By Gail Picco (September 18, 2020) The reputation of philanthropy since 1750: Britain and beyond, Hugh Cunningham, Manchester University Press, June 16, 2020, 232 pp. With the recent release of Proof Strategies CanTrust Index suggesting only 50% of Canadians trust charities, it might be a timely moment to dip into Hugh Cunningham’s The reputation of philanthropy since … [Read more...] about The reputation of philanthropy: A history of the facts
Building Unity by Michael Prosserman: Hip-hop culture as a metaphor for leadership
by Sharon Broughton (September 15, 2020) Building Unity: Leading a Non-Profit from Spark to Succession, Michael Prosserman, ECW Press, September 15 2020, 288 pp., $28.54 As author Michael Prosserman reveals his story of creating the hip-hop-inspired UNITY charity, impacting more than a quarter-million young people across Canada, leading a non-profit from spark to … [Read more...] about Building Unity by Michael Prosserman: Hip-hop culture as a metaphor for leadership
Soul Full of Coal Dust: A battle for miners’ lives
By Sharon Broughton (September 12, 2020) Soul Full of Coal Dust – A Fight for breath and justice in Appalachia, Chris Hamby, Little, Brown and Company, August 18, 2020, 448 pp., $32.32 Soul Full of Coal Dust is a riveting account that is part memoir, part medical and legal thriller, part underdog takes on the Goliath of systemic injustice. With devastating … [Read more...] about Soul Full of Coal Dust: A battle for miners’ lives
Proust Questionnaire: Anne Morriss
(September 9, 2020) Anne Morriss is co-author, with Frances Frei, of Unleashed: The unapologetic leader’s guide to empowering everyone around you, which The Charity Report Literary Circle reviewed on September 2, 2020. To help us—and you—get to know our authors in a fun way, we’ve developed our own Proust Questionnaire, and are debuting it today. Anne Morriss is Executive … [Read more...] about Proust Questionnaire: Anne Morriss
Diversity Inc: How the diversity industry is thriving, even if diversity itself is not
by Roger Ali (September 7, 2020) Diversity Inc: The Failed Promise of a Billion-Dollar Business, Pamela Newkirk, Bold Type Books, October 22, 2019, 272 pp., $33.59 Diversity Inc. by award-winning journalist Pamela Newkirk shines a bright light on the diversity industry, gives examples of successes and asks tough questions about what has been effective and … [Read more...] about Diversity Inc: How the diversity industry is thriving, even if diversity itself is not