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  • Video featured in: ARTE

    Machen Superreiche die Welt Besser?

    Rhodri Davies appears as a guest contributor in this video essay for ARTE which asks “Do the Super-Rich Make the World Better?

  • 22nd May 2025

    The Gates Foundation and timescales for philanthropy

  • Article

    Is Elon Musk right that “empathy is the fundamental weakness of western civilization?”

    We explore Elon Musk’s recent claim that “empathy is the fundamental weakness of Western civilisation” – what does it mean, where does it come from, and is there is any truth in it?

  • 20th Mar 2025

    Marina Jones: The history of fundraising

  • 31st Oct 2024

    Why do we have tax breaks on donations?

  • Podcast featured in: Philanthropy Masterminds

    Philanthropy Masterminds

    Rhodri joins host Jay Frost for an edition of the DonorSearch Philanthropy Masterminds podcast.

     

  • Podcast featured in: Philanthropy Masterminds

    The Future of Philanthropy with Rhodri Davies

    Rhodri talks to Philanthropy Masterminds host Jay Frost about the past, present and future of philanthropy.

  • 5th Sep 2024

    Philanthropic Foundations: history, role and controversy

  • Article

    A Good Game: Sport, Philanthropy & Activism

    What is the relationship between philanthropy and sport? Are athletes and sports teams primarily recipients of philanthropy, are they potential donors, or are they powerful activists?

  • Podcast featured in: New Books in Law

    New Books in Law podcast

    Rhodri Davies joins New Books in Law podcast host Nick Pozek to discuss his 2023 book “What is Philanthropy For?”

     

  • Article

    Why Isn’t All Philanthropy Trust-Based Philanthropy?

    We explore why “trust-based philanthropy” has gained ground as an idea, what it is framed as an alternative to, and why there is still a gap between rhetoric and practice.

  • 25th Apr 2024

    Anelise Hanson Shrout: The Great Irish Famine and the origins of transnational philanthropy

  • Article featured in: Charity Hall of Fame

    Are Funders Changemakers Too?

    Rhodri Davies offers some thoughts in a guest blog for the new Charity Hall of Fame on whether we should view funders as changemakers, in addition to those they fund.

  • Podcast featured in: Third Sector

    The End of Charity: Episode 1

    Rhodri Davies appears as a guest expert in this new 6-part documentary podcast series from Third Sector.

    Read the transcript HERE.

  • Video featured in: Bayes Business School

    Transformative Philanthropy

    Watch a recording of the launch event for Fozia Irfan’s “Transformative Philanthropy” report, including thoughts from WPM Director Rhodri Davies on the history of social justice philanthropy in the UK.

  • Article

    The History of Social Justice Philanthropy in the UK

    To mark the publication of Fozia Irfan’s report Transformative Philanthropy: A Manual for Social Change, we take a look at the history of philanthropy aimed at social justice in the UK.

  • 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.