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TimestampEmail AddressNameSuggested book titleTime zone (GMT +/-)Anything else you want us to know
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1/11/2025 13:29:07lbernholz@mac.comLucy BernholzWhat can we learn from the Great Depression, Dana FrankPacific -8
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1/13/25simmigoomer@gmail.comSimmi GFrom Generosity to Justice (Darren Walker)ET, GMT -4/-5
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1/13/25susan@ResourcePartnersOnline.comSusan SchaeferET
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1/13/2025 0:59:58ingrid.srinath@gmail.comIngrid SrinathThe Tyranny of Generosity5.5
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1/13/2025 7:39:36simonys@uconn.eduSimon ShachterAmerican Philanthropic Foundations: Regional Difference and Change (2018, IU Press, edited volume by David Hammack and Steven Rathgeb Smith - might be great to read a few chapters and compare)ET, GMT -4/-5
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1/13/2025 13:27:22mtrotter3@gmail.comMegan TrotterJust Giving: Why philanthropy is failing democracy and how it can do betterGMT -8Thanks for organizing!
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1/13/2025 13:41:03holly@agworrellfoundation.orgHolly HatcherPoverty by America, from generosity to justice, the bill of obligations, RANGEESTthanks for doing this!
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1/13/2025 13:47:47carolyn.torgersen@gmail.comCarolyn TorgersenBig Bets: How Large-Scale Change Really Happens - Rajiv ShahGMT -06:00
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1/13/2025 14:09:07susan@resourcepartnersonline.comSusan SchaeferNot the End of the World: How we can be the first generation to build a sustainable planet, by Hannah RitchieET
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1/13/2025 14:22:38vera.michalchik@gmail.comVera Michalchiknot yetPacific U.S.Looking forward to it!
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1/13/2025 14:37:51Daveymkim@gmail.comDavey Kimhttps://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Abundance/Ezra-Klein/9781668023488PST About my recommendation: Not necessarily an endorsement of the "abundance" paradigm, but I feel its important to highlight and discuss where the discourse (and debates) is going on inclusive economies, and I think this is going to be very prominent. It will also have a lot of relevant overlap with philanthropy.
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1/13/2025 14:45:46louisa.lincoln@gmail.comLouisa LincolnNonprofit Neighborhoods: An Urban History of Inequality and the American State, by Claire DunningEST (GMT-5)Thanks for organizing!
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1/13/2025 15:05:25sharonmnathani@gmail.comSharon Nathani Whatever everyone else suggests10 (Australia)Sorry to hear Lucy is not well.
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1/13/2025 17:23:45vmshadle@gmail.comVictoria Shadle WilliamsMadam C. J. Walker’s Gospel of Giving: Black Women’s Philanthropy during Jim CrowEST -5:00 GMT
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1/13/2025 17:58:20holly@wjdfund.orgHolly BartlingA New Era of Philanthropy by Dimple Abichandani or Trust by Hernan DiazPacificThank you for this wonderful idea!!! I welcome the opportunity to dig deeper and explore the contradictions and challenges of this time that we are in, and the role that philanthropy can and should play
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1/13/2025 17:58:36cjcallenjd@gmail.comCJ CallenGood Bless You, Mr. RosewaterGMT-8I am thrilled to be part of this conversation! Thank you
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1/13/2025 18:41:22egish@kettering.orgElizabeth GishI like the suggestion on your blog. I also would like to read selections from Participatory Grantmaking in Philanthropy: How Democratizing Decision-Making Shifts Power to CommunitiesEastern I have standing commitments Monday and Tuesday 7:00-8:15pm and every other Saturday. I know time coordination is hard but just noting if helpful. Thanks for organizing this!
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1/13/2025 18:41:39hagranne@uncg.eduHannah GrannemannPhilanthropy in America: A History by Olivier ZunzEastern U.S. -5 GMT (I think)I’m in the process of writing a book (with a co-author) on fundraising for Columbia University Press (Columbia Business School imprint - just turned in the first draft, so I’m looking for opportunities to keep up with current thinking in philanthropy and fundraising for that purpose.
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1/13/2025 19:07:58meenakshi@goonj.orgmeenakshi development as freedomIndia
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1/13/2025 19:58:28nishant.singh@fulbrightmail.orgNishant SinghThe Billionaire Who Wasn'tGMT+4
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1/13/2025 20:32:04amytankardhill@gmail.comAmy Hill “Big Bet” by Rajiv Shah MountainGreat idea, woukd love to join if there is room
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1/13/2025 23:40:06danarhdoan@gmail.comDana DoanThe INGO problem: power, privilege, and renewal by Deborah DoaneICT
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1/14/2025 0:17:47robin.tharakan@outlook.comRobin Z. Tharakan
Solidarity: The Past, Present, and Future of a World-Changing Idea - Leah Hunt-Hendrix and Astra Taylor (or) The Ultimate Hidden Truth of the World - David Graeber
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1/14/2025 5:15:15carlaelianagodoy@gmail.comEliana GodoyThe Message, Ta-Nehisi Coates - to discuss the power of writing and storytelling Eastern time Grateful you are starting this book club at this critical time.
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1/14/2025 6:23:27atajdar@gmail.comTajdar AzadehAchieving Collective Impact with Results-Based AccountabilityWashington DCHave a PhD on how social change networks achieve positive change. Fascinated by collective change models.
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1/14/2025 7:14:51aeigeman@gmail.comAnne Eigeman A New Era of Philanthropy by Dimple Abichandani EST Thank you for doing this!
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1/14/2025 7:31:34tw2468@columbia.eduTim Wyman-McCarthyOccupation: Organizer, A Critical History of Community Organizing in AmericaEST (New York)Sounds like a great idea!
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1/14/2025 8:22:39jon.ratliff@gmail.comJon RatliffI don't have a specific book title, but I enjoy reading memoirs of people in philanthropy.US Central TimeI work in non-profit sector in child welfare
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1/14/2025 9:22:21yisroelquint@gmail.comYisroel QuintPutin's Kleptocracy: Who Owns Russia?: Dawisha, KarenGMT-8
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1/14/2025 10:38:37farrah@givegreatgroup.comFarrah AziziSo many! See notes.PacificHi Lucy,

