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Tag: philanthropy reform

  • 12th Mar 2026

    Myths of Philanthropy #3: Individualism and Scarcity, with Zaineb Mohammed & Devi Leiper O’Malley

  • 9th Mar 2026

    Myths of Philanthropy #2: Presumed Expertise, with élysse marcellin & Tesmerelna Atsbeha

  • 5th Mar 2026

    Myths of Philanthropy #1: Legacy, with Lisa Cowan & Dimple Abichandani

  • 5th Mar 2026

    Myths of Philanthropy: Introduction, with Mandy van Deven & Chiara Cattaneo

  • Article

    Three currencies that are more important than money for philanthropy

    What role do trust, power and hope play in philanthropy, and are they at times even more important than money?

  • 18th Apr 2025

    Natasha Friend and Maria Ahmed: Participatory Grantmaking

  • 20th Jun 2024

    Mandy van Deven & Chiara Cattaneo: Building and resourcing narrative power

  • 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.

  • 9th May 2024

    Fozia Irfan: Transformative Philanthropy

  • 11th Apr 2024

    Amy Schiller: Reimagining the role of philanthropy

  • 14th Mar 2024

    Krystian Seibert: Developing philanthropy in Australia

  • Video featured in: Karma & Cents

    In conversation with… Rhodri Davies

    Rhodri Davies discusses his book “What is Philanthropy For?” at an event hosted by Canadian philanthropy advisory firm Karma & Cents.

  • Article

    What’s The Point of Philanthropic Foundations? Part 3: Current Issues

    This is the third and final part of an essay mini-series exploring the nature and role of philanthropic foundations. Here we consider some of the key themes that have emerged throughout the long history of critique and criticisms of foundations, and how these might inform our understanding of current debates.

  • 20th Jul 2023

    Martha Awojobi: Anti-Racism, Philanthropy & Fundraising

  • Newsletter featured in: Why Philanthropy Matters Newsletter

    Why Philanthropy Matters June 2023 Newsletter (#10)

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

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  • 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.

  • 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.