{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Notre Dame: Lessons for Philanthropy","description":"In episode 49, we explore some of the issues brought to light by the recent devastating fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and the immediate philanthropic response. Including:   -Does the Notre Dame response demonstrate there is untapped philanthropic potential out there? -Why will people respond so readily to a damaged building, but ongoing efforts to address issues of human poverty and suffering remain hard to fundraise for? -Does this story illustrate that philanthropy is inherently irrational? If so, what should our conclusion be? -What is it about the Notre Dame disaster that has brought about such an unprecedented response? -Should we be grateful to the mega-donors who have pledged millions to Notre Dame, or ask what they are getting in return in terms of social status and legitimacy? -Do we need to scrutinise the source of wealth of these mega-donors, and whether they have paid their fair share of tax, and balance this against their desire to do good through giving? -If we agree that rebuilding Notre Dame constitutes a public good, should the French government pay for it through taxation and public spending? -Is it right for mega-donors to get tax breaks on their gifts to Notre Dame? Should they even get bigger tax breaks, as some have suggested? -What lessons can we take from this story for the wider debates about philanthropy?     Related Content -My mammoth Twitter thread on Notre Dame (and a nice one-page version) -The "Criticisms of Philanthropy" chapter from my book Public Good by Private Means -Another extract from my book, about Arts & Culture philanthropy -"Everything Old is New Again", Alliance Magazine -TAXING QUESTIONS: WHAT DO RUTGER BREGMAN'S DAVOS CRITICISMS MEAN FOR PHILANTHROPY?, CAF Giving Thought Blog -Meet The Philanthropists: A good pint - the brewing industry\u2019s race to give -Previous Giving Thought podcast on "Is Philanthropy Rational?" -Neil Evans 1982 paper "Urbanisation, Elite Attitudes & Philanthropy in Cardiff 1850-1914" ","author_name":"Giving Thought","author_url":"https:\/\/www.cafonline.org\/about-us\/","html":"