Philanthropisms

58:09

Glen Galaich: Big philanthropy and the Mindset of...

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2026/10/02

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we talk to Glen Galaich, CEO of Stupski Foundation about his new book Control: Why big giving falls short, why the 'mindset of control' is pervasive in elite philanthropy, and why that is a problem. Including: What is the mindset of control, and why is it so prevalent?What are the main problems this mindset gives rise to? Are there donors who have successfully rejected this mindset? If so, how, and what does that look like? Are we guilty as a society...

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58:17

Monica Stryker: Philanthropy and the war in Ukraine

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2026/09/18

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we talk to Monica Stryker, the network coordinator of Foundations for Ukraine, about the role philanthropy has played during the ongoing war in Ukraine. Foundations for Ukraine is a global network of philanthropic organisations working in and with Ukraine, bringing together philanthropies from Australia, Ukraine, Europe and North America. The Network coordinates, convenes, supports learning and amplifies Ukraine on the global philanthropic agenda. It also supp...

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54:44

Michael Jarvis: Global philanthropy in a post-USAID...

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2026/09/04

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we hear from Michael Jarvis, Executive Director of the Trust, Accountability and Inclusion Collaborative, about the challenges and opportunities for global philanthropy in a post-USAID world. Including: How are funders responding to the withdrawal of USAID funding?Is there any sense in which this crisis also present an opportunity to make fundamental changes to our models of aid and development that many have been arguing for over many years?Why have we seen s...

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56:18

ERNOP: Connecting Philanthropy Academia & Practice #14

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2026/07/17

Send us Fan Mail On the fourteenth edition of our podcast partnership with the European Research Network on Philanthropy (ERNOP), we talk to more academics whose work is featured in the latest batch of short, practitioner-focused ERNOP Research Notes. In this episode we hear from: Marlene Walk (University of Freiburg), about her research on how we should understand the role of nonprofit consultants.Tine de Bock & Tine Faseur (KU Leuven), about research on the potential downsi...

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59:49

Jen Ford Reedy: What does it mean to be good at...

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2026/07/03

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we talk to Jen Ford Reedy, President of the Bush Foundation, about her new book "Please Be Good At Philanthropy" and why it is important for grantmakers to turn good intentions into clear strategy. Including: Who is the title of the book aimed at? I.e. Who needs to be “good at philanthropy”?What does it mean to be good at philanthropy?Are our current narratives about what counts as success and failure in philanthropy creating barriers?Why is it so important no...

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58:28

Isaac Jones: Teaching children and young people to be...

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2026/06/19

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we hear from Isaac Jones, Director of the UK charity First Give, about their work in schools helping children and young people to become 'philanthropic citizens'. Including: What does First Give do, and how did the organisation come about?What does the program look like for a participant?Is the primary aim to get schoolkids to be more philanthropic, to teach them skills of civic participation/engagement, or to teach personal skills (e.g. presentation, confiden...

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54:41

Emily Teitsworth: Trust, Risk & Supporting...

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2026/06/05

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we talk to Emily Teitsworth, Executive Director of the Honnold Foundation (the nonprofit set up by world-famous climber Alex Honnold), about trust, risk and the foundation's work supporting community-led climate work and low-cost solar projects. Including: How did the Honnold Foundation come about, and what is the organisation’s core focus ?How and why was low cost solar energy chosen as an intervention? What makes this so effective?What is the foundation’s op...

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56:49

Renata Minerbo: taking a holistic approach to...

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2026/05/08

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we hear from Renata Minerbo, co-founder and Head of Philanthropy at Be The Earth Foundation, a family foundation focussed on the environment and social justice. Including: How did Be The Earth come about?How does Be The Earth implement a trust-based approach to grantmaking?How do you ensure that a trust-based approach doesn’t risk becoming exclusionary? (i.e. that you aren’t limiting your scope to organisations and individuals you already know and trust, but c...

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54:16

Dr Xanthe Scharff: Mackenzie Scott gifts,...

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2026/04/23

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we are joined by Dr Xanthe Scharff, Managing Director for External Affairs and Editor-at-Large at the Freedom Fund, to discuss their work combatting modern slavery and what it is like to receive not one but two major gifts from Mackenzie Scott. Including: What is Freedom Fund’s mission, and how does it go about delivering on this?What is the scale of modern slavery as an issue? How much philanthropic funding does modern slavery currently attract? How...

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53:45

ERNOP: Connecting Philanthropy Academia & Practice #13

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2026/04/09

Send us Fan Mail In the thirteenth edition of our podcast partnership with the European Research Network on Philanthropy (ERNOP), we talk to more academics whose work is featured in the latest batch of short, practitioner-focused ERNOP Research Notes. In this episode we hear from: Lauren Dula (Binghamton University, State University of New York) & Laurie Paarlberg (Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University), about their research into the literature on how power m...

