Philanthropisms
73 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingPhilanthropisms is the podcast that puts philanthropy in context. Through conversations with expert guests and deep dives into topics, host Rhodri Davies explores giving throughout history, the key trends shaping generosity around the world today and what the future might hold for philanthropy. Contact: [email protected].
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Amy Schiller: Reimagining the role of philanthropy
April 11, 2024 06:00 - 57 minutes - 33.2 MBIn this episode we hear from author Amy Schiller about her fascinating and thought provoking new book The Price of Humanity: How philanthropy went wrong and how to fix it. Including: Has our understanding of philanthropy has become too centred on the idea that it is solely about funding things that make human life possible, rather than those that make it worthwhile? Is there a danger that philanthropy which becomes too focussed on seeing human life in terms of basic existence ends up “oth...
ERNOP: Connecting Philanthropy Academia & Practice #5
March 28, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 36 MBIn the fifth edition of our partnership with the European Research Network on Philanthropy (ERNOP), we hear from more academics whose work is featured in the latest batch of short, practitioner-focused ERNOP Research Notes. In this episode we hear from: Arthur Gautier from ESSEC Business School, about his work exploring how wealthy people's life experiences shape their views on the relationship between impact investing and philanthropy Isabel de Bruin from Erasmus University, about her re...
Krystian Seibert: Developing philanthropy in Australia
March 14, 2024 06:00 - 59 minutes - 33.9 MBIn this episode we talk to Australian philanthropy expert Krystian Seibert about his work with the Productivity Commission's Public Inquiry on philanthropy, including their recent draft report "Future Foundations for Giving" which sets out findings and recommendations on developing philanthropy in Australia. Including: How did the Productivity Commission report on philanthropy come about, and what is the aim behind it? What is the history and current context for civil society in Australia?...
UnCharitable Special (feat. Stephen Gyllenhaal)
February 29, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 50.4 MBOn this episode we take an in-depth look at the 2023 documentary film "UnCharitable", based on the book and TED talk by Dan Pallotta, which argues that the current funding model for the nonprofit sector is broken. Including -An interview with the Director of the film, Stephen Gyllenhaal, in which he talks about how the film came about, what he learned through making it, and what the plans are next for taking the film's aims forward. -A critical assessment of the film -Some short perspectives...
David Clarke: Wealth Shared
February 15, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 35.5 MBIn this episode we discuss the 'Wealth Shared' project that took place in 2023 in Liverpool, UK - in which 12 randomly-selected citizens of the L8 postcode were given the chance to decide how £100K was given away. We talk to project founder David Clarke, who provided the money and designed the approach, and also hear briefly from Anne-Marie Gilleece, one of the 12 participants who got to make the decision. Including: What was the thinking behind the project? What primarily drove the desig...
Mary Rose Gunn: Supporting Small Charities to Thrive
February 01, 2024 08:00 - 52 minutes - 29.9 MBIn this episode we speak to Mary Rose Gunn, Founder and CEO of The Fore, about why small charitable organisations are so valuable and how to support them to thrive. Including: How did The Fore come about, and what does the organisation exist to do? Is there too much competition and not enough collaboration in the charity sector? Why is this? How can we design more collaborative approaches? What kinds of resources and infrastructure will this require? How can philanthropic funders collabo...
ERNOP: Connecting Philanthropy Academia & Practice #4
January 18, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 35.8 MBIn the fourth edition of our partnership with the European Research Network on Philanthropy (ERNOP), we hear from more academics whose work is featured in the latest batch of short, practitioner-focused ERNOP Research Notes. In this episode we hear from: Pamala Wiepking (Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, IUPUI & Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) and Arjen De Wit ( Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam ), about developing a conceptual model to understand the benefits of core funding for nonprofit ...
J. Bob Alotta: AI, Philanthropy & Civil Society
January 04, 2024 07:00 - 46 minutes - 26.6 MBIn this episode we talk to J. Bob Alotta - SVP, Global Progammes at Mozilla - about what is happening at the intersection of artificial intelligence, philanthropy and civil society. Including: What role can open source approaches play in ensuring that AI is developed in a way that benefits society? What is Mozilla funding in this area, and how much other philanthropic funding is currently focussed on these kinds of initiatives? How optimistic should we be about the potential for developing...
