The End of Charity
By Third Sector
In a world where need is spiralling out of control and new, radical forces are shaping the landscape for doing good, can charity be the answer to the world’s social and environmental problems?
Lucinda Rouse presents The End of Charity, a new podcast series from the makers of Third Sector.
Guided by some of the leading voices of the philanthropy world, as well as radicals who believe the current model is on the brink of implosion, Lucinda asks: what are the flaws and contradictions baked into the ways charities work?
How has the sector’s problematic past shaped its present?
And who are the disruptors – from MrBeast to Extinction Rebellion – who could shake it up for good?
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MrBeast, influencer philanthropy and reconfiguring power
In a session recorded at the Third Sector Conference, Lucinda and Emily are joined by Rhodri Davies, director of Why Philanthropy Matters, to reflect on some of the themes covered in Third Sector’s recent podcast documentary, -
What is a world without charity?
In November 2023, the finance officer of West Norfolk Carers came to a devastating realisation: after more than a year of rejected funding applications, the charity wouldn’t be able to stay afloat for longer than four months.Several months … -
Power in the wrong hands
When The Times newspaper’s chief reporter, Sean O’Neill, broke the story that senior Oxfam aid workers had been accused of sexual misconduct while working in the disaster zone of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, it sent shockwaves around the charity sec… -
The political chokehold
In May 2018, three climate activists called time on lukewarm campaigning over the climate crisis. They wanted a different and radical approach.The plan: mass civil disobedience. The name: Extinction Rebellion. And the first majo… -
Who are charities missing?
Why donate to a charity if you can just help out a fellow human yourself – or buy a piece of premium fashion that promises to generate a similar result?In episode three of The End of Charity, Lucinda Rouse explores two very different altern… -
Can MrBeast save humanity?
Meet Jimmy Donaldson, perhaps better known as MrBeast – the 25-year-old YouTuber who some say is on the verge of sparking a revolution in online philanthropy. With more than 236 million YouTube subscribers and an estimated net wor… -
The food bank era
Last year the UK food bank network the Trussell Trust distributed almost 3 million emergency food parcels, 1 million of which were for children, up from 50,000 a decade ago.How has the UK landed in such a severe hunger crisis – and can food… -
The End of Charity – Trailer
In a world where need is spiralling out of control and new, radical forces are shaping the landscape for doing good, can charity be the answer to the world’s social and environmental problems?Lucinda Rouse presents The End of Charity, a new…