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44:25

Craig Newmark on philanthropy

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2026/03/26

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we are joined by Craig Newmark - founder of Craigslist, philanthropist and recent Giving Pledge signatory - to discuss his thoughts on the importance of philanthropy and how he approaches it. Including: What was it that particularly made him decide to sign the Giving Pledge last year, given that he has been doing philanthropy at a significant level for a long time now?Part of Craig's stated aim in signing the Giving Pledge is to “inspire really rich people to ...

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49:51

Myths of Philanthropy #3: Individualism and Scarcity,...

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2026/03/12

Send a text In the third and final episode of our "Myths of Philanthropy" series, Rhodri and Chiara are joined by Zaineb Mohammed (Kataly Fund) and Devi Leiper O'Malley (Closer Than You Think) to discuss individualism and scarcity. Including: What does it mean to have a scarcity mindset, and why is it so common in the nonprofit sector?What does a scarcity mindset lead to?How can funders and nonprofits overcome the scarcity mindset themselves, and how can they help the nonprofits they fund to ...

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60:27

Myths of Philanthropy #2: Presumed Expertise, with...

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2026/03/09

Send a text For the second episode in our "Myths of Philanthropy" series, we are joined by élysse marcellin (Whose Knowledge?) and Tesmeralna Atsbeha (philanthropic strategist & advisor, formerly Wellspring Philanthropic Fund) to discuss presumed knowledge. Including: Why do we equate wealth with expertise across a broad range of domains, and why is this a mistake? Do we also make judgements about those who do not have money (i.e. that they have less knowledge or less capacity to abs...

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54:37

Myths of Philanthropy #1: Legacy, with Lisa Cowan and...

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2026/03/05

Send a text In the first episode of our mini-series on "Myths of Philanthropy", Rhodri and Chiara are joined by Lisa Cowan (Director of The Haven Fund, previously Vice President of the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation) and Dimple Abichandani (author of A New Era of Philanthropy: Ten Practices to Transform Wealth Into a More Just and Sustainable Future) to discuss the notion of legacy. Including: To what extent do foundations exist in perpetuity as a default, rather than an active choice...

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32:06

Myths of Philanthropy: Introduction, with Mandy van...

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2026/03/05

Send a text Rhodri is joined by Mandy van Deven and Chiara Cattaneo from Elemental, to introduce a new 3-part collaborative series on "Myths of Philanthropy". Including: Why curate a series about the myths of philanthropy? How did the series take shape? Who are the contributors?What are the myths of philanthropy, and where did they come from?What do we hope readers and listeners will take away from this series?Further Resources: ElementalThe Myths of Philanthropy Filantro...

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58:07

David Campbell & Lindsey McDougle: Can You Teach...

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2026/02/19

Send a text In our 100th episode we talk to David Campbell (Binghamton University, State University of New York) and Lindsey McDougle (Rutgers University - Newark) about their work on "Experiential Philanthropy" (EP) and using giving as a teaching tool. Including: What is experiential philanthropy?What are some of the different models for delivering EP courses? Is EP primarily a way of learning about philanthropy, a tool for learning about other subjects, or a means of promoting active c...

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53:31

Jonathan Heawood: Philanthropy and Public Interest...

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2026/02/05

Send us a text In this episode we talk to Jonathan Heawood, Executive Director of the Public Interest News Foundation (PINF), about the role philanthropy can play in funding public interest journalism, and some of the opportunities and challenges this might bring. Including: How do we define public interest journalism?What are the key challenges for news providers in the modern digital landscape? What role can philanthropy play in addressing these challenges?Why is local news particularly imp...

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49:13

Ann Mei Chang: Data and Civil Society

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2026/01/22

Send us a text In this episode we talk to Ann Mei Chang, CEO of Candid, about the opportunities and challenges when it comes to collecting and publishing data on the nonprofit sector. Including: How does Candid decide what data to collect beyond what’s available from IRS filings?How can we ensure that data collection benefits nonprofits rather than burdening them? How are nonprofits using Candid data?What role could the nonprofit sector take in modeling more ethical and transparent appr...

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54:02

ERNOP: Connecting Philanthropy Academia & Practice #12

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2026/01/08

Send us a text In the twelfth edition of our podcast partnership with the European Research Network on Philanthropy (ERNOP), we talk to more academics whose work is featured in the latest batch of short, practitioner-focused ERNOP Research Notes. In this episode we hear from: Peter Vandor (WU Wien), about his research (with Fabian Dober, Michael Meyer and Reinhard Millner) into how social investors make decisions about what to fund.Jo Bacon & Claire Routley (University of Kent...

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81:48

What Next? 2026 Trends and Predictions for...

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2025/12/18

Send us a text In this episode we offer thoughts on the trends and topics that are going to shape philanthropy and civil society in 2026. Including: Philanthropy & Charities Ongoing political challenges for US philanthropy (more attacks on the legitimacy of foundations; will Trump weaponise the IRS?)More billion-dollar gifts; more donors signalling intent (e.g. by joining the Giving Pledge); the emergence of some new big-money philanthropists (including some high-profile women?)How will g...

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