Investor Presentaiton
INSTITUTIONAL
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THREE AREAS,
THREE PILLARS
Alana has restructured itself with the creation of new areas
and the launch of new projects, and it assumes as its pillars
its work in communications, innovation and advocacy
THREE PILLARS
Communication
1 Action, effect or method of communication. 2
Process through which ideas and feelings are trans-
mitted from one individual to another, making
social interaction possible. Give communica-
tion to; give access to; make possible a passage to.
Would it be a passage to another world?
Maybe! Sensitize, awaken, inform with
quality and beauty. Make common, but
not banal. Be accessible, be unforgettable.
These are some of the challenges that Ala-
na poses to itself whenever it thinks about
communication. To communicate a cause is
not branding. It is mobilizing. It is moving.
Innovation
1 Act or effect of innovation, that is, to introduce
new ideas in (laws, customs, arts, etc.), to produce
something new, to find a new process. 2 Something
introduced once again. 3 Renovation.
To always do the same thing yields the
same results. Right? Then why keep do-
ing the same thing? And what if it goes
wrong? If it goes wrong, you just have to
start over. There is no crazy idea, there is
no pre-established limit, there is no "we
don't do that.” Unless that is what every-
one else is doing.
Advocacy
1 Political influence. 2 Actions aimed at influenc-
ing the elaboration, approval and execution of public
policies. These may take place in the Legislative, Ex-
ecutive or Judiciary branch and in the mobilization
of society in general.
If Alana wants to promote great change
through individual transformation, acting
with the Three Branches of Government
and mobilizing our society paves the way
for this. Democratizing access to the crea-
tion of laws and public policies and moni-
toring how our money is spent is also a tool
for empowerment.
A day-to-day routine that no longer fit in the old struc-
ture. An eternal questioning of its calling, the calling
of each project, the calling of family organizations. A
point of view that at times comes close, at other times
steps back, in order to find what makes a difference
in each step taken. The certainty that big transforma-
tions come from small internal changes, and that they
all happen when you leave your comfort zone.
All of this made 2014 a very special year for Alana:
it was the year for rearranging our house, making reno-
vations and presenting ourselves again. Of course you
do all of this while you're "closed for inventory," right?
That's not what happened: the train was in motion
speeding up, as you will see in the following pages - and
the surprises our day-to-day brought helped us to bet-
ter shape the paths that were being drawn.
"WHAT IS IN ALANA'S
DNA IS WHAT MUST
REMAIN AND BE
STRENGTHENED"
MARCOS NISTI
CEO and Vice-President
THREE AREAS
Instituto Alana
The year that marked 20 years of Alana also cemented its expansion. A non-profit civil
society organization, Alana is maintained by the earnings of an endowment fund that guar-
antees its financial sustainability today and for next 40 years. With the mission of honoring
children, Alana never stops: learn the details of each project in the following pages.
Alanapar NEW
The key stone, oops, question: can this project sustain itself and also help to thick-
en the stew of the new Brazilian economy? Alanapar was created to make social
projects and enterprises in a different way: the so-called “social enterprises." One
day this term will no longer exist, once every enterprise is "social" - doesn't this
seem basic and elementary? Until then, however, one of the objectives of the
newly created Alanapar, which ended its first year with three projects, is to build
beautiful success cases.
Alana Foundation
Since 2012, Alana has maintained an arm in the United States with one goal in mind:
to foster research it considers relevant and potentially transformative. In 2014, this area
developed a new model of cooperation between North American universities with the
potential to greatly improve the quality of life of those who have Down syndrome, given
the innovative character of the research and the sums invested. For more details, visit the
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