Rhodri Davies on Why Philanthropy Matters, approaches to giving, assessing charity impact and exploring tech trends.

In this episode of the Charity Impact podcast, I speak to Rhodri Davies, a widely-respected expert and commentator on philanthropy and civil society issues. We discuss philanthropy - why it matters, how its approached, various current issues, technology trends and the challenge of measuring impact and effectiveness.   If you enjoy the podcast, please do follow us and leave a rating / review.    For episode notes, links and other episodes, please visit https://www.kedaconsulting.co.uk/charity-impact-podcast/    Rhodri Davies, Director of Why Philanthropy Matters Rhodri Davies is the founder and Director of Why Philanthropy Matters - a space for exploring philanthropy: what it is, how it works and why it affects all our lives. Rhodri draws on a deep knowledge and passion for the history of philanthropy as well as current issues and trends, to put philanthropy in its proper context and help us all understand where it has come from, what it looks like today and where it might be going in the future. Rhodri’s new book is titled What is Philanthropy for? (click the link to find out more on this). Rhodri is a Pears Research Fellow in the Centre for Philanthropy at the University of Kent, and also the Philanthropy Expert in Residence at the Pears Foundation. He also hosts Philanthropisms, the podcast that puts philanthropy in context. Rhodri was formerly Head of Policy at Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), where he created and led the in-house think tank Giving Thought. In 2016 he published Public Good by Private Means: How philanthropy shapes Britain, a book tracing the history of philanthropy in Britain and what it tells us about the modern context. Since then he has been a self-confessed history of philanthropy nerd, and tweets about this at @Philliteracy. He is involved with a number of external projects and steering groups, including the World Economic Forum Technology and Social Justice Initiative, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Better Giving Studio and the Wellcome Trust-funded Border Crossings project (which is exploring the relationship between voluntary action and the NHS since 1948).   If you have any questions, feedback or enquiries regarding the podcast, you can e-mail me at [email protected] or tweet @alexblake_KEDA   This Podcast is brought to you by KEDA Consulting, where I help charities to increase their income and impact.   The purpose of the Charity Impact podcast is to learn more about how effective charities and individuals achieve social change or social impact. This podcast is for anyone who wants to make a difference, but particularly those who are working for social change / impact; including charity trustees, CEOs, staff, volunteers, advisors, philanthropists and public service professionals.   Thank you to Feedspot for selecting the Charity Impact podcast in its list of the Top 25 Charity Podcasts on the web.