I used to run a philanthropy book club for 21/64 and have been wanting to get one going again. Would love to be a part of it! I'm based in LA and here are a list of books I'll be reading this year:

-Black Pill: How I Witnessed the Darkest Corners of the Internet Come to Life, Poison Society, and Capture American Politics
-The Price of the Common Good: Markets, Corporations, and Political Economy
-No One Left Alone: A Story of How Community Helps Us Heal
-Your Brain on Altruism: The Power of Connection and Community during Times of Crisis
-Milkweed and Honey Cake: A Memoir in Ritual Moments

Looking forward to joining,

Farrah
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1/14/2025 11:29:31kris@klpimpact.comKris LejaHow we Show Up: Reclaiming family, friendship, and community by Mia BirdsongPST -8thank you for organizing!
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1/14/2025 11:29:35steve@betterwordpartners.comSteve SampsonThe Burning EarthGMT-5Hope you are well as can be!
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1/14/2025 11:38:20sampritig@gmail.comSampriti GanguliAutocracy Inc., 100 Year War on PalestineEST
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1/14/2025 12:05:12helloaimeeweiss@gmail.comAimee Weiss Nonprofit Neighborhoods: An Urban History of Inequality and the American State
Claire Dunning		CentralThank you!
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1/14/2025 12:19:32william.watkins@panoramastrategy.comWil WatkinsThe Revolution Will Not Be Funded: Beyond the Non-Profit Industrial ComplexMT
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1/14/2025 12:23:05mayatrabin@gmail.comMaya TrabinA New Era of Philanthropy by Dimple Abichandani (forthcoming April 2024, Penguin/Random House)Pacifichttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/771428/a-new-era-of-philanthropy-by-dimple-abichandani/
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1/14/2025 12:23:41laura@lccf.orgLaura SeamanPoverty, By America-8 (Pacific)Please also feature your latest foster dogs!
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1/14/2025 12:27:43anne@bergeronconsult.comAnne BergeronAmy Schiller's The Price of Humanity ESTInterested in philanthropy/civil society & culture, leadership, ethics
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1/14/2025 12:27:51bakeyah@fundercollab.orgBakeyah NelsonWinners Take AllCSTn/a
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1/14/2025 12:41:13kikoontheroad@gmail.comKirsti (Kiko) LattuA New Era of Philanthropy: Ten practices to transform wealth into a more just and sustainable future - how we fund in times of crisis and opportunity (by Dimple Abdichandi - comes out in April 2025)GMT -5Excited to hear global perspectives on building a more equitable and resilient world! And discuss with others.
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1/14/2025 12:48:24gayle.der@gmail.comGayle RobertsThe Generosity Crisis: The Case for Radical Connection to Solve Humanity's Greatest Challenges by Nathan Chappell, Brian Crimmins, and Michael Ashley, 2022. A timely book addressing the decline in generosity, offering data-driven strategies for nonprofits and individuals to adapt and thrive.

Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World by Anand Giridharadas, 2018. A sharp critique of elite philanthropy that challenges assumptions and encourages deeper reflection on equity and democracy in giving.

Decolonizing Wealth: Indigenous Wisdom to Heal Divides and Restore Balance" by Edgar Villanueva, 2018. A vital perspective on equity, justice, and healing in philanthropy, grounded in Indigenous wisdom.

Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power by Shoshana Zuboff, 2019.
A powerful examination of the intersection between technology, privacy, and civil society, directly relevant to Bernholz’s focus on digital civil society.

How We Give Now: A Philanthropic Guide for the Rest of Us by Lucy Bernholz, 2021. A foundational and insightful exploration of contemporary philanthropy and the role of technology and social movements in reshaping giving. (I mean, how could I not include. :-) 		PST (8hours -GMT)Thanks for organizing. One of my new year's resolutions was to read more actual books, not just all the fragments of text we all are bombarded with these days.
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1/14/2025 12:48:35rhodri@whyphilanthropymatters.comRhodri DaviesThe End of Poverty - Gareth Stedman JonesGMT
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1/14/2025 13:08:35robin1117@mac.comRobin LedererStolen Pride GMT-6Researching with tenured SMU Math Associate Professor (Dr. Andrea Barreiro) the impacts to voter engagement from state election administration practices, or voter list maintenance. Seeking political science professors interested in the subject, as professors in Texas are reluctant. Research paper on website: https://www.ncvr.org. New Substack - Robin Lederer, @votinguseitorloseit
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1/14/2025 13:09:08MyraBatchelder@gmail.comMyra BatchelderPractical Radicals: Seven Strategies to Change the WorldEST Thanks for organizing!
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1/14/2025 15:17:46daniel.stid@gmail.comDaniel StidYour book How We Give Now (its really good and on point!); Olivier Zunz, Philanthropy in America; Emily Saunders-Hastings, Private Virtues / Public Vices; Wendy Shiller, The Price of Humanity.GMT -5 (Eastern US)
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1/14/2025 15:28:46jara@jdcpartnerships.comJara Dean-Coffeystill pondering (not the name of a book)PST
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1/14/2025 15:55:20megan@mctstrategies.comMegan McTiernanAbundance (Ezra Klein book due in March)PSTI would love to be able to connect with a smart group from across rhe globe to discuss a range of books, identify universal issues and be inspired to act at home.
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1/14/2025 19:03:51christinevolunteers@gmail.comChristine GibsonWinners Take All- Anand GiridharadasGMT -6
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1/14/2025 19:37:28aditianand1709@gmail.comAditi AnandThe Incarcerations: Bhima Koregaon and the Search for Democracy in India+5.30
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1/14/2025 20:21:30judith.y.huang@gmail.comJudy HuangPossibly "Stars for Freedom: Hollywood, Black Celebrities, and the Civil Rights Movement" by Emilie Raymond. Need to do a little more digging, but I'm very interested in the intersection of culture/"pop philanthropy"/impact. -8Lucy, thank you for starting this! We met briefly when I was at the Center for Effective Philanthropy back in 2002-07, and I've followed and so appreciated your work since then (ranging from 8 years at Bridgespan, 2 years at Tipping Point Community, and now as an advisor to private philanthropy - celebrity as well as institutional). Hope to reconnect - this reminds me of how wonderful the philanthropoid community is.
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1/14/2025 20:23:01Miclevin@gmail.comMichelle LevinMadam C. J. Walker's Gospel of Giving: Black Women's Philanthropy during Jim CrowPST
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1/14/2025 20:26:40siranhovhan@gmail.comSiran HovhannisyanThe Price of Humanity by Amy SchillerGMT+4
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1/14/2025 21:18:48greengirls1969@gmail.comGeeta TateThe Moment of LiftPST
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1/15/2025 6:54:48beth@wellthliving.comBeth DanaMake Money Your PartnerCosta RicaI want to share something close to my heart. For years, I believed financial wellness was all about working harder and saving more. But I’ve come to realize it’s really about creating a life where money supports my inner peace and well-being and the things I value most. That’s why I created Make Money Your Partner.

Today, I’m excited to announce the re-release of my 3-book series that I think you will really enjoy! Let me know what you think. www.wellthliving.com/shop

I'd love to participate in your book club in any capacity!

