For many, August marks a slow down in daily affairs–a time for vacations and a period of calm before the school year storm. This time of year is also great for catching up on a great read. If you happen to be of the social impact ilk, we’d like to suggest a list of our past, present, and future reads.
Books on social impact measurement and performance management
- Working Hard & Working Well by David Hunter
- It Ain’t What You Give It’s The Way That You Give It by Caroline Fiennes
- Moneyball (Film Review, based on the book)
- Leap of Reason by Mario Morino
- Give Smart by Tom Tierney and Joel Fleishman
Books on a philosophy of giving and/or practical application of giving strategies
- More Than Good Intentions by Dean Karlan and Jacob Appel
- Do More Than Give by Leslie Crutchfield, John Kania, and Mark Kramer
- The Life You Can Save by Peter Singer
- Giving 2.0 by Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen
- Strategic Giving and The Essence of Strategic Giving by Peter Frumkin
- (Coming Soon) Reinventing Philanthropy by Eric Friedman
Books on social media for social impact
- Twitter for Good by Claire Diaz-Ortiz
- Measuring the Networked Nonprofit by Beth Kanter
Books/Articles on the psychology of giving
- Give & Take by Adam Grant
- Getting Into a Benefactors Head (New York Times)
- Why The Rich Don’t Give To Charity (The Atlantic)
Books on social entrepreneurship and philanthropy
- Scaling Social Impact by Paul Bloom and Edward Skloot
- Why Philanthropy Matters by Zoltan Acs
- The Greater Good and Daughters of the Declaration by Claire Gaudiani
- Philanthropy in America by Oliver Zunz
Do you have recommendations for us? Let us know in the comments or by sending an email to impact@sp2.upenn.edu. Happy Reading!