Parceiros Voluntários

What Parceiros Voluntários does

Parceiros Voluntários is a Brazilian non-governmental, non-profit organization founded in January 1997 by the Rio Grande do Sul business community, headquartered in Porto Alegre with a secondary unit in São Paulo (since 2017) and a network of 18+ local Unidades Parceiros Voluntários (UPVs) across municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul. The organization develops and deploys proprietary social-technology methodologies — most notably Tribos nas Trilhas da Cidadania (youth citizenship/volunteer program, trademarked with INPI in 2004 and certified by Fundação Banco do Brasil and Finep), Educando para a Transparência (OSC transparency training co-developed with FEA-USP), Valores na Educação, Comunidades Resilientes, Conexão & Arte, Economia Prateada, Fábrica de Projetos, and Impulsionar — alongside the digital platforms Seja Voluntário and Desafio Voluntário. Programs serve five core audiences: corporates seeking ESG and corporate-volunteering solutions (2,701+ companies advised, including Norsk Hydro, CMPC, Gerdau, BTG Pactual, Microsoft, John Deere, Ingredion, Corning, Amazon Brasil), civil society organizations requiring capacity-building (3,177+ OSCs advised, 30,000+ strengthened, with documented outcomes such as 59% adopting strategic planning post-training and 15% revenue increases), educational institutions (3,400+ schools reached via citizenship-education programs aligned with Brazil's LDB), government bodies, and individual volunteers (200,000+ mobilized cumulatively). The business model is hybrid: enterprise ESG professional services delivered through direct strategic partnerships, individual donations and crowdfunding (including R$ 8M+ raised for 2024 RS flood response), Brazilian fiscal-incentive mechanisms (Lei do Imposto de Renda, Nota Fiscal Gaúcha/Paulista, PRONAC, PROAC), and grants from foundations including Fundação Vale, Instituto Gerdau, UN Global Compact, Schwab Foundation, and UNESCO. Distribution is via direct enterprise field-sales, a decentralized unit/coordinator network in RS, school-network engagement under agreements with SEDUC/RS and SEBRAE RS, and self-serve digital platforms; the organization is nationally present in 12 Brazilian states through the Tribos program and internationally validated by a Bolivia deployment via UNV in 2003.

Name

Parceiros Voluntários

Legal name

ONG Parceiros Voluntários

Website

https://parceirosvoluntarios.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Parceiros Voluntários is a Brazilian non-profit founded in 1997 that develops proprietary social-technology programs — youth volunteering (Tribos), OSC transparency training, citizenship education, climate-resilience and elderly-inclusion projects — serving corporates, civil society organizations, schools, government, and volunteers across 12 Brazilian states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Volunteer Engagement and Community Development Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Institutional Capacity Building & Training (Workforce/Systems Strengthening) (BPADAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Technical Cooperation, Capacity Building & Policy Advisory Programs (BPADABAO), Student Organizations & Club Administration (EDALAHAB), Environmental Education, Capacity Building & Community Engagement (BPADALAO)

Keywords

• Volunteer engagement programs
• Corporate volunteering solutions
• Social technology development
• OSC capacity building
• Community development services

Headquarters

HQ city

Porto Alegre

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices18 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Corporate Partnerships and ESG Programs: Revenue from companies seeking ESG/social responsibility programs, corporate volunteering initiatives, and strategic partnerships for community development. Companies like Norsk Hydro, CMPC, Gerdau, and 40+ others engage PV for customized social solutions.
2. Individual Donations and Philanthropy: Direct donations via PIX, bank transfer, and digital basic food basket campaigns. Tax-deductible donations through Brazilian income tax incentive programs (up to 6% for individuals, higher for companies).
3. Fiscal Incentive Programs: Revenue from tax incentive mechanisms including: Lei do Imposto de Renda (income tax donations), Nota Fiscal Paulista/Gaúcha (fiscal receipt donation programs), PROMAC São Paulo, PROAC ICMS, Lei Federal de Incentivo à Cultura (PRONAC), Lei Federal de Incentivo ao Esporte.
4. Foundations and Institutional Funding: Support from foundations and institutional donors including UN Global Compact, Schwab Foundation, UNESCO, and corporate foundations like Fundação Vale, Instituto Gerdau.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels14 records

