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  • Book Review featured in: Alliance Magazine

    White Philanthropy: Carnegie Corporation’s ‘An American Dilemma’ and the Making of a White World Order

    Rhodri Davies reviews Maribel Morey’s White Philanthropy: Carnegie Corporation’s ‘An American Dilemma’ and the Making of a White World Order for Alliance magazine.

     

  • Podcast featured in: Nonprofit Nation

    Rewriting the Rules of Giving and Philanthropy

    In this episode of the Nonprofit Nation podcast, Rhodri Davies joins host Julia Campbell to discuss what the media is getting wrong in the coverage of charities, how to maintain the spirit of collaboration created during the pandemic, and what’s next for philanthropy and the third sector.

  • Article featured in: Chronicle of Philanthropy

    How fundraising can bring Americans back to giving — If it changes

    In this article by Drew Lindsay for the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Rhodri Davies is quoted asking whether approaches to fundraising and giving have become too transactional, and whether that means nonprofits are failing to meet people’s desire for participation.

  • Article featured in: Charity Digital

    The influencers with a charitable streak

    In this article, Rhodri Davies is named as one of the top charity social media influencers in the UK.

  • Article featured in: Third Sector

    Charities must be ready to embrace new and emerging technologies

    Rhodri Davies is quoted in an article by charity tech expert Zoe Amar, talking about the impact of emerging technology on charities.

  • Essay featured in: NPC 20th Anniversary Essays

    Would AI be good or bad for philanthropy? Will AI replace grant-makers?

    In this essay for NPC to mark their 20th anniversary, Philanthropy Matters Director Rhodri Davies explores the potential impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on philanthropy and grantmaking.

  • Article featured in: Third Sector

    Cryptocurrencies & Blockchain

    In this episode of the Third Sector Podcast, Rhodri Davies talks to hosts Rebecca Cooney and Russell Hargrave about what cryptocurrencies and blockchain mean for charities.

  • Essay featured in: Law Family Commission

    Better Giving

    In this essay for the Law Family Commission on Civil Society, Rhodri Davies explores whether we need not just more giving, but better giving – and what this means in practice.

  • Article featured in: Beacon Collaborative

    Philanthropy Right Now – Agreeing to Disagree

    In this comment piece for the Beacon Collaborative, Rhodri Davies makes a case for the need for more nuance and less polarisation in today’s debates about philanthropy.

  • Podcast featured in: Third Sector

    What does 2022 hold for charities?

    In this episode of Third Sector‘s podcast, Rhodri Davies joins hosts Rebecca Cooney and Emily Burt to talk about what the coming year might hold in store for charities.

  • Article featured in: Alliance Magazine

    What’s Ahead? Predictions for philanthropy in 2022 and beyond

    In this article for Alliance Magazine, Rhodri Davies offers some thoughts on what the coming years might hold for philanthropy and civil society.

  • Event featured in: Giving Tuesday

    Rewriting the Rules of Philanthropy- How We Give Now

    At s recent event hosted by Giving Tuesday, Rhodri Davies moderated a fascinating conversation with Asha Curran (CEO of Giving Tuesday), Lucy Bernholz (Senior Research Scholar at Stanford PACS) and Edgar Villanueva (author of Decolonizing Wealth).

  • 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.