2015 Update & Next Up in 2016
December 21, 2015 — As 2015 draws to a close, we at Catalytic Communities would like to express our huge thanks to everyone who has made our work possible during this [...]
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UPDATE: Rio Raffle is ON if we hit $50k and we’re nearly there!
It’s Tuesday morning and our crowdfunding campaign has 4 days to go. With momentum exploding thanks to large donations off the Indiegogo platform yesterday, we’re [...]
UPDATE: We’ve raised $30,000! Been quoted in CityLab! But only a week to go…
Rio Favela Olympics Media Package crowdfunding campaign has passed the $30,000 mark* just as a CityLab report on Brazil’s inequality cites our campaign! September 11, [...]
Listen to Theresa Williamson at the Conference on World Affairs
Catalytic Communities’ Executive Director, Theresa Williamson, has just wrapped up an exciting week at the 67th Annual Conference on World Affairs in Boulder, Colorado [...]
Announcing RioONWire
Alongside its hyperlocal news site RioOnWatch.org, CatComm has now launched a private, English-language favela newswire: @RioONWire. [...]
Take the Olympic Pledge, Get the Inside Scoop*
These pre-Olympic years offer a unique opportunity for Catalytic Communities to generate real, tangible change on behalf of Rio’s favelas and urban development [...]
2014 Rio Raffle is ON!
Our annual Rio Raffle is now over! Thank you to everyone who participated! Nov 20, 2014–We’re raffling a trip for two to Rio de Janeiro from any major city in the [...]
Favela Perceptions – Surveyors Needed!
Help us document how perceptions of favelas have changed, and fine tune our [...]
Our Fundraising Approach
While some NGOs operate with large budgets and huge programs to address a broad base of internationally recognized issues, CatComm operates with a small and flexible budget, [...]