Core offering

Parceiros Voluntários develops and deploys proprietary "social technologies" (methodologies and programs) that mobilize corporations, civil society organizations, schools, government entities, and individual volunteers around sustainable community-development initiatives. The organization designs structured volunteer-engagement programs (Tribos, Fábrica de Projetos, Comunidades Resilientes), capacity-building training for OSCs, and citizenship-education curricula for public schools, primarily serving the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Product overview

Parceiros Voluntários operates as a social technology organization offering a portfolio of programs organized around co-creation methodology. The core offerings include Tribos nas Trilhas da Cidadania (youth volunteer program) and Valores na Educação (school partnership program), supported by capacity-building solutions like Educando para a Transparência (transparency training) and Fábrica de Projetos (project development). Specialized programs address specific populations: Conexão & Arte for elderly inclusion, Economia Prateada for seniors, and Comunidades Resilientes for climate resilience. The organization manages digital platforms including Desafio Voluntário and Seja Voluntário for volunteer matching. Solutions target five main audiences: Companies (corporate volunteer programs), OSCs (organizational strengthening), Volunteers (matching and training), Schools (citizenship education), and Government (public policy councils). The portfolio is delivered through a network of units across Rio Grande do Sul and offices in Porto Alegre and São Paulo.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tribos nas Trilhas da Cidadania: Social technology program engaging young people and schools in volunteer projects aligned with SDGs through Citizenship Education.
• Educando para a Transparência
• Comunidades Resilientes
• Economia Prateada
• Desafio Voluntário
• Conexão & Arte
• Fábrica de Projetos

Products and services

• Tribos nas Trilhas da Cidadania

Quantifiable outcome

• 9 million+ people positively impacted over 29 years
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CorningcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Corporate partner in Comunidades Resilientes project supporting schools in Canoas, RS. Funding youth-led social projects including environmental awareness and community development initiatives.
• Amazon BrasilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Corporate partner in Comunidades Resilientes project. Supporting citizenship and social practice actions in public schools in Porto Alegre, reinforcing volunteering culture.
• IngredioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Sponsor of Tribos Nas Trilhas da Cidadania through Lei de Incentivo à Cultura. Supporting photography exhibitions and youth cultural projects in schools in Catalão (GO) and Balsa Nova (PR).
• Navegação AliançaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Sponsor of Tribos Nas Trilhas da Cidadania cultural projects through Lei de Incentivo à Cultura.
• WEG Equipamentos ElétricosminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Sponsor of Tribos Nas Trilhas da Cidadania cultural projects through Lei de Incentivo à Cultura.
• John DeerecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Sponsor of Tribos Jornada Cultural book project through Lei Federal de Incentivo à Cultura. Supported youth-led projects including community garden in Paraná, environmental campaign in Tocantins, school revitalization in São Paulo, and ecological mobilization in Salvador.
• UN Global CompactcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Official member and signatory of UN Global Compact since 2020. Demonstrates commitment to sustainable development principles and aligns PV's work with global SDG framework.
• Norsk HydrocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Strategic partnership for corporate volunteering program. Since 2019, implemented in Rio de Janeiro and Pará municipalities (Paragominas, Barcarena, Belém). Focus on community relations, sustainable development, and conscious brand positioning. Over 2,000 participants, 4,000 hours of community action, 40,000 people benefited. Aligned with SDGs 4, 8, and 16.
• FEA/USP - Faculty of Economics, Administration, Accounting and Actuarial SciencescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Academic partnership for 'Educando para a Transparência' course development and delivery. FEA-USP provides academic credibility and research support for OSC capacity-building programs. Partnership includes evaluation of program impact.
• CMPC CelulosecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Partnership for community engagement and stakeholder relationship program across 35 municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul. CMPC's new purpose 'Criar, Conviver e Conservar' aligned with PV's methodologies. Generated 240 hours of community listening, implemented initiatives in 15 communities addressing rural training, water access, and organic food production.
• EY (Ernst & Young)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Innovation project developed with EY for corporate social responsibility and social impact measurement.
• SEBRAE RScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Long-term partnership with SEBRAE RS for OSC capacity building. Signed agreement in 2021 to operationalize Tribos program across Rio Grande do Sul. Supports small business development through social programs.
• SEDUC/RScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Partnership with Rio Grande do Sul State Education Secretariat. Agreement signed in 2016 for educational programs and youth mobilization in state schools.
• SmilesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Program Milhas do Bem Smiles - for each donated mile, Smiles donates another. Supports social programs in education, sports, entrepreneurship, and governance.
• PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Voluntary financial audit by PwC annually. Provides independent verification of financial statements and governance, enhancing transparency and credibility.
• Falconi Consultores de ResultadominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Project 'Excelência em Gestão' developed with Falconi consultants for organizational excellence in social management.
• Schwab Foundation for Social EntrepreneurshipcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2004Recognized by Schwab Foundation (Switzerland), part of World Economic Forum network. Provides access to global social entrepreneurship ecosystem and resources.
• UNV (United Nations Volunteers)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003Partnership for international dissemination of Tribos methodology. UNV took PV's social technology to 300 cities in Bolivia in 2003, demonstrating international validation of PV's methodologies.
• NIUE/UFRGScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003Partnership with Nucleus of University-School Integration of UFRGS for youth profile research and social participation studies. Developed guides and methodologies for youth engagement.
• UNESCOcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1997Initial recognition by UNESCO at founding in 1997. Continued association provides legitimacy and international credibility for PV's social technologies.

