Maggie Doyne's 3 favorite reads in 2024

After many years of revising the essays, author David Whyte has published this revised edition of his well loved book. In addition to sharper versions of many of the essays, it contains an additional piece, CLOSE:

To consciously become close is a form of unilateral disarmament, a chancing of our arm and our love, a willingness to hazard our affections and an unconscious declaration that we might be equal to the inevitable loss that the vulnerability of being close will bring.

With the imagery of a poet and the reflection of a philosopher, David Whyte turns his attention to 52… show more.

Improve your nonprofit's efficiency and long-term success by building aligned partnerships

In What the Fundraising: Embracing and Enabling the People Behind the Purpose, executive coach and fundraising consultant Mallory Erickson delivers a practical and insightful discussion of fundraising challenges and best practices that can revolutionize your nonprofit. In the book, you'll find hands-on frameworks that draw on the latest research in executive coaching, behavioral science, and fundraising strategy to embolden your organization and make it more effective in your community.

The book tackles the underlying issues that dominate many nonprofits' fundraising issues, including "shiny object syndrome," perfectionism, discomfort, and burnout.… show more.

*From the author of the multi-million bestselling Sapiens comes an incredible new story of the human race, for younger readers.*

We humans aren't strong like lions, we don't swim as well as dolphins, and we definitely don't have wings! So how did we end up ruling the world?

The answer to that is one of the strangest tales you'll ever hear. And it's a true story . . .

Have you ever wondered how we got here? From hunting mammoths, to flying to the moon?

It is because we are unstoppable. But what made us so? Well, we have the… show more.