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  • Video featured in: Benefact Group

    FundrAIsing: Improve your fundraising opportunities with AI

    Watch the video of a webinar on AI, charities and fundraising given by Rhodri Davies for Benefact Group and DSC.

  • Newsletter featured in: Why Philanthropy Matters Newsletter

    Why Philanthropy Matters newsletter March 2025 (#29)

  • Newsletter featured in: Why Philanthropy Matters Newsletter

    Why Philanthropy Matters Newsletter February 2025 (#28)

  • Article featured in: Chronicle of Philanthropy

    Foundations Remain Largely Mute as Nonprofits Face Slashed Federal Funding

    Rhodri Davies comments on the implications for philanthropy of severe cuts in US federal grant funding.

  • Newsletter featured in: Why Philanthropy Matters Newsletter

    Why Philanthropy Matters Newsletter January 2025 (#27)

  • 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.

  • Article featured in: Third Sector

    Zoe Amar: The digital trends charity leaders need to know for 2025

    Rhodri gives some thoughts to Zoe Amar for Third Sector about tech trends for charity leaders to watch out for in 2025.

  • Newsletter featured in: Why Philanthropy Matters Newsletter

    Why Philanthropy Matters Newsletter Dec 2024 (#26)

  • Webinar featured in: Xapien

    The Future of Philanthropic Due Diligence

    Rhodri Davies joins Jess Denny from Xapien to discuss how emerging tech and social trends are changing the landscape for due diligence in philanthropy.

  • Podcast featured in: BBC Radio 4

    Free Thinking: Gifts and Gratitude

    Rhodri Davies appears as a guest on BBC Radio 4’s Free Thinking programme to discuss “gifts and gratitude”.

  • Newsletter featured in: Why Philanthropy Matters Newsletter

    Why Philanthropy Matters Newsletter Nov 2024 (#25)

  • Article featured in: Stanford PACS

    Paving the Road of Good Intentions: In Honor of National Philanthropy Day

    A blog from Stanford’s Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society detailing recent guest speakers on their Executive Philanthropy Program, including a session from Rhodri Davies on AI and the future of philanthropy.

  • 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.