Published by the Center for Creative Leadership, the book aims to help nonprofit leaders examine their work and their approaches to work and guide them to be better able to sustain their energies by developing a “resilience portfolio,” writes PND editor Matt Sinclair....

As Herrick makes clear, building a “culture of philanthropy” requires planning, patience, perseverance, and a long-term commitment, writes Candid senior liaison Kati Neiheisel; the organization’s leadership, board members, and staff from all departments must choose to work together as a team....

Dunning defines “nonprofit neighborhoods” as “places where neighborhood-based nonprofit organizations controlled access to the levers of political, economic, and social power and mediated the local manifestations of the state and market”...

What Oppelt seeks to do, both in this book and in her career as a development consultant, is to create a system that accounts for all these potential differences and enable nonprofit executives fundraise at maximum efficiency, writes Audrey Silverman....

The author uses her professional experience in the banking sector as well as academic research, case studies, and stories to illustrate the benefits of women’s financial inclusion and steps stakeholders need to take to eliminate gender-based barriers, writes Mantin Diomande, a senior research analyst at Candid....

The centerpiece of the book is a six-step model that Buntz has used in her fund development work—Awareness, Assessment, Alignment, Action, Acknowledgement, and Achievement—writes Yue Wang, a software engineer at Candid.....

What makes Dorsey’s book so compelling is that these glimpses into her own life are framed within the broader narrative of marginalized groups in America, in particular Black and brown communities in technology, writes Kate Meyers Emery, digital communications manager at Candid....

A core theme throughout The Tech That Comes Next is that any social impact innovation—whether it be technological, strategic, or otherwise—must involve, from start to finish, the active participation of the clients it hopes to serve, writes Audrey Silverman....

Emma Saunders-Hastings reminds us that contributing private wealth for the public good—by definition—has always been a political act, writes PND features editor Kyoko Uchida....

What emerges from the eight biographic essays by an eclectic authorship (authors, editors, historians, public intellectuals, and philanthropic leaders) is perspective, both in terms of the man and his mission, writes PND contributing editor Daniel X Matz, and it is perhaps their affection for, and in some cases a shared history with Soros, that gives this collective portrait the breadth and understanding we need....

Rather than overload the book with theory, jargon, or academic discourse, Fass, who has worked in nonprofit development and management for 25 years and currently serves as CEO and executive director of Shoes That Fit, gives the reader a basic understanding of the real world of nonprofits, writes David Holmes....

The authors illuminate how smart nonprofits are capitalizing on and leaning into the impact of “smart tech” to save time, support wiser and better leadership, and transform into human-centered, well-prepared, knowledgeable, and reflective organizations, writes PND’s Lauren Brathwaite....

Chernova and Maricic, partners at the Altruist League, present examples of how philanthropy can—indeed, must—make changes to accomplish more for more people or risk becoming obsolete, writes PND editor Matt Sinclair, and predict that “true financial altruism” will lead to more efficient efforts to solve the most significant challenges of our time....

While the book is centered on the impacts of philanthropy and the policies that frame philanthropic practice, writes Sarina Dayal, a research specialist at Candid, Lechterman explores the value of democracy itself, almost simultaneously proving the ideals of democratic governance alongside the social benefits that philanthropy promises....

Breeze, a fundraiser-turned-academic, is deeply concerned by the corrosive nature of academic, insider, and populist attacks against philanthropy, particularly as they affect future givers, writes Daniel X Matz. Why engage in philanthropy at all when you run the risk of being tarred and feathered?...