Greenleaf Center For Servant Leadership

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What is servant leadership? Is it a philosophy, or a theory, or a set of values, or a list of characteristics, or a series of practices—or some combination of all of these things? Professor Stephen Prosser addresses these questions in the context of the literature and research on servant leadership in the new essay Servant Leadership: More Philosophy, Less Theory. After reviewing the ways in which people try to describe and explain leadership, he provides six reasons why servant leadership is a philosophy, not a theory, concerning service and the practice of leadership. The essay is concise, and designed for the practitioner. To buy copies of the essay, click here.

Servant-Institutions in Business by Jerry Glashagel, Greenleaf Center Program Consultant, is now available. The 84-page book tells how eight companies approach the challenge of serving their employees, customers, business partners and community partners and outlines the characteristics of servant-institutions in business. To order copies, click here.

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The Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership is a 501(c)(3) organization that promotes the understanding and practice of servant leadership by individuals and institutions. Our vision is: Across our global community, servant leadership is embraced as a guiding principle, thus building a more just, caring and sustainable world with hope and prosperity for future generations.

Your donation to the Greenleaf Center supports the activities and services provided to servant-leaders around the world. Click here to make a donation with your credit card by entering the amount of your donation in whole dollars.

In addition to a gift by credit card, we invite you to send a check, or consider a gift of stock, a bequest in your will, or a charitable trust. Your contribution is invited for general support, or to support the Greenleaf Endowment Fund, our mortgage early retirement fund, or a specific program of the Center such as the Greenleaf Academy, Greenleaf Scholars Program, Leadership Institute for Education (LIFE), or Greenleaf retreats.

For more information, please contact the Greenleaf Center at 317-669-8050 or Dr. Kent Keith, CEO, at kkeith@greenleaf.org, or by mail at 770 Pawtucket Drive, Westfield, IN 46074.

Endowment Program

The Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership is growing its endowment to provide long-term support for the vital work of the Center. Please consider gifts to the Greenleaf Center Endowment Program in your annual giving and estate planning. The Center’s endowment policy is as follows:

MISSION

To provide underlying financial support to the mission of Greenleaf Center or its successors.

SPENDING POLICY

One half of the average gain over the last 20 quarters.

INVESTMENT POLICY

Invest in the most progressive program available in an established, reputable, known community foundation or foundations.

LOANS OR GUARANTEES

The Board and Trustees of Greenleaf Center expressly prohibit loans and guarantees from endowment.

BEQUESTS TO GREENLEAF CENTER

Bequests, testaments and wills to Greenleaf Center will be considered intended for the endowment unless expressed otherwise.

(Adopted by the Board of Trustees on July 1, 2007)