In Wellth,
Beth
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1/15/2025 7:13:08marilu.villalon@cemefi.orgMARIA DE LOURDES VILLALON CARRILLOPHILANTHROPIC Trends for 2025Cemefi
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1/15/2025 9:47:07stevekatz@berkeley.eduSteve KatzEverything for Everyone: An Oral History of the New York Commune 2052-2072Pacific
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1/15/2025 10:10:22grace@makestartups.comGrace A. BelangiaThe Everyday Philanthropist - Dan PalettePSTI am based in Menlo Park and would be happy to mentor, advise, speak and/or support this endeavor.
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1/15/2025 13:36:56sanro32@gmail.comAna Maria Sanchez RodriguezDo More than Give(GMT-6) Mexico CityOld book title, but I want to read it with other lenses
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1/15/2025 15:03:45cryshayling@gmail.comCrystal HaylingHiding in Plain Sight, Sarah Kenzior; Plunder: Private Equity's Plan to Pillage America, Brendan Ballou; How Beautiful We Were, Imbolo Mbue; The New Jim Crow, Michelle Alexander; Emergent Strategy, adrienne marie brown; The Great Reclamation, Rachel Heng; Disaster Capitalism, Klein; How to Break and Addiction: A Method-in-a-Manifesto for Quitting Capitalism, Annie Spencer; watch Get Me Roger Stone; Feminist Theory from Margin to Center, bell hooks.PSTActually confront philanthropy's (and our own) complicity. Touch the third rail of critiquing capitalism.
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1/15/2025 15:42:39tamara.straus@philanthropy.comTamara Straus"Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies Into Reality" by Renée DiRestaPT
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1/16/2025 10:19:36lina@linasrivastava.comLina SrivastavaThe Price of Humanity: How Philanthropy Went Wrong―And How to Fix It (Author: Amy Schiller)GMT-5
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1/16/2025 10:28:11julierubaud@gmail.comJulieWe are not able to live in the sky: The seductive promise of microfinance by Mara Kardas-Nelson EST
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1/16/2025 10:37:12di.luong@gmail.comDi Lu"EVERYTHING FOR EVERYONE: AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE NEW YORK COMMUNE, 2052–2072" by M. E. O’Brien and Eman AbdelhadiGMT+1
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1/16/2025 18:25:59radhika.nayar@gmail.comRadhika NayarThe Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It AgainEST
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1/17/2025 0:38:33misslord@gmail.comHeather LordFinite and Infinite Games (Carse)AESTI've found the Infinite Games concept to be foundational to my activism, civic engagement, and exploration of purpose. I suggest it because the framework is simple but elegant, and uplifting without being glib. It is like a gift to fortify the soul in the battle. Other books I was tempted to recommend were things by Srdja Popovic (Blueprint for Revolution or Pranksters vs Autocrats) who was a leader in the student movement that brought down Milosevic -- important reminder of tactical use of humor, a tried & true chink in autocrat armor.
Oh, and also -- thank you Lucy. Always and ever for using your infinite brilliance but also extremely precious energetic resources to mobilize.
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1/17/2025 8:08:07tamzin@ractliffe.comTamzin ractliffe Multisolving0
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1/19/2025 4:03:22shirleyyee1986@gmail.comShirleyI am reading ‘A Path Appears’ by Nicholas D. Kristof at the moment but would be happy to see other interesting book recommendations in the club. Thanks!GMT+8
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1/19/2025 6:04:35kralpeace@yahoo.comLeah KralInnovation for Social Change: How Wildly Successful Nonprofits Inspire and Deliver Results (Wiley, 2022)EST
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1/19/2025 17:23:21juliafriedlandersf@gmail.comJulia Friedlander?? Pacific
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1/20/2025 8:59:12mfgartner@mfgchange.comMichele Fugiel GartnerSolving the Giving Pledge Bottleneck (Sean Davis)GMT -7
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1/20/2025 10:39:52claire@bigglesworthff.orgClaire Solot Just Giving: Why Philanthropy Is Failing Democracy and How It Can Do Better by Robert ReichPT
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1/20/2025 16:42:49judy@judysalmllc.comJudyI’m open to the groups suggedtionsCST
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1/21/2025 1:12:37ninakblackwell@gmail.comNina BlackwellThe Darker Side of Western Modernity: Global Futures, Decolonial Options by Walter D. MignoloGMT +1 (CET)A bookclub does not happen without work/organizing/effort. I am happy to help if assistance is needed!
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1/21/2025 8:25:36boll.erika@gmail.comErika AugustineA New Era of Philanthropy by Dimple AbichandaniEST(My book suggestion is launching this April / May! So I haven't read it... but pre-ordered and want to!)

