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Articles exploring current issues, historical themes and future trends in philanthropy.

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    MacKenzie Scott & the History of Challenging Philanthropy’s Status Quo

    15th July 2021

    How does MacKenzie Scott’s approach to philanthropy fit within the wider history of big money giving?

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    Language Barriers

    10th July 2022

    Is the way that we talk about philanthropy and civil society holding us back?

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    [ARCHIVE] Marcus Rashford, Dolly Parton and public perceptions of philanthropy

    11 November 2020

    We look at two high-profile examples of celebrity giving and ask what they tell us about attitudes to wealth and philanthropy.

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    [ARCHIVE] Mutual Admiration: Charity, Philanthropy & Mutual Aid post-COVID

    September 2020

    What, if anything, can the upsurge of interest in models of mutual aid during the Covid-19 pandemic tell us about the potential future for philanthropy?

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    [ARCHIVE] When Nobody Knows You’re a Dog: Tech, Civil Society, and the Fight for Authenticity

    4 May 2019

    As AI brings new challenges with misinformation and disinformation, what are the potential implications for authenticity and trust in civil society?

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    [ARCHIVE] What might a philanthropy algorithm look like?

    14 November 2017

    Algorithms increasingly shape our choices and the way in which we access information, so we ask what would an algorithm for philanthropy look like?

  • 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.