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  • Article featured in: Alliance Magazine

    A visitor’s perspective on philanthropy in Brazil

    Rhodri writes for Alliance about his recent trip to Sao Paulo.

  • Article featured in: Third Sector

    Online resource shares stories of philanthropy to encourage more giving

    Third Sector reports on the launch of the Giving Record.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Article featured in: Alliance Magazine

    Realism about the challenges, but optimism about the opportunities

    Rhodri Davies reports on the recent Philea Forum in Copenhagen.

  • Video featured in: ARTE

    Machen Superreiche die Welt Besser?

    Rhodri Davies appears as a guest contributor in this video essay for ARTE which asks “Do the Super-Rich Make the World Better?

  • 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.

  • 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.