2024 Predictions for Philanthropy & Civil Society - Part 2
December 14, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 36.5 MBAs is now tradition, in our final episode of the year we take a look at some of the key themes and trends in philanthropy and civil society right now and offer some thoughts on what the coming year might bring. In this second of two parts, we focus on the opportunities and challenges that technology will bring. Including: Will Twitter (oh, alright, "X") finally give up and die? Will we settle on a replacement? And should we even do that, or should we rethink the whole idea of social media? ...
2024 Predictions for Philanthropy & Civil Society - Part 1
December 14, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 40.4 MBAs is now tradition, in our final episode of the year we take a look at some of the key themes and trends in philanthropy and civil society right now and offer some thoughts on what 2024 might bring. In this first of two parts, we explore developments in the wider political and economic landscape, as well as taking a deep dive into what to expect in philanthropy, everyday giving, grantmaking and the nonprofit sector. Including: Given the number of major elections worldwide, and the ongoing...
Farahnaz Karim: Catalytic philanthropy, impact investing & the UN SDGs
November 30, 2023 07:00 - 55 minutes - 31.6 MBIn this episode we talk to Dr Farahnaz Karim, Founder & CEO of Insaan Group, about catalytic philanthropy, impact investing and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Including: What does Insaan Group do, and how did the organisation come about? What does the current impact investing market landscape look like? Where is the money coming from, and where is it going? How do we ensure that the focus on social, as well as financial, returns is maintained in impact investing? Is it appropriate...
Elizabeth Barajas-Román: Feminist funding and gender equity
November 16, 2023 08:00 - 46 minutes - 26.5 MBIn this episode we speak to Elizabeth Barajas-Román, President & CEO of the Women's Funding Network, about taking a feminist approach to funding and what more philanthropy should be doing to drive gender equity. Including: What does it mean to be a feminist funder? Is feminist funding just for those who are interested in gender and women's issues, or can the principles be applied by funders in other areas? What are the similarities and the differences in terms of the context for gender eq...
Sara Lomelin: Community, Identity & Collective Philanthropy
November 02, 2023 08:00 - 48 minutes - 27.5 MBIn this episode we speak to Sara Lomelin, founding CEO of Philanthropy Together, about the rise of giving circles and the intersection between philanthropy, community and identity. Including: How did Philanthropy Together come about, and what is the organisation's mission? Who gets involved in giving circles? Are they different from"typical donors"? Do collective giving models appeal more to younger donors? What different approaches to giving circles take to decision-making? Are there m...
Joshua Amponsem: Funding youth climate justice work
October 18, 2023 09:00 - 57 minutes - 32.8 MBIn this episode we talk to Joshua Amponsem, co-founder and Strategy Director of the Youth Climate Justice Fund, a newly-formed organisation that aims to support youth-led climate movements with trust-based funding, resources and youth-to-youth development. We discuss: How did YCJF come about? What is the organisation's mission and what does it aim to do? Why is so little philanthropy currently aimed at climate issues? Why is only a tiny fraction of that funding aimed at youth-led climate...
ERNOP: Connecting Philanthropy Academia & Practice #3
October 05, 2023 08:00 - 51 minutes - 29.6 MBThis is the third edition of our partnership with the European Research Network on Philanthropy (ERNOP), in which we talk to academics whose work is featured in the latest batch of short, practitioner-focused ERNOP Research Notes. In this episode we hear from: Marlou Ramaekers from Vrije Universitat in Amsterdam, on how behaviour modelling and encouragement from parents and partners influence our informal volunteering Nina Sooter from the University of Geneva, on using virtual reality for...
Aaron Horvath: Civil Society & the Limits of Measurement
September 21, 2023 07:00 - 58 minutes - 33.7 MBIn this episode we talk to Aaron Horvath, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Stanford University's Center on Philanthropy & Civil Society, about his research on how nonprofits responded in an unexpected way to new regulatory reporting demands- going well above and beyond what was expected of them. Including: What is the notion of "supererogation" and how is it applied in this research to analyse the response of nonprofits to new accountability demands? Why did nonprofits choose to report mo...
