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  • 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).

  • Article featured in: Inside Philanthropy

    How smart tech can make philanthropy smarter

    In this article Beth Kanter and Allison Fine, authors of The Smart Nonprofit credit Rhodri Davies for coining the term “philgorithm” to describe the potential application of AI to automating decisions about giving.

  • Article featured in: Civil Society Magazine

    Cryptophilanthropists – friend or foe to charities?

    In this article, Rhodri Davies is quoted on the challenges that cryptophilanthropy can pose for charities.

  • Article featured in: Times Higher Education

    Russia links scrutiny adds to donations pressure on UK campuses

    In this article, Rhodri Davies is quoted talking about the impact of  sanctions on Russian oligarchs on philanthropic donations to universities.

  • Article featured in: New York Times

    Elon Musk’s philanthropy

    Rhodri Davies is quoted in a New York Times article on “Elon Musk’s Latest Innovation: Troll Philanthropy”.

  • Article featured in: Washington Post

    Bitcoin donations trouble some charities

    Rhodri Davies is quoted in this Washington Post article talking about why some charities are wary of accepting cryptocurrency donations.

  • 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.