Can you put “bad money” to good uses? In June, 2020, Rhodi Davies, Head of Policy at the Charities Aid Foundation, posted "Philanthropy and the Sins of the Past: Statues, Slavery & Tainted Donations," a blog that's as relevant today as it was in the summer. What role does philanthropy play in shaping our historical narratives of issues like slavery? What should philanthropic organizations do about their problematic historical associations to issues like slavery? Davies gets into these issues and more. In June, 2020, Rhodri Davies (Head of Policy at Charities Aid Foundation) posted “Philanthropy and the Sins of the Past: Statues, Slavery & Tainted Donations,” a blog that’s as relevant today as it was in the summer. What role does philanthropy play in shaping our historical narratives of issues like slavery? What should philanthropic organizations do about problematic historical associations to issues like tainted money? Davies gets into these issues and more.

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