Lorena Gonzalez & Jes Olvera: Philanthropy, justice and child migrants
September 07, 2023 07:00 - 48 minutes - 27.6 MBIn this episode, we talk to Lorena Gonzalez and Jes Olvera from the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights about their work supporting unaccompanied child migrants in the US, and what it means to put justice at the heart of their approach to philanthropy. Including: What is the current landscape of philanthropic funding for immigrant rights like in the US? The issue of immigration is highly politicised (especially in the US), so when working as a funder in this field do you try to de...
Martha Awojobi: Anti-Racism, Philanthropy & Fundraising
July 20, 2023 07:00 - 56 minutes - 32.3 MBIn this episode we talk to Martha Awojobi, Founder/CEO of JMB Consulting about the upcoming BAMEOnline conference and about what it means to bring the principles of anti-racism to bear on philanthropy, charity & fundraising. Including: How did the BAMEOnline conference come about, who is it for, and why is it needed? Does philanthropy and the charity sector have a diversity problem? What does it mean for organisations in the charity and philanthropy world, and those working in them, to b...
ERNOP: Connecting Philanthropy Academia & Practice #2
July 06, 2023 07:00 - 50 minutes - 29.1 MBIn this episode we hear from three academics whose work is featured in the latest batch of short, practitioner-focused Research Notes from the European Research Network on Philanthropy (ERNOP). We have: Claire van Teunenbroek from the University of Twente in the Netherlands, talking about her work on crowdfunding and philanthropy Tobias Jung from the University of St Andrews in Scotland, talking about his paper on how the concept of spectrality can be applied to further our understanding o...
Philanthropy, Civil Society and AI
June 22, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 40.5 MBIn this episode we take a deep dive into the opportunities and challenges that artificial intelligence might bring for philanthropy and civil society. Including: Why is everyone talking about AI all of a sudden? What do we actually mean by "AI"? How much of the talk about "AI For Good" is substantive, and how much is hype? What are some of the best examples of nonprofits/funders currently making use of AI? What impact will the emergence of new AI capabilites around process automation, i...
Patricia Illingworth: Philanthropy & Human Rights
June 08, 2023 07:00 - 49 minutes - 28.1 MBOn this episode, we talk to philosopher and lawyer Patricia Illingworth about her recent book Giving Now: Accelerating Human Rights for All, and about how we can apply the framework of human rights to some of the big questions about the nature and role of philanthropy. Including: What does it mean to use human rights as a framework for understanding donor responsibilities? Is philanthropy a choice or a duty? Do human rights responsibilities apply to all philanthropy, or just a certain por...
Pluralism in Philanthropy
May 25, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 42.4 MBIn this episode we take a deep dive into an issue that has been generating a lot of debate recently: is pluralism in philanthropy a good thing, or not? Including: What has caused the latest furore, and what has the reaction been? Is philanthropic freedom genuinely under threat, and if so why? Or is this just a straw man? Should donors and foundations be free to "engage in the unfettered pursuit of their own mission, interests and prerogatives", or are there arguments for constraining this...
Philanthropy & Music
May 11, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 38.9 MBIn this episode we take a look at the long history of the relationship between philanthropy and music. Including: Philanthropy supporting music Patronage & philanthropy Who gets to decide which music count as "art"? How did Victorian paternalism tie in with the promotion of music? How and when did the state come to accept responsibility for funding music? Musicians as Philanthropists How does the fact that many musicians come from relatively modest or poor backgrounds inform their giv...
Dr Ewan Kirk - philanthropy & giving 'permission to fail'
April 27, 2023 08:00 - 49 minutes - 28.4 MBIn this episode we talk to philanthropist Dr Ewan Kirk, founder of the Turner Kirk Trust, about why he believes it is so important that philanthropists are willing to take risks and give the organisations they support 'permission to fail'. Including: Why is it so important to give charities permission to fail? What factors make something a “good” failure rather than a “bad” one? What is the nature of the risk in philanthropy? Is philanthropy as a whole too risk averse? Can we do any...
