In episode 16, "2018 Predictions", Rhod gives some thoughts on the challenges and opportunities facing charities, donors and civil society organisations around the globe over the coming year.

Guesses Predictions include:

-A renewed focus on tax relief for donations,

-An increasingly difficult environment for advocacy,

-A divergence of opinion over impact measurement

-Greater use of non-traditional models for philanthropy

-More focus on data, in terms of balancing privacy concerns with the need for open data

-Using machine learning to determine trends in social data

-Even more interest in addressing the ethical challenges of AI and other technologies

-More donations of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies from those who have made large amounts through increases in value.

-New digital assets being created and donated.

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