Episode keywords:

Fundraising, giving, philanthropy, grantmaking, fintech, AI.

Episode description:

Philanthropy is in desperate need of a revolution. With the advent of digital fundraising tools, many expected giving to grow exponentially, but this has not been the case. Instead, giving has plateaued over the past decade, leaving many charities struggling to meet the increasing needs of their beneficiaries.

Howard Lake asks how can we grow giving at scale?

Howard founded Giving X to explore the challenge of increasing giving on a massive scale. In this episode we discuss Howard’s search for an idea or product that could generate new, sustainable income and make a significant impact on philanthropy. We discuss developments in artificial intelligence (AI), Fintech, fundraising, regulation and more.

Do you have an answer to the question, how can we grow giving at scale?

Listen to the podcast episode with Howard Lake and join the search for ideas that could truly change the landscape of giving.

If you have ideas, thoughts, questions, please do engage with Howard and Alex on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Episode transcript:
You can access the transcript for this episode here. It is AI generated and not 100% perfect but I think it is good enough to follow the conversation. Unfortunately we don’t have the resource to manually make the corrections.

Links to resources:

• Howard’s white paper on Increasing Charitable Giving
• UK Fundraising
• X Prize
• Books by Peter Diamandis
• The Future is Faster Than You Think

Howard Lake, Founder UK Fundraising and Giving X

Howard Lake is a digital fundraising entrepreneur. He has published UK Fundraising, the world’s first web resource for charity fundraisers, since 1994 and wrote the world’s first book on the subject in 1996. He previously worked as a fundraiser at Oxfam, Afghanaid and Amnesty International and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising.

Howard trains and advises charities and fundraising companies on how to make the most of digital tools and opportunities. He created the interactive ‘unconference’ Fundraising Camp and co-created Barcamp Nonprofits. He is currently exploring the possibilities of growing giving exponentially.

You can find Howard at UK Fundraising, LinkedIn and Twitter.

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