Michael Thatcher: Rating charities
April 13, 2023 06:00 - 45 minutes - 26.3 MBIn this episode we talk to Michael Thatcher, CEO of US nonprofit rating service Charity Navigator, about why and how the organisation tries to help people to choose charities more effectively. Including: What is Charity Navigator? What is its mission and what services does it offer to try to achieve that goal? What criteria does the Charity Navigator rating system encompass? What are the biggest challenges when it comes to gathering and providing data on nonprofit organisations? What ar...
Connecting Philanthropy Academia & Practice #1 (in partnership with ERNOP)
March 30, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 38.2 MBThis episode is the first of what will hopefully be a regular series, in partnership with the European Research Network on Philanthropy (ERNOP), in which we discuss their quarterly Research Notes. This is a new project that will produce short, accessible summaries of recent academic research relating to philanthropy, with the aim of bringing research to a wider audience of practitioners, policymakers and others. In this initial episode, Rhod talks briefly to Barry Hoolwerf, Executive Direct...
ERNOP: Connecting Philanthropy Academia & Practice #1
March 30, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 38.2 MBThis episode is the first of what will hopefully be a regular series, in partnership with the European Research Network on Philanthropy (ERNOP), in which we discuss their quarterly Research Notes. This is a new project that will produce short, accessible summaries of recent academic research relating to philanthropy, with the aim of bringing research to a wider audience of practitioners, policymakers and others. In this initial episode, Rhod talks briefly to Barry Hoolwerf, Executive Direct...
Emma Beeston & Beth Breeze - Advising Philanthropists
March 16, 2023 09:00 - 40 minutes - 23.3 MBIn this episode Rhod talks to philanthropy adviser Emma Beeston and academic Dr Beth Breeze about their new book Advising Philanthropists. Including: What are some of the key elements of philanthropy advice? How much is philanthropy advice about objective, technical things (e.g. tax, structures etc) and how much is it about subjective things (about finding purpose, understanding values etc)? At what stage in their ‘philanthropic journey’ are donors most likely to seek advice? Where do do...
Tris Lumley (NPC): Open Philanthropy
March 02, 2023 09:00 - 59 minutes - 33.8 MBOn this episode, as part of our occasional mini-series in partnership with NPC, we talk to Tris Lumley about open philanthropy: what it is, why it is important, and how we make it happen. Including: What is NPC’s Open Philanthropy project? How did it come about? How has NPC been putting some of its thinking about open philanthropy into practice? What is the difference between “outward openness” and “inward openness” in philanthropy? Do foundations (and donors) need to be more transparent...
Tris Lumley (NPC) - Open Philanthropy
March 02, 2023 09:00 - 59 minutes - 33.8 MBOn this episode, as part of our occasional mini-series in partnership with NPC, we talk to Tris Lumley about open philanthropy: what it is, why it is important, and how we make it happen. Including: What is NPC’s Open Philanthropy project? How did it come about? How has NPC been putting some of its thinking about open philanthropy into practice? What is the difference between “outward openness” and “inward openness” in philanthropy? Do foundations (and donors) need to be more transparent...
Claire Dunning - Philanthropy, State & Society in the US
February 16, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 37.2 MBIn this episode we talk to historian and political scientist Claire Dunning about her book Nonprofit Neighborhoods: An urban history of inequality and the American state, and her work on the history of radical philanthropy in Boston. Including: -What are the “nonprofit neighborhoods” described in the book? -Can participation in nonprofits become an alternative to involvement in the mainstream structures of civic participation, rather than a route into them? Does this undermine the Tocquevil...
Claire Dunning: Philanthropy, State & Society in the US
February 16, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 37.2 MBIn this episode we talk to historian and political scientist Claire Dunning about her book Nonprofit Neighborhoods: An urban history of inequality and the American state, and her work on the history of radical philanthropy in Boston. Including: -What are the “nonprofit neighborhoods” described in the book? -Can participation in nonprofits become an alternative to involvement in the mainstream structures of civic participation, rather than a route into them? Does this undermine the Tocquevil...
