Global Philanthropy Initiative
The Green Templeton Global Philanthropy Initiative launched in November 2025 as a hub for philanthropy-focused research and education.
Our mission is to advance research on philanthropy and to improve the practice of philanthropy globally. We pursue this mission through a diverse portfolio of research projects and activities.
Meet the team
Pete Jordan
Director of Academic Projects
Alan Silman
Governing Body Fellow
Rebecca Surender
Governing Body Fellow
Bridget Kustin
Research Fellow
Beth Breeze
Affiliate
Isabel de Bruin Cardoso
Affiliate
Rhodri Davies
Affiliate
Claire Wathen
Affiliate
News and events
Pete Jordan has released God’s Philanthropist
Registration now open for cohort
Conversation on the place of philanthropy in June 2026
From an article by Professor Rebecca Surender
New short courses in collaboration with Polycapital Academy
Global Philanthropy Initiative held the first meeting of its Conversations in Global Philanthropy
A college steering group has been exploring the possibility of establishing a Centre for Global Philanthropy.
Cash giving is an act of empathy, respect, and acknowledgment of dignity and fundamental equality.
The world needs bolder philanthropy and more transformative ideas.
Asking the question: ‘Does philanthropy have an evidence problem?’.
The 2023 annual flagship lectures series will explore philanthropy.
Contact
For more information about the initiative, please contact peter.jordan@gtc.ox.ac.uk
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