The account by Katz — the only American full-time news correspondent stationed in Haiti at the time — of the humanitarian response to the massive earthquake that struck in 2010 explains what went wrong in the aid response and why, and highlights what the international community needs to learn from this disaster....

PND's Kyoko Uchida reviews a book by the director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Public Policy at George Mason University which defines a uniquely American cycle of dynamic entrepreneurialism and philanthropy, and calls for a return to the values of giving back, particularly among the "new rich"....

Roberta Winters finds fundraising guru Brooks' most recent book — which is big on simplicity, in both language and presentation, and argues that emotion, more than statistics, moves donors to action — inspirational, but also heavy on anecdote and a bit like a collection of blog posts....

PND's Regina Mahone reviews the second book by Bronfman and Solomon — chairman and president, respectively, of the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies — which is chock-full of practical advice for committed changemakers looking to turn a "do-gooder" idea into a lasting program or organization....

The Foundation Center's Chuck Bartelt reviews Carroll's latest, which draws on the experiences of Association of Small Foundations members to illustrate how relatively small amounts of money can be put to work to change lives, increase educational and economic opportunities, strengthen human connections, and build a more sustainable environment....

—The Foundation's Center's Emily Keller reviews the former Wall Street Journal reporter's account of a year in the life of a small farming community in rural Kenya and what one social entrepreneur is doing to help increase crop yields and end hunger and malnutrition in East Africa....

Mohin, who has worked for nearly two decades in the corporate social responsibility field, shares his optimism for that philanthropic model as the most effective way to create change that benefits communities; the Foundation Center's Emily Keller finds that his evidence supports a more ambiguous conclusion....

In his new book, Pallotta argues that social sector organizations should jettison outdated notions about overhead and marketing and embrace the idea that competitive salaries, advertising, and lobbying may be the best tools for charities to maximize donations and ultimately deliver superior services and programs.....

A new memoir about the early history of the Ford Foundation describes its support of leadership and documentary film initiatives, global human rights groups in the Southern Hemisphere, and expanded learning time in public schools, as well as its launch in 1936 as a corporate foundation with a modest endowment of $25,000...

PND's Regina Mahone reviews philanthropist Broad's new memoir about his life and the characteristics that took him from a job as an accountant in Detroit to fame and fortune, including being unreasonable enough to ask fundamental questions about unexamined assumptions....

The Foundation Center's Chuck Bartelt reviews British academic Parmar's meticulously researched broadside on American philanthropy, in which he calls the impact the Carnegie, Ford, and Rockefeller foundations had on U.S. foreign policy in the twentieth century "malignant"....

Illingworth, a Northeastern University professor, argues that social capital — social networks, reciprocity, and trust — should be a guiding principle in answering everyday moral questions as well as the more serious challenges in society, lawmaking, and global development....

Gary Jaworski reviews a book by Rothschild, the founder of nonprofit Twin Cities RISE! and former EVP of General Mills, and casts a critical eye on the author's message that corporate management approaches are best for the nonprofit sector....

How to Raise $500 to $5000 From Almost Anyone walks the reader through each step of the face-to-face fundraising process, while The Board Member's Easier Than You Think Guide to Nonprofit Finances is one of the best summaries reviewer Melissa Brown has ever seen on this subject....

Melissa Brown reviews a new book by a Silicon Valley luminary that explores the many ways in which one can be "philanthropic," from volunteering, to "checkbook giving," to family foundations and donor-advised funds, to venture philanthropy....