Pamala Wiepking: Understanding Global Generosity
In this episode, we sat down to talk about how we understand and measure global generosity with Pamala Wiepking, Stead Family Chair in International Philanthropy and Associate Professor of Philanthropy at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IUPUI in Indianapolis.
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?
GUEST ARTICLE: Solidarity NOT Charity – What it means to be a funder in solidarity with immigrant communities
22nd May 2023
In this article Lorena Gonzalez and Jes Olvera from the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights highlight some of the key challenges they have faced in their work trying to give voice to children from minoritsed communities (whose voices have often been little-heard) and explore why this dictates taking a justice-centered approach to philanthropy; which asks funders to think in terms of solidarity, rather than charity.
Giving More & More Equitably: Reflections on the Gates Foundation’s Greater Giving Summit 2023
10th May 2023
Rhodri reflects on the key insights and topics of discussion at the recent Greater Giving Summit 2023, hosted by the Gates Foundation in Seattle.
Elizabeth Barajas-Román: Feminist funding and gender equity
In this episode we speak to Elizabeth Barajas-Román, President & CEO of the Women’s Funding Network, about taking a feminist approach to funding and what more philanthropy should be doing to drive gender equity.
Sara Lomelin: Community, Identity & Collective Philanthropy
In this episode we speak to Sara Lomelin, founding CEO of Philanthropy Together, about the rise of giving circles and the intersection between philanthropy, community and identity
Philanthropy and the “Undeserving Poor”
29th June 2022
As political controversy over food banks rages once more, we take a look at the deep historical connections between philanthropy and how we understand poverty.
Why Are We So Bad at Measuring Giving and Why Does It Matter?
27th January 2022
Why is it so difficult to say exactly how much giving there actually is?
Mock Generosity: A Brief History of Satirising Philanthropy
11th December 2021
Why has philanthropy long been a favourite target of satirists, and what can this tell us about giving today?
The Edgelord Giveth: Elon Musk & a new era of discourse about philanthropy?
12th November 2021
Will the world’s richest man bring his usual combative approach to his giving? What could this mean for philanthropy more broadly?
Philanthropy, Civil Society & the Metaverse
29th October 2021
What could the development of the Metaverse mean for philanthropy and civil society?
Learn from our past to better understand our future.
Philanthropy has a long and varied history. We’ve created bite-size chapters that you can jump in and out of to better understand philanthropy.
