The Philanthropic Quest
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Contents of the series ... a sampling

Volume 1: Introduction to the Quest

What is possible? ... How one person can make the difference ... Providing meaning to donors ... Seeing the best ... Old frameworks and new frameworks

Agent of change -- me? ... It's high time to redefine our professional role

Volume 2: The Management of Change -- and Resistance

There's more here than meets the eye -- more resistance and more energy ... The value of resistance to the individual ... The value of resistance to the organization

Resistance to asking for money ... Three ways to deal with "asking anxiety" ... Resistance to the change effort itself ... Dealing with resistance as it arises ... Resistance is saying "I care!"

Volume 3: Managing Change -- by Designing the Future

Moving beyond the survival mentality ... The power of the personal vision and the collective vision ... The process of creating a shared image of the future

The heroic journey ... What's wrong with problem solving ... Locating the "life force" in the organization ... Our role in re-scoring the music ... The appreciative spirit

Volume 4: Our Role in Facilitating the Quest

Standing outside your organization ... Starting with the donor's reality ... The next stage in organizational maturity ... How does your organization meet the world?

How the benefactor gets more than the beneficiary ... We've got what the donor wants ... Benefactors receive the gift of personal potency

Is the growth of fund raising holding back philanthropy?... We may be wearing out our welcome ... Are we suffocating the philanthropic spirit? ... Our new place to stand

Volume 5: The Philanthropic Quest

How the quest is different from conventional fundraising ... The quest is based on different assumptions about people ... Twelve more ways that the quest is different

Raising our sights, expanding our horizons ... Taking the dialogue to a higher level ... People realizing the power of their personal initiative

The full-of-meaning commitment ... What can happen when we set a new standard ... One meaningful commitment attracts another

The power of the transformative commitment ... The broad-based campaign: Is it worth the effort? ... Your destiny lies in the hands of a few

Is the incremental approach limiting your potential? ... Are you saying "This cause is not so important?" ... Do we favor the urgent over the important? ... We naturally gravitate to the small ... Special events, and even direct mail, can actually keep us from thriving ... The trend toward major donor philanthropy

Volume 6: Authentic Involvement, Engagement and Collaboration

Creating the conditions for optimal philanthropy ... What level of involvement are we seeking? ... Coming to terms with the concept of ownership

Managing your relationships with donors ... Beyond selling and marketing ... Focusing on the big ideas ... Being selective about our relationships ... Thinking big begins with us

Why volunteers are more important than staff ... Voluntarism is essential to philanthropy ... The volunteer leads by example ... The volunteer becomes a more committed donor

The role of the professional in a volunteer-centered program ... What about the staff's knowledge and expertise? ... Bringing the development professional closer to the action

Volume 7: Facilitating the Emergence of Leadership

With great leadership, all things are possible ... Looking for the "relational leader" ... Passing the torch of leadership

What qualities are we looking for? ... Allowing the outsider to become an insider ... Start out thinking big

Volume 8: Rites of Passage: Providing Transformative Experiences for Volunteer Leaders

Releasing the latent potential inside people, organizations and communities ... It takes an extraordinary approach to elicit extraordinary leadership ... Heightening awareness of what's important ... The quest as an integrated system

Appreciative inquiry and the philanthropic inquiry ... Basic principles ... Nine methods to provide transformative experiences

Serving on boards and committees ... A transformative experience or merely routine? ... Using the quest to raise the sights of board members ... Changing the culture of the board ... Governing boards vs. advisory boards ... Implementing the process

Volume 9: A Vanguard of Pioneers

The historic meeting of philanthropy and organization development ... Case studies ... Appreciative inquiry as a strategic planning approach ... The independent sector as a catalyst for personal and social transformation

A vanguard of pioneers and innovators ... A testimonial to the power of personal initiative ... The emerging practice of the quest ... Restoring donors and volunteers to the center of the process ... Revitalizing the board ... Overcoming the "fear of fund raising"

The potential for global impact ... Future horizons

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• What you'll learn
• What is the philanthropic quest?
• How is this different from conventional fund raising?
• The development officer as catalyst
• Beyond the feasibility study
• Contents of the series ... a sampling
• What your colleagues are saying
• A note from the author
• About the author