Book excerpt: Written for any development officer or woman looking to be more effective in her philanthropy and volunteer leadership, this issue explores how women's philanthropy has shaped the world. The contributors, all experts in the field of women's philanthropy, examine leaders in the modern women's philanthropic movement and predict where the movement is headed. The volume closes with five new initiatives and a call to action for women's philanthropy in this generation. This is the 50th issue of New Directions for Philanthropic Fundraising, a journal published quarterly by Jossey-Bass, a Wiley imprint.