Videos & talks
Over 30 recordings of keynotes, panels, press interviews and podcasts, including Foundation Practice Rating launches, and conferences around the world.
Evidence2Action conference, Ghana
Caroline gave the keynote at this conference — slides, script and references are linked alongside the video.
The types of evidence needed at each stage of a project’s life
Talk at Conservation Evidence’s conference, held in a repurposed church at Pembroke College.
What evidence-based philanthropy is, and how Giving Evidence can help
An explanation of how Giving Evidence supports donors and foundations.
Getting research into practice
Keynote at the Global Evidence and Implementation Summit. Free login required to watch.
Evidence-based philanthropy made easy
What evidence-based giving is, why it matters, and how it needn’t be so complicated.
What can philanthropy learn from medicine about using decent evidence?
Six-minute audio interview.
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Launch of FPR Year Five results
With Friends Provident Foundation — discussing the FPR 2025/26 results, with several top-scoring foundations.
The Power of Giving
A fun panel about how to give, and why — lots of discussion about Aristotle.
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Launch of FPR Year Four results
Full and summary reports discussed alongside the video.
Shifting the Power in Philanthropy?
With Fozia Irfan and Shikha Goyal, hosted by Dom Bond of Oxford HR.
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Launch of FPR Three results
Full report and summary report discussed alongside the video.
Launch of FPR Year Two results
Discussing the FPR’s second year of results.
The Do One Better podcast
On the need for more research on ‘how’ to give — interviewed by host Alberto Lidji.
How philanthropy can help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
Talk at a Devex conference on the gap between funding needed and funding available.
Data and evidence re foundations and non-profits
A talk to a ‘learning circle’ group of foundations about what’s interesting and useful in data and evidence.
Evidence-based philanthropy and the Foundation Practice Rating
Presentation to a group of foundations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
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Launch of FPR Year One results
The launch of the results of FPR Year One (March 2022).
Shift the Power
Webinar with the Cambridge Centre for Strategic Philanthropy about moving power from funders to grantees, and Global North to Global South.
The evidence about organisational responses to child abuse
Webinar with the Campbell Collaboration about our evidence and gap map on this topic.
Maximising Your Impact During Times of Crisis
Covid-era webinar hosted by Alfanar about effective funding practices, particularly funding overheads and avoiding mission creep.
How Giving Was Being Done During the Pandemic
Podcast interview with The Business of Giving and host Denver Frederick.
The potential and pitfalls of evidence-based philanthropy
Keynote talk at the Philanthropic Foundations of Canada.
The Big Money Questions
Caroline talked to The Daily Mail about the big questions in giving well.
The current supply of, and demand for, research about charities and philanthropy
Presenting two pieces of Giving Evidence’s research, commissioned by Charity Futures.
Video lesson with the Fitzroy Academy
A short lesson on evidence-based interventions.
‘Ask an important question and answer it reliably’
How to do evidence-based philanthropy — a talk given to an invited group of major donors.
Science and philanthropy
Interview on US radio station The Business Of Giving, with Denver Frederick.
The closure of Kids Company
Caroline spoke to BBC News about the high-profile charity’s closure and charity effectiveness.
Should the UK’s 60,000 children’s charities consolidate?
A follow-up BBC News interview after the Kids Company closure.
Charities’ flattering results, poor data
Interview with Tiny Spark about the data that charities produce, and what donors actually need.
Does it matter which charity a donor chooses?
Part of an interview at Warwick University.