Voluntary Woke? Philanthropy, Civil Society & The Culture Wars
20th July 2021
How is philanthropy being affected by culture war narratives? And is it partly to blame for the whole problem?
MacKenzie Scott & the History of Challenging Philanthropy’s Status Quo
15th July 2022
How does MacKenzie Scott’s approach to philanthropy fit within the wider history of big money giving?
Language Barriers
10th July 2022
Is the way that we talk about philanthropy and civil society holding us back?
Scottish Tech Army Tech for Good Summit 2023 Keynote
Video of Rhodri Davies giving akeynote address on “the impact of technology on the charity sector” to the Scottish Tech Army’s 2023 Tech For Good Summit.
Morning Keynote from Scottish Tech Army on Vimeo.
Jake Ferguson & Vanessa Thomas, Baobab Foundation: Creating a new kind of philanthropic funder
In this episode Rhod talks to Jake Ferguson and Vanessa Thomas, two of the Committee members of the Baobab Foundation – a new member-led endowed grantmaker that is seeking to address issues of systemic racism and intersectional injustice in the UK.
Sara Slaughter & Derek Mitchell: Proximity and Radical Humility in Grantmaking
In this episode, Rhodri talks to Sara Slaughter, Executive Director of the W. Clement and Jessie V. Stone Foundation, and Derek Mitchell, CEO of Partners in Schools Innovation about their relationship as funder and grantee, and how they have worked together to move towards to a new focus on equity and justice.
Artificial intelligence is coming for philanthropy
In this article, Rhodri Davies explores the potential impact of ChatGPT and generative AI on philanthropy.
Martha Lackritz-Peltier – Technology, International Development & Cross-Border Giving
In this episode, Rhod talks to Martha Lackritz-Peltier, General Counsel of nonprofit technology specialist TechSoup, about using tech to overcome some of the barriers to cross-border giving and the localization of international development.
Derek Bardowell – Philanthropy, Justice & Giving Back
In this episode of the Philanthropisms podcast we talk to Derek Bardowell, author of new book Giving Back: How to Do Good, Better, about why our understanding of philanthropy needs to shift from a mindset of charity to one of justice, and what this means for donors and grantmakers.
Why Philanthropy Matters December 2022 Newsletter (#4)
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