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The Best of 2021: Patton's Picks from the PMA Library

December 2021




If you're looking for book recommendations to enhance your nonprofit leadership, Patton McDowell offers a weekly summary of some of the essential and emerging titles from the PMA Nonprofit Leadership Library. 

  1. Beginners by Tom Vanderbilt. Read our summary here 
  2. Who Not How by Dan Sullivan and Benjamin Hardy. Read our summary here 
  3. Design Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans. Read our summary here
  4. The Core Value Equation by by Darius Mirshahzadeh. Read our summary here
  5. Why Buddhism is True by Robert Wright. Read our summary here
  6. Range by David Epstein. Read our summary here
  7. A World Without Email by Cal Newport. Read our summary here

About PMA Nonprofit Leadership 

As a firm, PMA Nonprofit Leadership is constantly developing content and programs to help you in three distinct ways.  The first way is to help you be a thought leader in the nonprofit sector by producing weekly content through our podcast Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership. The second way is through individual coaching, training and our unique Mastermind Nonprofit Leadership program. The third way is to help your nonprofit organization through support of its strategic planning, board & staff development, and fundraising. Through our exclusive partnership with the Institute for Philanthropic Leadership, we also  guide aspiring nonprofit leaders thought the virtual New Development Professionals cohort training program, as well as the annual Leadership Gift School, now entering its 10th cohort season.  Let us know how we can help you! Join our community by signing up for our free resources here, and schedule a call if you'd like to learn more about ways we can help you on your journey to nonprofit leadership.