The Future of Giving

Emerging technologies and the giving sector.

The Public policy team are working on a new project; The Future of Giving. We’re working alongside the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation to produce a report that assesses how ten emerging technologies could increase the quality and quantity of charitable giving. From financial aid to food, this report analyses how the ‘fourth industrial revolution’ could shape the future of giving. From AI, blockchain and The Internet of Things (IoT) we assessed how beneficial each technological development could be for the charitable sector.

Philanthropy – the act of giving – is essential to addressing the most pressing issues facing our world. Whilst philanthropy has existed in a similar form since the middle ages, over the past twenty years it has become increasingly apparent that the act of giving is vital in the face of crisis. Giving is not simply a kindness, it is a necessary component of intervention and prevention in the face of national and international crisis. The report delves into how AI, blockchain and the IoT could revolutionise the future of giving. The report found that problems such as high transaction costs, donor engagement challenges, financial sustainability and accountability could be improved and minimised using emergent technology to secure the future of giving.

Venture into the future of giving.