Book Club

The CFJC’s Nonprofit Book Club has officially reached 20 books—and we’re excited to keep the conversation going with Book #21!

Open to nonprofit partners, donors, and community members, the Nonprofit Book Club offers a welcoming, informal space to connect, learn, and grow together. Each gathering combines thoughtful discussion with opportunities for professional development and networking.

Whether you’ve joined us before or are picking up a book with us for the first time, we’d love to have you be part of the conversation.

“Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals” by Oliver Burkeman

The average human lifespan is absurdly, insultingly brief.

If you live to be 80, you’ll have had about 4,000 weeks. But that’s no reason for despair.

Confronting our radical finitude – and how little control we really have – is the key to a fulfilling and meaningfully productive life. (Oliver Burkeman website)

9AM | Thursday, October 8 | Coralville Public Library – Meeting Room B

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Resources mentioned in discussion and shared by book club members:

Generosity and Gender (Lois A. Buntz)

Think Faster, Talk Smarter (Matt Abrahams)

Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI (Ethan Mollick)

Mountains Beyond Mountains (Tracy Kidder)

David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants (Malcolm Gladwell)

• Revisionist History, Malcolm Gladwell Podcast

The Resilience Myth (Soraya Chemaly)

On Her Own Ground: The Life of Madam C.J. Walker (A’Lelia Bundles)

Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men (Caroline Criado-Perez)

The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor (Jacqueline Novogratz)

• Acumen Fund

Leaders Eat Last (Simon Sinek)

• Ted Talk – Start with Why

We Heard It When We Were Young (Chuy Renteria)

Dare to Lead (Brene Brown)

• Brene Brown Dare to Lead Resource Hub
• Safe Space vs. Brave Space Graphic

Philanthropy Revolution (Lisa Greer)

The Light We Carry (Michelle Obama)

• Book Club Tools List

Changing the World Without Losing Your Mind (Alex Counts)

The Last Suspicious Holdout (Laddee Hubbard)

Made to Stick (Chip & Dan Heath)

• Nonprofit Website Hosts
• Critical Service Learning
• John’s Book Banning Article – Gazette

Make the Impossible, Possible (Bill Strickland)

• Bill Strickland’s Webpage
• 1619 Freedom School, Waterloo IA
• Strickland Lecture Event Page, UofI
• Strickland UofI Lecture News Article
• David Gould Life Design Class Page
• Bill Strickland’s Music to Make the Impossible Possible

No More Duct Tape Fundraising: A Nonprofit Leaders Guide to Raising More Money (Rachel Ramjatten)

• Virtual Solicitation Tips (Book Club Members)

Joan Garry’s Guide to Nonprofit Leadership (Joan Garry)

• Board Term Limits (BoardSource)
• Board Succession Planning (BoardSource)
• Board Recruitment Tool (Iowa Council of Foundations)
• How To Train Your Board to Fundraise (Trainyourboard.com)