Philanthropy Policymaking in Historical Perspective (Annual Lecture 2024)
These are the slides to accompany a lecture given every year since 2017 by Rhodri Davies for the MSc course in Philanthropy, Grantmaking & Social Investment at Bayes Business School, City University of London.
Good Intent, Or Just Good Content? Assessing MrBeast’s Philanthropy
In this article for the Journal of Philanthropy and Marketing, Rhodri Davies explores the aesthetics, ethics, economics and politics of the philanthropic approach of YouTube megastar MrBeast to assess whether we should view it as a welcome innovation or a cause for concern.
Transformative Philanthropy: A Manual for Social Change
Why Philanthropy Matters is delighted to host a new report from Fozia Irfan, Transformative Philanthropy: A Manual for Social Change.
What is Philanthropy For? (2023 BOOK)
Public Good By Private Means (2016 BOOK)
Better Giving
In this essay for the Law Family Commission on Civil Society, Rhodri Davies explores what it might mean to make philanthropy “better”.
Networking Opportunities: Rediscovering decentralisation in philanthropy?
A paper given at the 2019 ARNOVA conference in San Diego. It explores whether new technological affordances are enabling a renewed focus on the the concept of decentralisation in philanthropy and civil society, and what challenges and opportunities this might bring.