Scale indicators33 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Points of Light: Global volunteer-mobilization organization. Comparable to Parceiros Voluntários as a peer/incumbent in the volunteer-engagement space with similar corporate partnership and community-based network models internationally.
• Habitat for Humanity Brasil: International NGO operating in Brazil focused on community development and housing. Comparable to PV in mobilizing corporate volunteers, partnering with local civil society, and engaging donors through structured programs in Brazilian communities.
• GIFE (Grupo de Institutos, Fundações e Empresas): Brazilian association of corporate institutes and foundations. Comparable to PV as a network organization that convenes corporate social investors, shares social-investment best practices, and represents the third sector with policy makers.

Direct peers

• Junior Achievement Brasil: NGO offering youth leadership and entrepreneurship education in schools across Brazil. Comparable to Parceiros Voluntários in the school-based youth citizenship/leadership programs (Tribos, Valores na Educação), volunteer mobilization, and corporate-funded delivery model.
• Ashoka Brasil: Brazilian arm of Ashoka, the global social entrepreneurship network. Comparable to PV in developing systemic social methodologies, working with civil society leaders, and partnering with multinational corporates to scale social innovation across Brazil.
• Instituto Ayrton Senna: Brazilian non-profit focused on youth education and citizenship development. Highly comparable to Parceiros Voluntários in operating model (NGO with corporate and government partnerships), audience (schools, youth, public sector), and revenue mix (corporate partnerships, donations, fiscal incentives).
• Instituto Gerdau: Corporate foundation of Gerdau (PV's founding supporter). Comparable in delivering social programs in communities where Gerdau operates in Rio Grande do Sul, with overlapping methodologies around youth engagement and OSC strengthening.
• Fundação Abrinq pelos Direitos da Criança e do Adolescente: Brazilian non-profit advancing child and adolescent rights through corporate partnerships, donations, and fiscal incentive programs. Comparable to PV in mission focus on youth development, corporate partner engagement model, and reliance on Brazilian tax-incentive mechanisms.

Regional players

• Make-A-Wish Brasil: Brazilian branch of international volunteer-driven NGO. Comparable to PV in being a Brazil-based non-profit that mobilizes volunteers, partners with corporations, and runs structured community programs funded by donations and corporate sponsorships.

Emerging players

• VolunteerMatch: US-based online platform connecting volunteers with non-profits. Comparable to PV's Seja Voluntário and Desafio Voluntário platforms in providing digital infrastructure for volunteer-to-OSC matching at scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/ParceirosVoluntarios
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ong-parceiros-voluntarios

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Parceiros Voluntários