Book Club

Nonprofit Book Club

The CFJC’s Nonprofit Book Club has read and discussed 14 books together, and we welcome you to join us for Book #15! This opportunity is open to anyone – donors, nonprofit partners, and community members. The Nonprofit Book Club is an informal space for professional development, networking, and learning. We hope you can join us.

Donuts & Discussion

A Book Club Discussion of “The Resilience Myth” by Soraya Chemaly

In times of uncertainty, struggle, and disaster, communities often look to nonprofit organizations to lead. The focus of the next Johnson County Nonprofit Alliance Book Club Event will be Soraya Chemaly’s “The Resilience Myth” which offers a community-focused view of resilience focused on relationships. We hope you will join us (whether or not you’ve finished, or even started, the book!) for a discussion on “The Resilience Myth” and resilience generally on Tuesday, April 1st from 9-10:30am at Hurts Donut in Coralville. If you are able to attend the in-person discussion, please RSVP below to give us an idea of how many people to expect! We hope you can pop in for our discussion on resilience and relationship.

Summary: This book presents a different outlook on the concept of resilience. As one is going through a period of hardship, they often rely only on themselves for the strength to persevere. Chemaly encourages readers to adapt their thinking about how to get through these moments of trauma and crisis and to lean into their communities. Using research and real-life examples, readers are shown why interdependence and impactful relationships are critical in moments of hardship. Chemaly’s multicultural background from the United States and the Bahamas helps her share multiple ways of thought and action. Reviews of The Resilience Myth praise its ideas for supporting one another and dismantling our existing perceptions of resilience.