What Our Members are Reading

Our members are always taking opportunities to increase their knowledge about all areas of philanthropy and critical issues facing our community.  Below are books and articles that Foundation members and committees found thought-provoking. 

Education Committee Articles:

Severson, Kim.  "Stars Are Aligning Over School Lunch Programs." New York Times: 18 August 2009.

Gladwell, Malcolm. "Million Dollar Murray." New Yorker: 13 February, 2006.

Inclusiveness Initiative Articles:
 

McIntosh, Peggy.  "Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack." Excerpted from Working Paper 189.  "White Privilege and Male Privilege: A Personal Account of Coming to See Correspondences through Work in Women's Studies." (1988) by Peggy McIntosh.

Lester, Darryl K.  "Inclusiveness: Considerations and Solutions for Meaningful and Sincere Outreach." Advancing Philanthropy: March/April 2009.

International Affinity Group Articles:
 

Kristof, Nicholas D. and Sheryl WuDunn.  "The Women's Crusade." New York Times: 17 August 2009.

Education Committee Book Club Selections:

2009 - The Middle of Everywhere: Helping Refugees Enter the American Community by Mary Pipher
2008 - Banker to the Poor by Mohammad Yunus
2007 - Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
2006 -  Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder

 

“The model is easy to set up and fits today’s lifestyle. It offers a cafeteria of choices so women can become more knowledgeable, and it lets them begin community engagement when their time is at a premium.”

Colleen Willoughby
founding President 1995-2008
quoted in Town and Country Magazine, June 2005