, for a specific purpose and which will eventually end.
At Sitawi, a punctual philanthropy was extremely important during the Covid-19 pandemic. Saving Lives Philanthropic Fund raised more than R$ 140 million to combat the health emergency that devastated the country. There were more than 10 million people benefited, more than 90 million PPE donated for health professionals and entities and many lives saved by donations made by civil society and institutions.
What are perpetuity donations?
To the perpetuity donations, in turn, are recurring and directed to socio-environmental problems of long term. For example, financial contributions to environmental conservation or the education of vulnerable children qualify as ongoing donations.
This initiative has a fixed frequency, so the ideal is for its donors to make a contribution of programmed way — monthly, quarterly or annually. In general, this is the type of philanthropy which finances the actions of NGOs and institutes that work at the forefront.
Every donation is valid in transforming the world
Despite the differences, what matters in both types of donations is the good that is provided, since every donation helps an important cause and benefits people directly or indirectly.
Therefore, dedicating part of your finances to transforming the world makes all the difference. Choose your cause and do your part to support it, thus contributing to improvements in society and the conservation of nature.
At Sitawi, the donations we receive keep us active in supporting several other organizations. In other words, By donating to us you strengthen Sitawi's positive impact actions!
