11 More Great Books about Philanthropy
It is World Book Day again, so I thought I would do a follow-up to a blog I did last year on “The 11 Best Books on the History of […]
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Closing Space or Open Season? What President Trump’s latest move means for the future of civil society campaigning
A recent announcement by US President Donald Trump has caused a great deal of concern in the non-profit sector and once again brought the issue of charities getting involved in […]
Giving in a World Without Work? Automation, Universal Basic Income and the future of philanthropy
Two issues that seem set to be big topics of debate in 2017 are the impact of automation on the future of work and the question of whether some form […]
What do these 4 big technology trends for 2017 mean for philanthropy?
The huge consumer tech expo CES 2017 is currently taking place in Las Vegas. This has prompted the usual annual raft of articles identifying the main tech trends that can […]
Can financial services companies use their blockchain experiments to help charities?
FinTech is a hot topic right now across the financial services industry, government and beyond. Policymakers recognise that the UK has taken a lead in applying technological innovation to finance, […]
Brave New World: What role can philanthropy play in the age of Brexit and Trump?
We are not quite at the end of 2016, but it has already ─ by any measure you care to use – been a remarkable year. The Brexit decision here […]
Artifical Intelligence and social impact measurement: how do we get a Google algorithm for philanthropy?
I have been thinking a lot about the intersection of new technological developments and the future of philanthropy over recent weeks, and as such have been reading around a lot. […]
6 policy ideas for the future of charities & philanthropy
Last week I had a chance to be one of the speakers at a fringe event on “The Future of Charities” at the Labour Party conference hosted by Common Vision […]
Could the blockchain transform the way we create and regulate civil society organisations?
Today we launched the latest in our series of Giving Thought discussion papers exploring the potential implications of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology for civil society organisations (CSOs): Block and Tackle: […]
Is technology making us care less about each other?
One of the key themes of our work here at Giving Thought is looking at what impact new developments in technology might have on the ways in which people are […]
