Ibase

What Ibase does

Ibase — the Instituto Brasileiro de Análises Sociais e Econômicas (Brazilian Institute of Social and Economic Analyses) — is a Brazilian non-profit civil society organization (OSCIP) founded in 1981 by sociologist Herbert de Souza, known as Betinho. The organization is headquartered at Rua Voluntários da Pátria, 286 in the Botafogo neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro and operates with a staff of approximately 51–100 employees. Its stated mission centers on active citizenship, the deepening of democracy, the defense of human rights, and the fight against social inequalities in Brazil. Ibase pursues this mission through a portfolio of complementary activities: participatory research on Brazilian social and economic conditions, advocacy campaigns, direct action programs targeting hunger and poverty, and civic communications via its publication Revista Democracia Viva.

The organization's core programmatic surface includes the Fundo Beija-Flor emergency fund, the Prato Cheio de Sonhos initiative, and sustained international coordination of the Latin American network on extractive industries (RLIE), assumed in 2023. Ibase is also the institutional custodian of Betinho's personal archive, which was inscribed in UNESCO's Memory of the World register in 2012. Historically, Ibase is best known for leading Brazil's national anti-hunger campaign in the 1990s, an effort that established its profile as a national-level civil society actor on social justice issues.

Ibase's business model is that of a Brazilian OSCIP: the organization is funded through a combination of grants from international and Brazilian foundations, donations, and likely institutional partnerships, with no revenue-generating products or services. Its "customers" are the communities and movements it serves and the donor institutions that fund its programs. The organization reports no commercial revenue, and no financial figures are disclosed in the available input data. Its competitive position rests on four decades of accumulated credibility, its UNESCO-recognized documentary heritage, and a network of relationships across Brazilian civil society and Latin American advocacy networks.

Name

Ibase

Legal name

Instituto Brasileiro de Análises Sociais e Econômicas

Website

https://ibase.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Ibase (Instituto Brasileiro de Análises Sociais e Econômicas) is a Brazilian non-profit civil society organization founded in 1981, focused on active citizenship, democracy, human rights, and social justice through participatory research, advocacy campaigns, and direct action programs serving Brazilian communities and civil society movements.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Support: Ibase operates as a non-profit organization funded through donations from supporters and partner organizations. The Fundo Beija-Flor initiative accepts donations starting from R$10 for poverty reduction and citizenship promotion programs.
2. Institutional Partnerships and Grants: Funding from international and Brazilian foundations and organizations including Brot für die Welt, Ford Foundation, IDRC, Misereor, CAFOD, CARE, Itaú Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, and others for specific projects and programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Ibase is a Brazilian non-profit civil society organization founded in 1981 that produces participatory social research, policy analyses, and advocacy programs on active citizenship, democracy, and human rights. It runs multi-year projects on extractive industry monitoring, access to justice, community integration, and citizenship indicators, and channels resources to vulnerable communities through campaigns such as Fundo Beija-Flor and Prato Cheio de Sonhos.

Product overview

Ibase (Instituto Brasileiro de Análises Sociais e Econômicas) is a non-profit civil society organization of active citizenship, not a technology company. It operates as a research and advocacy institution organized around programs including: the Citizenship Observatory (producing annual reports and citizenship indicators); Active Citizenship and Access to Justice project; Social Control of Extractive Industries monitoring; Integration Nuclei community programs; and the Fundo Beija-Flor fundraising initiative. Its work spans publications, campaigns, forums, and networks focused on democracy, human rights, socio-environmental justice, and public policy in Brazil.

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Problem solved

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Brands

• Fundo Beija-Flor: A fund created by Ibase to raise resources for actions to combat poverty and promote citizenship, inspired by Betinho's metaphor about collective action.

