PhilliteracyKeeping Bad Company: What Does the Blackbaud/NRA Controversy Mean For Nonprofits?There was controversy in the nonprofit sectors on both sides of the Atlantic this week, thanks to a TechCrunch article exposing the…12 min read·Jun 10, 2022--1--1
PhilliteracyCold as Charity: philanthropy and the notion of the “undeserving poor”A UK Member of Parliament, Lee Anderson, caused a furore this week by claiming that the rise in people using food banks is partly down to…21 min read·May 20, 2022----
PhilliteracyFunding Change: Lessons from the history of philanthropy & the fight for LGBT+ rightsIt is once again LGBT+ History month. This will no doubt bring to light many fascinating facts and stories from the long struggle to ensure…8 min read·Feb 4, 2022----
PhilliteracyGIVE FULL MEASURE: Why are we so bad at measuring giving & why does it matter?How much giving is there?20 min read·Jan 27, 2022----
PhilliteracyMock Generosity: A Brief History of Satirising PhilanthropyWe may well be living in a golden age of criticising philanthropy. Barely a week goes by these days without a new book taking aim at elite…27 min read·Dec 11, 2021----
PhilliteracyThe Edgelord Giveth: Elon Musk & a new era of discourse about philanthropy?One of the biggest philanthropy stories in recent months has been the emergence of Elon Musk as a major philanthropic player. Musk has been…12 min read·Nov 12, 2021----
PhilliteracyIs This The Real Life, Or Is This Just Fantasy?Philanthropy, Civil Society & The Metaverse20 min read·Oct 29, 2021----
PhilliteracyVoluntary Woke?: Philanthropy, Civil Society & The Culture WarsA recurring motif in current media and political debate is the idea that as a society we are engaged in a “culture war”. In fact, just this…19 min read·Oct 8, 2021----
PhilliteracyMacKenzie Scott & the History of Challenging Philanthropy’s Status QuoMackenzie Scott has just made her latest announcement about the progress of her philanthropic efforts, detailing $2.9 billion (yes…24 min read·Jun 23, 2021----
PhilliteracyLanguage BarriersWhy the way we speak about philanthropy & civil society is holding us back15 min read·Apr 30, 2021----
