Revised edition of: Successful community leadership : a skills guide for volunteers and professionals. c1997.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-157) and index.
Contents
Pt. 1. Essential elements of community organization. Understanding community matrix -- Community problems, organization, and leadership -- Places, competencies, and goals in community -- Pt. 2. Taking leadership in community groups. Obstacles to and guidelines for working together -- Responsibilities of community committees -- The group chairperson -- The community group member -- The community leader or organizer -- Pt. 3. Conducting effective community group meetings. The effective meeting: managing perspectives -- The effective meeting: managing process -- The effective meeting: managing discussion -- The effective meeting: managing decisions -- Managing assessments -- Pt. 4. Rewards of community leadership. Being a successful community leader and organizer -- Growing your leadership -- Developing fresh community leadership.