Products and services

• Fundo Beija-Flor (Hummingbird Fund) Donation-driven fund initiative that pools contributions to finance Ibase's actions to combat poverty and promote active citizenship, inspired by founder Betinho's metaphor about collective action; accepts donations starting from R$10.
• Observatório da Cidadania (Citizenship Observatory) Ongoing research program that produces studies, annual reports, and indicators on citizenship topics, used by researchers, journalists, policymakers, and civil society organizations in Brazil.
• Cidadania Ativa e Acesso à Justiça (Active Citizenship and Access to Justice) Multi-year project conducted with IDRC that strengthens active citizenship and access to justice initiatives in Brazil, delivering research, training, and advocacy outputs to civil society and justice-sector partners.
• Controle Social das Indústrias Extrativas (Social Control of Extractive Industries) Project that deepens Ibase's monitoring and oversight of extractive industries and their impacts on territories, providing evidence and advocacy to communities, coalitions, and policy actors in Brazil and Latin America.
• Núcleos de Integração (Integration Nuclei) Community-level program applying Participatory Social Diagnostics methodology in territories across seven Brazilian states, supporting vulnerable populations with citizenship, rights, and community development activities.
• Publicações Ibase (Publications Portfolio) Portfolio of publications including Agenda Social, Balanço Social, Democracy Viva, and thematic studies on citizenship, youth, environment, and democracy, distributed through the institutional website to researchers, educators, and the public.
• Prato Cheio de Sonhos (Plateful of Dreams) Food-assistance campaign in partnership with eleven NGOs from Complexo do Alemão that delivered R$150/month to 740 children aged 0–6 for quality nutrition, with a total investment of R$297 thousand over three months.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ABONG (Associação Brasileira de Organizações Não-Governamentais)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrazilian Association of NGOs; Ibase is a member and participates actively in the organization for coordination and joint advocacy on civil society issues.
• CARE BrasilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational humanitarian organization; Ibase collaborates on projects related to social justice and citizenship.
• CESE (Coordenadora de Entidades de Solidariedade Econômica)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrazilian solidarity economy coordination; Ibase collaborates on economic justice initiatives.
• Coalizão Negra Por DireitoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational coalition of Black organizations; Ibase participates in joint advocacy for racial justice and human rights.
• Rebrip (Rede Brasileira pela Integração dos Povos)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrazilian network for peoples' integration; Ibase participates in international solidarity and advocacy.
• Fórum de Mudanças Climáticas e Justiça SocialcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCivil society forum on climate change and social justice; Ibase contributes research and advocacy.
• Rede Latino-americana sobre Indústrias Extrativas (RLIE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLatin American network on extractive industries; Ibase assumed international coordination in 2023.
• Publish What You Pay (PWYP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational coalition demanding transparency in oil, gas, and mining payments; Ibase participates in global advocacy.
• Washington Brasil OfficeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization representing Brazilian civil society in Washington DC; Ibase participates in international policy advocacy.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Transparência Internacional Brasil: Brazilian chapter of Transparency International focused on anti-corruption, transparency, and accountability. Comparable to Ibase's extractive-industries transparency work and shared participation in Publish What You Pay coalitions.
• Instituto Socioambiental (ISA): Brazilian socio-environmental NGO focused on extractive industries, indigenous and traditional peoples' rights, and socio-environmental policy. Closely comparable to Ibase in combining research, advocacy, and network coordination on socio-environmental justice issues in Brazil.
• Instituto Sou da Paz: Brazilian NGO focused on public security, democracy, and rights. Comparable to Ibase in operating as a Brazil-based civil society organization combining independent research, policy advocacy, and coalition participation.
• Artigo 19 Brasil: Brazilian organization defending freedom of expression, access to information, and democratic rights. Comparable to Ibase as a Brazilian civil society organization producing independent research and advocacy on democratic citizenship issues.
• Conectas Direitos Humanos: Brazil-based international human rights organization conducting research, advocacy, and litigation on democracy and rights. Comparable to Ibase in mission focus (citizenship, human rights) and in operating through international coalitions with Brazilian civil society.
• Oxfam Brasil: Brazilian affiliate of Oxfam International focused on inequality, poverty, and social justice. Comparable to Ibase in mission (citizenship, anti-poverty advocacy) and in being a Brazil-based nonprofit funded largely by international institutional grants.
• ABONG (Associação Brasileira de Organizações Não-Governamentais): Brazilian national association of NGOs, of which Ibase is a member. Most directly comparable: both operate as membership-based civil society infrastructure coordinating advocacy, capacity-building, and policy representation across the Brazilian nonprofit sector.
• CESE (Coordenadora de Entidades de Solidariedade Econômica): Brazilian coordinator of solidarity economy organizations — Ibase's stated strategic partner. Comparable to Ibase in operating as a Brazil-based civil society network organization coordinating advocacy and capacity-building for member NGOs.

Broad incumbents

• Fundação Abrinq pelos Direitos da Criança e do Adolescente: Larger, established Brazilian civil society organization focused on child welfare and rights. Comparable to Ibase as a Brazilian NGO operating direct-assistance programs (akin to Prato Cheio de Sonhos) while also conducting rights-based advocacy.
• Greenpeace Brasil: Brazilian branch of Greenpeace focused on environmental advocacy including extractive industries and climate change. Comparable to Ibase through overlapping work on extractive-industries accountability and climate justice coalition participation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/ibasenet
• YouTubeyoutube.com/IBASEBETINHO
• Facebookfacebook.com/ibase.br
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ibase
• Instagraminstagram.com/ibase_

Compliance3 records

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Profiles3 records

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