Wagner Leading Up

Transformational Leadership for Fundraisers
1. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-0-471-75424-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 192 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: The AFP/Wiley Fund Development Series

Fundraisers at all levels discover the art of leading up
Fundraisers know that in order to be successful in their demandingprofession, they have to get things done. And to get things done,they need to exercise leadership from whatever rank or positionthey hold--often from the middle. This concept is called "leadingup." Recognizing that all fundraisers must be leaders, Leading Upteaches professionals the skills and traits they need to besuccessful in their philanthropic roles.
Leading Up centers around author Lilya Wagner's unique model, whichexemplifies the concept of leading up. Here, fundraisers willdiscover: how to get things done when they're not in charge; how tomotivate others when they don't have formal authority; how toconvince or persuade their colleagues and superiors about theirneed for action and involvement; and how to lead when they're notrecognized leaders by virtue of power or position.
Focusing on problem-solving concepts, Leading Up is packed withthought provoking questions, exercises, and practical applicationsteps that allow professionals to practice and implement theprinciples they've just learned. The book also includesinspirational quotes on leadership from recognized and successfulprofessionals and leaders.
Leadership qualities have to be learned and practiced by all whowish to achieve success in fundraising, whether boss or not.Leading Up provides readers with the groundwork they need to notonly build up their causes and organizations, but also influence aprofessional field that is still developing.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wagner, Lilya

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
Acknowledgments.
About the Author.
Introduction.
PART ONE: BREAKING OLD MOLDS, ACCEPTING NEW CONCEPTS OF OFLEADERSHIP.
Chapter 1. Defining Your Concept of Leadership.
Chapter 2. Exploring Leadership: Definitions and Dimensions.
Chapter 3. Leading in the Real and Rough World.
Chapter 4. Claiming Your Power to Change.
PART TWO: LEADERSHIP TRAITS AND CHARACTERISTICS AND THEIRAPPLICABILITY TO FUNDRAISING.
Chapter 5. "Them and Us".
Chapter 6. A Model for a New Kind of Leader.
Chapter 7. Servant Leadership for the Fundraiser.
Chapter 8. Desirable and Required Leadership Competencies.
PART THREE: TRANSFORMING YOURSELF: MEETING THE CHALLENGE OFLEADING UP.
Chapter 9. Do You Have the Will to Lead?
Chapter 10. Speeding Your Growth in Leadership--Meeting theChallenges.
Chapter 11. Take Me to Your Leader! Leadership That GetsResults.
Recommended Readings.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

LILYA WAGNER, EdD, CFRE, is Vice President for Philanthropy at Counterpart International, based in Washington, D.C. Previously, she served at the Center on Philanthropy and The Fund Raising School at Indiana University, where she was also director of the Women's Philanthropy Institute. She is a frequent workshop and seminar presenter and speaker. She speaks and writes extensively on many fundraising topics, and is the author of Careers in Fundraising (Wiley). She has frequently presented workshops on leadership skills for fundraisers, including at many conferences of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.