Exploring and explaining philanthropy.
GUEST ARTICLE: Fears for Tears – Why are we so afraid to allow emotion into philanthropy?
27th November 2023
In this guest article Natasha Friend, Director of Camden Giving – a London-based participatory grantmaker – asks why we have become so uncomfortable allowing emotion into professionalised philanthropy, and whether something is lost as a result.
- ArticleOpenAI and the challenges of combining profit with purpose
OpenAI and the challenges of combining profit with purpose
23rd November 2023
What lessons might the recent high-profile chaos at OpenAI hold for philanthropy and civil society?
- ArticleWhat is the point of philanthropic foundations? Part 3: current issues
What is the point of philanthropic foundations? Part 3: current issues
14th November 2023
This is the third and final part of an essay mini-series exploring the nature and role of philanthropic foundations. Here we consider some of the key themes that have emerged throughout the long history of critique and criticisms of foundations, and how these might inform our understanding of current debates.
- ArticleWhat is the point of philanthropic foundations? Part 2: historical perspective
What is the point of philanthropic foundations? Part 2: historical perspective
14th November 2023
This is the second of a three-part essay mini-series exploring the nature and role of philanthropic foundations. In this part we trace the historical roots of the foundation idea.
- ArticleWhat is the point of philanthropic foundations? Part 1: definitions
What is the point of philanthropic foundations? Part 1: definitions
14th November 2023
This is the first of a three-part essay mini-series exploring the nature and role of philanthropic foundations. In this part we take a look at why defining what a foundation is presents such a challenge.
- Article featured in: Civil SocietyIn-depth: Ethical considerations for charities using AI
In-depth: Ethical considerations for charities using AI
Rhodri Davies is quoted in an article for Civil Society which explores some of the ethical challenges for charities in the AI revolution.
- Article featured in: Philanthropy DailyReview of “What is Philanthropy For?”
Review of “What is Philanthropy For?”
Rebecca Richards reviews Rhodri Davies’s book “What Is Philanthropy For?” for Philanthropy Daily, calling it “a remarkably useful guide to the significant number of thinkers, politicians, and donors and historical events that have made philanthropy what it is today.”
- Newsletter featured in: Why Philanthropy Matters NewsletterWhy Philanthropy Matters Newsletter #13
Why Philanthropy Matters Newsletter #13
Read the October 2023 edition of our monthly newsletter on all things philanthropy and civil society.
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- Article featured in: Pass It On NewsletterWhat is Philanthropy For?
What is Philanthropy For?
Read Rhodri’s Q&A with Lauren Crichton, for her Pass It On Newsletter.
