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Category: Elite Philanthropy

  • Article featured in: NZZ am Sonntag Magazin

    Vom Geben und Nehmen

    Rhodri Davies is interviewed about trends in elite philanthropy for Switzerland’s NZZ on Sunday magazine.

  • Article featured in: Associated Press

    Bill Gates pledges his remaining fortune to the Gates Foundation, which will close in 20 years

    Rhodri Davies is quoted in the article commenting on Bill Gates’s announcement of his plans to give away his remaining wealth over the next 20 years.

  • Newsletter featured in: Why Philanthropy Matters Newsletter

    Why Philanthropy Matters Newsletter April 2025 #30

  • Article

    Is Elon Musk right that “empathy is the fundamental weakness of western civilization?”

    28th March 2025

    We explore Elon Musk’s recent claim that “empathy is the fundamental weakness of Western civilisation” – what does it mean, where does it come from, and is there is any truth in it?

  • 20th Feb 2025

    Edouard Morena: Climate philanthropy

  • Article

    Philanthropy at a Time of Chaos

    10th February 2025

    Following a barrage of executive orders and policy announcements from President Donald Trump which posed major challenges for civil society organisations, we take a look at some of the key questions for philanthropy at a time of chaos.

  • 6th Feb 2025

    Ted Lechterman: The philosophy of philanthropy

  • Article featured in: Inside Philanthropy

    Sign of the Times? The Dells Grow Their Foundation by a Cool $5 Billion

    Rhodri Davies is quoted in an article in Inside Philanthropy, commenting on a recent trend of billion-dollar plus gifts by US tech philanthropists.

  • 17th Oct 2024

    Lisa Greer: Philanthropy & Fundraising

  • 5th Sep 2024

    Philanthropic Foundations: history, role and controversy

  • Article featured in: Journal of Philanthropy & Marketing

    Good intent, or just good content? Assessing MrBeast’s philanthropy

    In this article for the Journal of Philanthropy & Marketing, Rhodri Davies explores the phenomenon of MrBeast’s philanthropy and whether we should view it as a welcome innovation or a cause for concern.

  • 11th Apr 2024

    Amy Schiller: Reimagining the role of philanthropy

  • Podcast featured in: Third Sector

    The End of Charity: Episode 2

    In the second episode of Third Sector’s documentary series on the future of charity, Rhodri Davies offers some thoughts on the philanthropy of MrBeast

  • Article

    Philanthropy and the Quest for Eternal Life

    7th March 2024

    What impact might the growing interest in radical life extension technology among the ultra-wealthy have on philanthropy?

  • Article

    What Will 2024 Bring for Philanthropy and Civil Society?

    14th December 2023

    We explore some of the key ideas in the recent “2024 predictions” episode of the Philanthropisms podcast.

    If you want to listen to that in full, you can find part 1 HERE and part 2 HERE.

  • 14th Dec 2023

    2024 Predictions for Philanthropy & Civil Society – Part 1

  • 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.