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  • 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”.

  • Article featured in: Why Philanthropy Matters Newsletter

    Why Philanthropy Matters November 2022 Newsletter (#3)

    You can read the third edition of our monthly newsletter below (from Nov 2022).

    If you like what you read, subscribe HERE.

  • Article featured in: Chronicle of Philanthropy

    FTX Scandal Gives Cryptophilanthropy a Black Eye, but Nonprofits Raising Digital Cash Stay the Course

    Rhodri Davies is quoted in this article, commenting on the potential impact of Sam Bankman-Fried’s downfall on the wider field of cryptophilanthropy.

  • Article featured in: Alliance Magazine

    Effectively over: What Does Sam Bankman-Fried’s downfall mean for philanthropy and Effective Altruism?

    Rhodri Davies takes a look at the spectacular downfall of crypto billionare Sam Bankman-Fried and the implications for philanthropy and civil society.

  • Article featured in: Beacon Collaborative

    The Philanthropy Ecosystem: The thinkers

    In this article Emma Beeston talks to Rhodri Davies about his work with Why Philanthropy Matters and why thinking more deeply about philanthropy is worthwhile and important.

  • News

    Why Philanthropy Matters October 2022 Newsletter (#2)

    You can read the second edition of our monthly newsletter below (from Oct 2022).

    If you like what you read, subscribe HERE.

  • 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.