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Category: Current issues

  • 18th Sep 2026

    Monica Stryker: Philanthropy and the war in Ukraine

  • Article featured in: Alliance Magazine

    The circus is coming to town: Are right wing populist attacks on UK civil society about to ramp up?

    Rhodri writes for Alliance magazine about what a new think report attacking charity campaigning tells us about the challenges for UK civil society from right wing populism.

  • 4th Sep 2026

    Michael Jarvis: Global philanthropy in a post-USAID world

  • Article featured in: Alliance Magazine

    As the USA celebrates its 250th anniversary, what state is its philanthropy in?

    Rhodri Davies offers an outsider’s perspective on US philanthropy on the eve of the nation’s 250th anniversary.

  • 3rd Jul 2026

    Jen Ford Reedy: What does it mean to be good at philanthropy?

  • 19th Jun 2026

    Isaac Jones: Teaching children and young people to be philanthropic citizens

  • Article featured in: Alliance Magazine

    Realism about the challenges, but optimism about the opportunities

    Rhodri Davies reports on the recent Philea Forum in Copenhagen.

  • 8th May 2026

    Renata Minerbo: taking a holistic approach to philanthropy

  • Article featured in: Devex

    How AI is changing the world of development grantmaking

    Rhodri Davies offers thoughts on AI in development grantmaking for this article in Devex.

  • 23rd Apr 2026

    Dr Xanthe Scharff: Mackenzie Scott gifts, collaborative funding & combatting modern slavery

  • 9th Apr 2026

    ERNOP: Connecting Philanthropy Academia & Practice #13

  • News

    Webinar for launch of ERNOP “Philanthropy in Europe” report

    Rhodri Davies moderates the launch of ERNOP’s major new comparative study of philanthropic giving across Europe.

     

  • 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.