Can MrBeast save humanity?

<p>Meet Jimmy Donaldson, perhaps better known as MrBeast –&nbsp;the 25-year-old YouTuber who some say is on the verge of sparking a revolution in online philanthropy.&nbsp;</p><p>With more than 236 million YouTube subscribers and an estimated net worth of $500m, MrBeast has turned his focus from filling houses with Lego bricks to curing blind people and building wells.&nbsp;</p><p>Lucinda asks Darren Margolias, the executive director of Jimmy’s charitable venture Beast Philanthropy, why MrBeast’s storytelling may have the edge over charities in reaching a younger generation of potential donors.&nbsp;</p><p>Plus, the philanthropy expert Rhodri Davies and the anti-racism consultant Martha Awojobi ask: is there anything charities could learn from the ways MrBeast taps into the natural human instinct to give back?&nbsp;</p><p>And exactly how ethical are his approaches to making the world a better place?</p><br><p>Listen to The End of Charity: Can MrBeast save humanity? on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-end-of-charity/id1735691735?i=1000649673134" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/4j7z5upAPHywMW3pyql29t?si=6gBmV4nzQ5yj92adDQIpdA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a> or your podcast platform of choice.</p><br><p><a href="https://www.thirdsector.co.uk/end-charity-transcript-mrbeast-save-humanity/digital/article/1867446" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read the transcript</a>.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>