Vu’s new book will be coming out on October 14th, 2025. Pre-order your copies at Elliott Bay Book Company, Barnes and Nobles, Bookshop, or Amazon. If you plan to order several copies, use Porchlight for significant bulk rates.
Reimagining Nonprofits and Philanthropy: Unlocking the Full Potential of a Vital and Complex Sector
The nonprofit and philanthropic sector is full of amazing people trying to do good work. At the same time, we’re trapped in systems that make it nearly impossible sometimes. Entrenched societal problems, unrealistic expectations from the public, scarcity mindset, lack of funding, and unfair comparison with the for-profit sector are just a few. Not to mention terrible office chairs! Over time, we start to think all of it is normal.
Well, it’s not! With everything being so urgent and dire, it’s time we let go of a lot of philosophies and practices we’ve taken as sacred. In this no-nonsense book, Vu combines all of his rants into one cohesive place, neatly organized into chapters on boards, fundraising, advocacy, data, hiring, work culture, leadership, capacity building, and of course DEI. There won’t be pictures of baby animals, but Vu’s trademark sense of humor and metaphors are all there. You’ll read feeling hopeful, fired up, and ready to flip some tables over!
Vu is planning the book tour. Please contact Stacy if you’d like to discuss speaking engagements.