Philanthropy

2025-2026

A Guide to Catanphropy! Using a board game to explore the struggles of philanthropic aid

By Alice Wooddisse, Honey West, Rachel Dyar, Toby Woodward and Mia Ryan

Catanphropy is a board game adapted from the play style of Catan and rethought to suit the complex understanding of philanthropy. You play as one of four characters, generating resources, trading resources and building structures. Each character has a unique starting point; to represent the inequality they may face in real life. [Continue reading]

The Charity Cross Section

By Finn Ashley, Matthew Collinson, Frankie Coltman, Amelia Thomson, Thea Butler

Each year, philanthropic foundations and humanitarian regimes channel vast quantities of financial capital toward populations navigating the complexities of crisis and endemic poverty. In 2024, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), an international forum tracking and analysing financial data across 100 countries, recorded $212.1 billion in ‘official development assistance’ (OECD, 2025). [Continue reading]