Thanks for pulling this together - need a group of people nerding out about how to do this better.
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1/21/2025 22:37:00dimple.abichandani@gmail.comDimple Abichandani(in May, I would be so honored if you would consider my book A New Era of Philanthropy)PSTI am so grateful that you pulled this book club together and excited to join!
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1/22/2025 9:02:43erin.spence@malalafund.orgErin SpencePoverty by America-5
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1/22/2025 9:24:05annie@malalafund.orgAnnieThe Big Truck That Went ByEST
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1/22/2025 20:08:27eliu@ms.foundation.orgEllen LiuJust Giving by Rob Reich (for nonfiction/ serious) and Entitlement by Rumaan Alan (for fiction/fun)-5 (Washington DC)
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1/23/2025 9:34:22afrasz@heliconcollab.netAlexis FraszLess is more, Jason hickelPst
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1/23/2025 9:35:54vryan@mindresearch.orgVanessa RyanOn Tyranny and/or Strongmen (I have read neither but would like to.)PSTLove this - looking forward to it!
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1/23/2025 9:42:55knfulton@gmail.comKatherine Fultonnone at moment....need to think about itPacificI am unsure I am able to participate---also dealing with serious health issues at present and have some existing commitments. It's a question of time. CAn you keep me connected?
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1/23/2025 9:43:13adin.miller@gmail.comAdin MillerSapiens: A Brief History of HumankindGMT -8
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1/23/2025 13:26:30tom.lent@gmail.comTom LentArticle...The Water of Systems Change, by Kramer, Kania, and Senge...for our bookclub process...mixing in poetry, cartoons, art, and music with our cerebral discussions on books...making our sessions interactiveEastern USI have some contacts with some younger folks who are working in philanthropy
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1/24/2025 17:59:24sarahm@cep.orgSarah MartinThe Unaccountability Machine by Dan Davies or In Defence of Philanthropy by Beth BreezePST
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1/25/2025 19:04:30davidwang21@gmail.comDavid WangLet this radicalize youPT
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1/26/2025 12:56:25mcilroy.jill@gmail.comJill McIlroyThe Good Life Arizona
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1/26/2025 17:54:52mmoody88@gmail.comMichael MoodyHumankindEastern
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1/26/2025 19:43:48zhoua@usc.eduAngela Zhoun/a- saw you were reading Nonprofit Neighborhoods and wanted to join!-8
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1/27/2025 22:10:04ahsieh22@hmail.comAmy HsiehDecolonizing Wealth: Indigenous Wisdom to Heal Divides and Restore BalancePSTYour LinkedIn posts are like a lifelong and I’d like to join this community for my sanity and to learn from likeminded folks
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1/29/2025 9:34:06abbiecohen@g.ucla.eduAbbie Cohen The Problem with Solutions by Julie Guthman PSTI am finishing up my PhD in Education at UCLA this year, and have been such a big fan of your work, Dr. Bernholz, for years. Thank you for your talk today and for sharing this link. I would love to learn more with you!
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1/29/2025 10:04:55michaelsseltzer@me.comMichael Seltzerany of your titlesEST
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1/29/2025 14:41:00cecilia.lero@opensocietyfoundations.orgCecilia LeroWhy David Sometimes Wins - Marshall Ganz-5
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1/31/2025 14:02:12jeaninemholden@gmail.comJeanine HoldenThe Little Book of Impact Investing by Priya ParrishCTI have read many of the books on the PBC list but of course not all. Just purchased Priya Parrish book and excited to dig in.
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2/9/2025 17:13:49cchhabra@iu.eduChakshu ChhabraAiding Ireland (By Anelise Shrout)ESTNo
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2/25/2025 12:20:52madeleine.durante@gmail.comMadeleine DuranteMadam C.J. Walker’s Gospel of Giving: Black Women’s Philanthropy during Jim CrowEastern
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2/25/2025 12:57:29tharahj@yahoo.comThara JinadasaTogether by Dr. MurthyESTI'm a huge fan and would love the opportunity to collaborate if it arises.
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3/1/2025 4:35:54results.consultancy@yahoo.comRuthie Rotenberg The Billionaire Who Wasn’t GMT +2
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3/2/2025 19:27:26jenniegoode@gmail.comJennie GoodeOne Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El AkkadPacificThank you so much for organizing this!
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3/21/2025 12:10:04christine.zachai@gmail.comChristine ZachaiScarcity: Why having too little means so muchESTThank you!