# Leading Up: Transformational Leadership for Fundraisers

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/books/leading-up-transformational-leadership-for-fundraisers/
- Published: 2005-09-02T22:21:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Fundraisers know that in order to be successful in their demanding profession,
they have to get things done. And to get things done, they need to exercise leadership
from whatever rank or position they hold–often from the middle. **

This concept is called “leading up.” Recognising that all fundraisers must be leaders,
Leading Up teaches professionals the skills and traits they need to be successful
in their philanthropic roles.

_Leading Up _centers around author Lilya Wagner’s unique model, which exemplifies
the concept of leading up. Here, fundraisers will discover: how to get things done
when they’re not in charge; how to motivate others when they don’t have formal authority;
how to convince or persuade their colleagues and superiors about their need for 
action and involvement; and how to lead when they’re not recognized leaders by virtue
of power or position.

Focusing on problem-solving concepts, Leading Up is packed with thought provoking
questions, exercises, and practical application steps that allow professionals to
practice and implement the principles they’ve just learned. The book also includes
inspirational quotes on leadership from recognised and successful professionals 
and leaders.

Leadership qualities have to be learned and practiced by all who wish to achieve
success in fundraising, whether boss or not. Leading Up provides readers with the
groundwork they need to not only build up their causes and organizations, but also
influence a professional field that is still developing.[Read less](https://fundraising.co.uk/books/leading-up-transformational-leadership-for-fundraisers/void(0))

**Published in The AFP/Wiley Fund Development Series.**