Jake Ferguson & Vanessa Thomas, Baobab Foundation: Creating a new kind of philanthropic funder
February 02, 2023 08:00 - 59 minutes - 34 MBIn 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. Including: How did the Baobab Foundation come about? What has been the progress so far? Has the momentum behind addressing issues of racial justice that we saw in the nonprofit world following the murder of George Floyd in 2020 been maintained...
Profit and Purpose? Philanthropy's relationship with business
January 19, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 43.9 MBIn this episode we take a deep dive into the relationship between philanthropy and business. Commercial ventures have always played a key role in generating wealth for people to give away through philanthropy, but is there more to it than that? And what are the promises and pitfalls of trying to combine profit with purpose? Including: Does philanthropy need to be "more business-like"? What does this actually mean, and why has the idea continued to be so influential? What can the history o...
2023 Predictions for Philanthropy & Civil Society
December 15, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 48.5 MBIn our last episode of the year, we take a look at some of the key issues and trends affecting philanthropy and civil society right now and offer some thoughts on what to watch out for in 2023. Including: The impact of the ongoing cost-of-living crisis and possible recession on philanthropy, everyday giving and the work of charities. Polarisation and political division making it harder for philanthropy to engage constructively with criticism and the need for change. More mainstream medi...
Too Much Philanthropy News! (The downfall of Sam Bankman-Fried, plus Bezos's big pledge & Scott's latest gifts).
December 01, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 39.4 MBIn this episode we take a look at a few of the biggest stories from what has been a notable newsworthy couple of weeks for philanthropy - focusing on the fallout from the spectacular implosion of crypto billionaire and high profile Effective Altruist Sam Bank-Fried. We also take a look at a big philanthropy pledge from Jeff Bezos and the latest on Mackenzie Scott's radical no-strings-attached big giving. Including: SBF: What the hell has happened in the SBF story? What impact might this h...
Sara Slaughter & Derek Mitchell: Proximity and Radical Humility in Grantmaking
November 16, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 35.7 MBIn 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. Including: How and why has Stone Foundation changed the way it does grantee convenings? What do they get out of it as a funder, and what do grantees get out of it? How difficult is i...
Sara Slaughter & Derek Mitchell: Proximity and Radical Humility in Grantmaking
November 16, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 35.7 MBIn 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. Including: How and why has Stone Foundation changed the way it does grantee convenings? What do they get out of it as a funder, and what do grantees get out of it? How difficult is i...
Philanthropy, Gratitude & Recognition
November 03, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 41.1 MBIn this episode we explore whether it is always necessary to say thank you for a philanthropic gift, whether it might sometimes be problematic, and the implications of how we choose to recognise donations. Including: If we view philanthropy as a duty of justice, rather than a charitable choice, does that mean we have a right to expect it and therefore don't need to be grateful? Does this apply to all philanthropy, or only to certain cause areas (e.g. inequality and poverty?) Is it just a...
Martha Lackritz-Peltier: Technology, International Development & Cross-Border Giving
October 20, 2022 08:00 - 55 minutes - 31.6 MBIn 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. Including: What is the UN’s Grand Bargain? Why is this important? Why has it not been delivered on so far? Where does the reluctance of INGOs to cede control to local CSOs come from? Lack of trust/fear of fraud & mismanagement? Unwillingness to reli...
The Cost of Living Crisis: with Angela Kail (NPC)
October 06, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 35.2 MBIn this episode Rhodri is joined by Angela Kail (Director of Consulting at New Philanthropy Capital (NPC)) to take a look at the growing cost of living crisis in the UK (and beyond), and what means for philanthropy, grantmaking and the work of civil society organisations. Including: Impact on charity finances What will the impact of inflation be when it comes increasing costs (e.g. staff costs, energy, food, building materials, leisure equipment etc)? What impact will inflation have on de...
Emma Saunders-Hastings: Philanthropy, Inequality & Democracy
September 22, 2022 06:00 - 55 minutes - 32 MBIn this episode we talk to political philosopher Emma Saunders-Hastings about her new book Private Virtues, Public Vices: Philanthropy and Democratic Equality and some of the big questions that philanthropy raises for philosophers and political theorists. Including: What is the distinction between distributive and relational concepts of equality? Many modern critiques of philanthropy focus on the former, but there is a rich history of exploring the latter (by people like John Stuart Mill,...
