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  • Newsletter featured in: Why Philanthropy Matters Newsletter

    Why Philanthropy Matters February 2023 Newsletter (#6)

    You can read the sixth edition of our monthly newsletter below (from Feb 2023).

    If you like what you read, subscribe HERE.

  • Video featured in: Impulse Stiften

    Rhodri Davies talking to Impulse Stiften

    A recording of a recent conversation Rhodri Davies had with Felix Dresewski for the Impulse Stiften group of German-speaking foundations.

  • Podcast featured in: Purposely Podcast

    Futurist Inspired by History- Rhodri Davies

    Rhodri guested on an episode of the Purposely podcast, talking to host Mark Longbottom about how he got into philanthropy and why he set up Why Philanthropy Matters.

  • Podcast featured in: The Charity Impact Podcast

    Rhodri Davies on philanthropy & civil society

    Rhodri appears as a guest on Alex Blake’s Charity Impact Podcast, talking about how he got into philanthropy, why it matters, and what some of the big ideas and trends to look out for are.

  • Newsletter featured in: Why Philanthropy Matters Newsletter

    Why Philanthropy Matters January 2023 Newsletter (#5)

    You can read the fifth edition of our monthly newsletter below (from Jan 2023).

    If you like what you read, subscribe HERE.

  • Newsletter featured in: Why Philanthropy Matters Newsletter

    Why Philanthropy Matters December 2022 Newsletter (#4)

    You can read the fourth edition of our monthly newsletter below (from Dec 2022).

    If you like what you read, subscribe HERE.

  • Article featured in: Vox

    Jeff Bezos wants the world to know he’s a philanthropist

    Rhodri Davies is quoted in this article from Vox, which takes a deep dive into what we know about Jeff Bezos’s philanthropy.

  • Video featured in: Neon One

    An Interview with Rhodri Davies On The History of Individual Giving

    In this video, recorded for Neon One’s Generosity XChange 2022 event, Rhodri talks to Tim Sarrantonio about the history of mass-market giving.

  • Article featured in: Town & Country

    Crypto’s Credo: Effective Altruism After Sam Bankman-Fried

    Rhodri Davies comments on the future prospects for EA in the wake of Sam Bankman-Fried’s downfall.

  • Article featured in: CBC News

    Has the FTX collapse killed effective altruism? Its intellectual father doesn’t think so

    Rhodri Davies is quoted in this article, providing some thoughts on the impact of Sam Bankman-Fried’s downfall on the EA movement.

  • Video featured in: Youtube

    The Longtermist Fundraiser

    A tongue-in-cheek sketch imagining what it would be like if a Longtermist Effective Altruist went door-to-door fundraising at Christmas…

  • Video featured in: Youtube

    2022: A Year in Philanthropy

    Why Philanthropy Matters Director, Rhodri Davies, takes part in a panel session at a recent Alliance Magazine event looking at “2022: A Year in 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.