Award-winning New York Times journalists Kristof and WuDunn are optimistic that the worst aspects of gender-based inequality in much of the world will disappear, bringing us all closer to "the day when women truly hold up half the sky," according to the Chinese saying....

The Foundation Center's Daniel Matz reviews the latest book by Made to Stick authors Chip and Dan Heath about why we have to use both heart and head if we want to achieve lasting change....

Two designers share, in full color, twenty-four case studies and hundreds of illustrations that highlight what works — and sometimes what doesn't — in cause-related marketing and nonprofit design, with a bit of back story about some of the designs....

Nonprofit fundraising veteran Wendy Smith provides an extensive guide to charities that make a difference, with inspiring stories of individual Americans whose small donations have gone far....

Almost two years after publishing Just Another Emperor? The Myths and Realities of Philanthrocapitalism, Michael Edwards provides this reminder of the risks of exposing nonprofits to market forces and for-profit business practices....

PND's Kyoko Uchida reviews a collection of academic social science writings that analyze key questions about global philanthropy — when, how, or even whether foundations can be effective agents in strengthening civil society abroad....

Alice Garrard reviews the Town and Country contributing editor's guide, which provides everything from inspiration to a practical breakdown of specific giving vehicles to guide individuals — primarily for high-net-worth individuals — interested in making a philanthropic impact....

Four researchers spent a year studying how the poor organized and managed complex financial strategies to survive — and, in the process, learned that a lack of reliable financial services is one of the biggest obstacles to poverty alleviation in the developing world....

Helen Borel reviews  Berkeley professor Keltner's study of human emotion, in which he investigates and illustrates how positive emotions are at the core of human nature, shape our everyday behavior — and just may be the key to understanding how we can be and do good....

Bernard Ross and Clare Segal, co-directors of British nonprofit consulting group The Management Centre (=mc), highlight a number of techniques rooted in psychology and neuroscience that can inform your understanding and interactions with potential donors....

Sandy Pon reviews award-winning nonprofit communications consultant Ahern's comprehensive yet compact guide for the time-strapped nonprofit staffer who wants to create a unified, consistent message that will make it past the filters of their equally time-strapped potential donors....

Singer, a philosopher and professor of practical ethics at Princeton University, believes we are living through a "unique moment" in human history, one in which committed individuals can end poverty in the developing world once and for all....

Originally conceived as a project of the National Center for Black Philanthropy, <em>A Philanthropic Covenant With Black America</em> paints a compelling picture of the realities of black life in America and argues that a renewed sense of philanthropy within black communities is vital to strengthening those communities....

Wheeler, the longtime American Heart Association president, makes the case for why — and how — private-sector business management techniques support the mission of nonprofit organizations....

Sharon Waxman, a former reporter for the New York Times, examines the tricky issue of antiquity acquisition and repatriation and, in the process, indicts some of the world's greatest museums for their willful and ongoing deceit about the provenance of many of the ancient works of art in their collections....