Derek Bardowell - Philanthropy, Justice & Giving Back
September 08, 2022 07:00 - 53 minutes - 30.9 MBIn this episode we talk to Derek Bardowell, CEO of Ten Years Time Ltd and author of new book Giving Back: How to do good better, We discuss 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. Including: Why is the distinction between charity and justice so important, and what does it mean in practice? Is growing scrutiny of where philanthropic wealth has come from a good thing? What should phil...
Charles Keidan - Philanthropy Journalism & Key Issues in Civil Society
July 07, 2022 08:00 - 59 minutes - 34.4 MBIn this episode we talk to Charles Keidan, editor of Alliance magazine, about why we need philanthropy journalism and what some of the key issues are in civil society right now. Including: Why is it important to have journalists focussing on philanthropy? Is coverage of philanthropy too focussed on the Global North (especially the US)? Is it possible to rebalance this? Is it possible to bring philanthropy journalism to a mainstream audience on a regular basis? If so, how does this need to...
Tainted Donations: Can you do good with bad money?
June 23, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 46.3 MBIn this episode we explore the long history of concerns that some money may be "tainted", and ask what this means for philanthropy now and in the future. Including: The history of tainted donations, featuring: St Augustine of Hippo, The Venerable Bede, St Thomas Aquinas, The Paris Guild of Prostitutes, Frederick Douglass, George Cadbury, George Bernard Shaw, The Salvation Army, J. D. Rockefeller, Mark Twain and G.K. Chesterton. Is a donation only tainted if the method of wealth creation is...
David P. King: Faith & Philanthropy
June 07, 2022 14:00 - 45 minutes - 26.3 MBIn this episode we discuss the links between religion, faith and giving with David P. King, Karen Lake Buttrey Director of the Lake Institute on Faith & Giving and Associate Professor of Philanthropic Studies at the Lilly Family School on Philanthropy at Indiana University- Purdue University, Indiana. Including: How important a part does faith play in motivating and shaping approaches to giving in the modern world? What role has it played historically? When it comes to faith as a factor i...
Cryptophilanthropy: boom or bust?
May 19, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 40.9 MBIn this episode we take a look at the opportunities and challenges that cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology bring for giving and ask: is cryptophilanthropy a boom market, or a busted flush? Including: Is the resurgence of interest in cryptophilanthropy in the last 18 months partly to do with the enforced digitisation many of us went through during the pandemic? At the same time, what do recent decisions by organisations like the Wikimedia Foundation and WWF to dial down or abandon ...
Tyrone McKinley Freeman: Madam C. J. Walker & the History of Black Philanthropy
May 05, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 33.9 MBIn this episode we talk to Tyrone McKinley Freeman, Associate Professor of Philanthropic Studies at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, IUPUI about his book "Madam C. J. Walker's Gospel of Giving: Black Women's Philanthropy During Jim Crow" and about the history and current context of Black philanthropy. Including: Madam C. J. Walker: Who was Madam C. J. Walker, and why is she such an important figure in the history of philanthropy? Was what she represented- as a role model of an ind...
Tyrone McKinley Freeman - Madam C. J. Walker & the History of Black Philanthropy
May 05, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 33.9 MBIn this episode we talk to Tyrone McKinley Freeman, Associate Professor of Philanthropic Studies at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, IUPUI about his book "Madam C. J. Walker's Gospel of Giving: Black Women's Philanthropy During Jim Crow" and about the history and current context of Black philanthropy. Including: Madam C. J. Walker: Who was Madam C. J. Walker, and why is she such an important figure in the history of philanthropy? Was what she represented- as a role model of an ind...
Philanthropy and Disaster Response
April 21, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 38 MBIn this episode, in light of recent high-profile disasters in places like Ukraine, Afghanistan and Tigray, we take a look at the long-standing relationship between philanthropy and disaster response. Including: History: The history of disaster response philanthropy: from 16th Century "charitable briefs" in response to fires and floods to the emergence of the Disasters Emergency Committee and the rise of celebrity-led disaster appeals What has been the relationship between one-off disaster...