Meehan and Jonker argue that nonprofits looking to succeed an an "era of impact" need to adopt seven essential components of strategic leadership....

Moody and Goldseker argue that next-gen donors are likely to create greater impact than earlier generations — in part because they are more invested in using new tools to effect meaningful, lasting change....

According to reviewer Stephen Payne, Joel Solomon's memoir-cum-manifesto about the importance of taking "a mission-based" approach to finance and investment is well intentioned but has some blind spots....

Foundation Center's Jen Bokoff reviews Patty Alper's book about her Adopt-a-Class mentoring program and how mentoring underserved you is both an art and a science....

In his new book, urban studies theorist Richard Florida offers a mea culpa of sorts for the back-to-the-city movement he has long championed....

Inside Philanthropy founder David Callahan examines the philanthropic landscape in the opening decades of the twenty-first century while opening a window on how today's economic winners are using philanthropy to convert wealth into power....

Tynesia Boyea-Robinson, chief impact officer at Living Cities, draws on her experience in both the private and social sectors to shares strategies she's found to be effective for changing how we think about and create change....

Mirielle Clifford reviews the tenth-anniversary edition of Italian psychotherapist Piero Ferrucci's exploration of the essential components of kindness, which includes a preface by the Dalai Lama and a new introduction by the author....

In his latest best-seller, award-winning journalist Thomas Friedman explores three inexorable forces that are affecting every aspect of our lives....

The Pershing Square Foundation 's Keohane explores how innovative finance can be used to fund solutions to social and environmental challenges around the world....

In their new book, nonprofit tech pioneers and social media experts Beth Kanter and Aliza Sherman argue that self-care is a critical aspect of any nonprofit professional's job, especially if he or she is engaged in mission-based social change work....

For the university administrator seeking insight and hard-won wisdom from a respected colleague, Cornell University professor Robert J. Sternberg's new book is worth the time. But for the lay reader interested in the subject, there are more engaging and enjoyable books out there, says our reviewer, Michael Weston-Murphy....

Levin is admirably even-handed in laying the blame for the current nadir in our public discourse on both major parties, says our reviewer, Michael Weston-Murphy....

Civil rights lawyer Steve Phillips argues that while a growing multiracial majority already has the power to reshape American politics, policies, and priorities, progressives must do a better job of paying attention to the concerns of those groups....

Liana Downey has created a "step-by-step guide" for nonprofits that want to avoid mission creep, find their focus, and change the world....