Economist and libertarian Cowen presents a lively, well-documented, and compelling argument for decentralized arts funding through an examination of public and private arts funding strategies in the United States....

Anheier and Leat argue that during the second half of the twentieth century, organized philanthropy avoided innovation and failed to realize its full potential — and that the creative foundation of the twenty-first century will take a less rationalist view of contemporary problems than conventional foundations do and be both "strategic and opportunistic"....

Liberatori, a writer and poet who has worked in the nonprofit sector for nearly thirty years, provides detailed advice for individual artists — whether novice, mid-career, or seasoned pro — on how to research, plan, write, and follow through on grant requests, including insight on what motivates funders to support the arts....

The Foundation Center's Acacia Graddy-Gamel reviews a collection of essays about the role that philanthropic organizations played in mending relationships between the United States and Japan before, during, and after World War II....

Zukowski, president of EarthWrites, a consulting firm specializing in fundraising and strategic planning, harnesses her experience in both the corporate and nonprofit sectors to provide a quick-read guide of the basic rules for managing a nonprofit, including practical talking points for in-house discussions designed to improve operational efficiency....

Covering issues ranging from recruitment to fundraising to improving (or eliminating) inactive members, Robinson, who runs his own consulting practice and has twenty-five years of volunteering and consulting experience as a board member, fundraiser, publicist, and community organizer, provides a fast, easy-to-read primer on how to build an effective board....

Capek, principal of Capek & Associates, a philanthropic research and consulting group, and Mead, professor of service at the University College of Citizenship and Public Service at Tufts University, present changes they feel are necessary to the modern practice of grantmaking, with an emphasis on expanding diversity within the field's leadership ranks....

Murray recounts her journey from unassertive Berkeley undergraduate in the 1950s to founding president of the Global Fund for Women, a public foundation that by early 2006 "had provided $47 million in grants to 2,991 women's groups in 162 countries," in what is both a memoir and a manual for new activists....

PND's Matt Sinclair reviews former journalist Andresen's nonprofit marketing guide, which presents familiar examples of the marketing tactics of for-profit companies and the message: "Do as the private sector does and act according to the perspective of the people you want to reach"....

PND's Emily Robbins reviews Holland's accessible, informative guide to the process of building and launching a new brand, from conception to implementation, which also explains where problems can occur and how, with the right amount of questioning and discussion, they can be solved....

In this follow-up to their first book, Primal Leadership, Boyatzis, a Case Western Reserve professor, and McKee, co-chair of the Teleos Leadership Institute, champion the use of mindfulness, hope, and compassion by business leaders as key to achieving resonance and renewal....

Compiled by Foege, senior medical advisor for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Global Health Leadership and Management is a collection of seventeen essays on current and pressing global health issues from a wide range of writers, including Kofi Annan, Lee Jong-wook, Melinda Gates, Raymond Gilmartin, Jeffrey Sachs, and John Seffrin....

The editors offer a series of essays by freelance writers, journalists, researchers, and foundation staff around the theme of improving health and health care through better communication among grantmakers, practitioners, and researchers....

Harwood, founder and president of the Harwood Institute for Public Innovation, considers fifteen years of dialogue between his staff and the American public and finds a disconnect between our nation's citizens and their public life and politics.....

Fredricks, vice president for philanthropy at Pace University in New York, provides a comprehensive, practical guide to acquiring the skills, confidence, and even the technology fundraisers will need to prepare for major, planned, and capital campaign gift requests....