GivingTuesday
Latin America and
the Caribbean Hub

João Paulo Vergueiro

João Paulo (JP) Vergueiro directs GivingTuesday’s Latin America + Caribbean Hub.  Since 2014 had led Dia de Doar, the local version of GivingTuesday, an inspiring movement that is engaging more Brazilians every year. He is formerly the CEO of ABCR, the Brazilian Fundraisers Association and he regularly speaks at conferences including AFP Icon, the Central and Eastern European Fundraising Conference, the Non-Profit Technology Conference, and WINGS Forum. In Brazil , João Paulo is a professor and PhD candidate. He volunteers for a number of organizations and designs the monthly newspaper in his parish.

JP is based in São Paulo, Brazil. Loves playing board games and traveling.

Anita Gallagher

As leader of #GivingTuesday México since 2014, known locally as #UnDíaParaDar, Anita has worked with a broad coalition of social impact and philanthropy organizations to strengthen the culture of giving in Mexico through innovation and collaboration. Between 2019-23, Anita served as a global leader representative on the GivingTuesday board.

In her previous roles, she was the executive director of a charitable organization and founded  InnovaSocial, a successful social impact consultancy specializing in strategic planning, digital communications and crowdfunding for nonprofit initiatives across Mexico and Latin America.

Based in Quintana Roo, Anita is active in local and national civil society networks, and as a bassoonist, was a founding member of her city’s local symphony orchestra.

Júlia Peixoto

A lifelong social impact volunteer and participant, Júlia believes every small change is worth the collective effort behind it. She currently works in Communications for the GivingTuesday Latin America + Caribbean Hub.

A Communications graduate from the University of São Paulo (USP), her research explored the intersection of advertising, propaganda, and civil society. Júlia brings over four years of trilingual experience in communications, PR, and outreach, with a focus on youth empowerment across Latin America through her work at the NGO LALA.

Outside of work, Júlia loves moving to new cities and taking on a new adventure for every birthday, having already checked skydiving, kart racing, and other thrilling experiences off her list.