Creating Philanthropic Capital Markets: The Deliberate Evolution, Lucy Bernholz. A deep analysis of the assortment of vehicles that make up the philanthropic landscape - and a hopeful prospectus of its potential to make a difference on issues and in communities.

Effective Philanthropy, Mary Ellen Capek and Molly Mead. An exhaustive look at the challenges of promoting diversity in modern philanthropy.

The Origin of Financial Crises, George Cooper. Provides an interesting perspective on the macroeconomic factors that fuel the markets, which of course relates directly to foundation endowments.

The Difference, Scott Page. A compelling, unorthodox view of the power of diversity in organizations and in our society.

The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable, Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Explores the omnipresent reality of unpredictability and how we can embrace it and work with it instead of allowing it to work against us.