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    Essay Series: The Expanding Landscape of Doing Good

    Is the “landscape of doing good” getting bigger and more diverse than ever before? And what might this mean for traditional philanthropy and nonprofits? We pose the questions that are going to guide a new essay series on this website.

  • 7th Sep 2023

    Lorena Gonzalez & Jes Olvera: philanthropy, justice & child migrants

  • 6th Jul 2023

    ERNOP: Connecting Philanthropy Academia & Practice #2

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    Why Philanthropy Matters Newsletter #10

    You can read the tenth edition of our monthly newsletter below (from June 2023).

    If you like what you read, subscribe HERE.

  • Video featured in: Alliance Magazine Events/WINGS

    Launch of WINGS Philanthropy Transformation Initiative

    Rhodri Davies moderates a panel discussion and Q&A as part of the launch of WINGS new Philanthropy Transformation Initiative.

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    What is Philanthropy For? (Speech to Yorkshire Funders 2023 Conference)

    This is the text of a keynote speech Rhodri Davies gave at the 2023 Yorkshire Funders Conference in Leeds, outlining some of the key questions about the nature and role of philanthropy and why there is a particular need to engage with them right now.

  • Podcast featured in: Transforming Society

    What should we do about tainted donations?

    In the second of this series of short podcasts to mark the launch of his book “What is Philanthropy For?”, Rhodri Davies joins series Editor George Miller to discuss whether some donations are ‘tainted’ , and what ethical dilemmas this poses for charities.

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    GUEST ARTICLE: Solidarity NOT Charity – What it means to be a funder in solidarity with immigrant communities

    In this article Lorena Gonzalez and Jes Olvera from the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights highlight some of the key challenges they have faced in their work trying to give voice to children from minoritsed communities (whose voices have often been little-heard) and explore why this dictates taking a justice-centered approach to philanthropy; which asks funders to think in terms of solidarity, rather than charity.

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    Giving More & More Equitably: Reflections on the Gates Foundation’s Greater Giving Summit 2023

    Rhodri reflects on the key insights and topics of discussion at the recent Greater Giving Summit 2023, hosted by the Gates Foundation in Seattle.

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    Why Philanthropy Matters Newsletter #8

    You can read the eighth edition of our monthly newsletter below (from April 2023).

    If you like what you read, subscribe HERE.

  • 3rd May 2023

    Dr Ewan Kirk – Philanthropy & giving ‘permission to fail’

  • 2nd Mar 2023

    Tris Lumley (NPC) – Open Philanthropy

  • 20th Feb 2023

    Claire Dunning – Philanthropy, State & Society in the US

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    Lost in the Crowd: Philanthropy, Population Debates & The Shadow of Eugenics

    As debate grows over whether we should be more concerned about over-population or declining birth rates, we explore why philanthropy has such a problematic history when it comes to engaging with population issues, and what lessons this holds for modern-day donors and non-profits.

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    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”.

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    You’re the Philanthropist Now!: A roll-your-own adventure

    If you had the resources to be a philanthropist, how would you go about it? We explore some of the key choices and issues.

  • 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.