James Rees is Professor of Civil Society and Public Policy, and Deputy Director of the Institute for Community Research and Development at the University of Wolverhampton. Carol Jacklin-Jarvis is Visiting Fellow and former Director of the Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership, The Open University.

• 1: Introduction - James Rees and Carol Jacklin-Jarvis Part 1: Reimagining the voluntary sector contribution to leadership in and of place2. Placed in Wales: the impact of Welshness on voluntary leaders of Welsh civil society - Flossie Caerwynt and Amy Sanders3. Place leadership: the civic contribution of community-based voluntary organisations in deprived neighbourhoods - Susanne Martikke4. Visible places: unpacking global and local embeddedness of civil society actors in Bulgaria - Mariana Bogdanova5. The contributions and challenges of feminist place-based leadership: partnership agreements and disagreements - Louise Warwick-Booth, Susan Coan and Ruth Cross6. Weaving connections amid hostility: a study of leadership in and of place - Sally VivyanPart 2: Voices of experience7. A personal and networked practice account of how voluntary and community sector leadership works in Bermondsey - Dora Dixon-Fyle, Sandra Ferguson, Anita Mitra, Emma Snow, Jacyntha Stewart and Simon Williams8. Place-making and community action: an analysis of a community newspaper - Alex Murdock and Cathie Meetre9. Place-based leadership in ethnically diverse cities: a subaltern-autoethnographic account of moving from the periphery to the centre - Fidele Mutwarasibo10. The journey to becoming: a critical realist approach to place-based leadership in the voluntary sector - Helen BrittonPart 3: Developing and delivering voluntary sector place leadership11.Leadership, language and place: how a non-profit organisation constituted and extended its resource environment during the COVID-19 pandemic - Antonio Jimenez-Luque and Marcus M. Lam12. Signs of a healthy relationship: developing communities through relationship-based leadership - Jodie Low, Genna Whitlock and Christine Collymore13. Grantmaking foundations and place-based leadership: the opportunities and challenges of relational philanthropy within place - Janis Petzinger, Caroline Broadhurst, and Tobias Jung14. Community foundations and community leadership in urban China - Lili Wang, and Rong Tian15. Leadership development for place-based communities - Vita Terry and Carol Jacklin-Jarvis16. Conclusion - Carol Jacklin-Jarvis and James Rees

“Rees and Jacklin-Jarvis are to be congratulated for curating a fascinating collection of chapters that capture the state of the art in place-based voluntary sector leadership.” Richard Harries, Caritas Westminster “This book provides strong evidence of the interaction between place and voluntary sector leadership. It recognizes the necessity and value of place-based and relational leadership, which are core strengths of VSOs. Furthermore, by highlighting the importance of relationships, local knowledge, and power dynamics, the book contributes to broader discussions of how voluntary organizations engage with their external environments and provides practical insights for leadership development in local contexts.” Voluntas

James Rees is Professor of Civil Society and Public Policy, and Deputy Director of the Institute for Community Research and Development at the University of Wolverhampton. Carol Jacklin-Jarvis is Visiting Fellow and former Director of the Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership, The Open University.

• 1: Introduction - James Rees and Carol Jacklin-Jarvis Part 1: Reimagining the voluntary sector contribution to leadership in and of place2. Placed in Wales: the impact of Welshness on voluntary leaders of Welsh civil society - Flossie Caerwynt and Amy Sanders3. Place leadership: the civic contribution of community-based voluntary organisations in deprived neighbourhoods - Susanne Martikke4. Visible places: unpacking global and local embeddedness of civil society actors in Bulgaria - Mariana Bogdanova5. The contributions and challenges of feminist place-based leadership: partnership agreements and disagreements - Louise Warwick-Booth, Susan Coan and Ruth Cross6. Weaving connections amid hostility: a study of leadership in and of place - Sally VivyanPart 2: Voices of experience7. A personal and networked practice account of how voluntary and community sector leadership works in Bermondsey - Dora Dixon-Fyle, Sandra Ferguson, Anita Mitra, Emma Snow, Jacyntha Stewart and Simon Williams8. Place-making and community action: an analysis of a community newspaper - Alex Murdock and Cathie Meetre9. Place-based leadership in ethnically diverse cities: a subaltern-autoethnographic account of moving from the periphery to the centre - Fidele Mutwarasibo10. The journey to becoming: a critical realist approach to place-based leadership in the voluntary sector - Helen BrittonPart 3: Developing and delivering voluntary sector place leadership11.Leadership, language and place: how a non-profit organisation constituted and extended its resource environment during the COVID-19 pandemic - Antonio Jimenez-Luque and Marcus M. Lam12. Signs of a healthy relationship: developing communities through relationship-based leadership - Jodie Low, Genna Whitlock and Christine Collymore13. Grantmaking foundations and place-based leadership: the opportunities and challenges of relational philanthropy within place - Janis Petzinger, Caroline Broadhurst, and Tobias Jung14. Community foundations and community leadership in urban China - Lili Wang, and Rong Tian15. Leadership development for place-based communities - Vita Terry and Carol Jacklin-Jarvis16. Conclusion - Carol Jacklin-Jarvis and James Rees

“Rees and Jacklin-Jarvis are to be congratulated for curating a fascinating collection of chapters that capture the state of the art in place-based voluntary sector leadership.” Richard Harries, Caritas Westminster “This book provides strong evidence of the interaction between place and voluntary sector leadership. It recognizes the necessity and value of place-based and relational leadership, which are core strengths of VSOs. Furthermore, by highlighting the importance of relationships, local knowledge, and power dynamics, the book contributes to broader discussions of how voluntary organizations engage with their external environments and provides practical insights for leadership development in local contexts.” Voluntas

James Rees is Professor of Civil Society and Public Policy, and Deputy Director of the Institute for Community Research and Development at the University of Wolverhampton. Carol Jacklin-Jarvis is Visiting Fellow and former Director of the Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership, The Open University.

• 1: Introduction - James Rees and Carol Jacklin-Jarvis Part 1: Reimagining the voluntary sector contribution to leadership in and of place2. Placed in Wales: the impact of Welshness on voluntary leaders of Welsh civil society - Flossie Caerwynt and Amy Sanders3. Place leadership: the civic contribution of community-based voluntary organisations in deprived neighbourhoods - Susanne Martikke4. Visible places: unpacking global and local embeddedness of civil society actors in Bulgaria - Mariana Bogdanova5. The contributions and challenges of feminist place-based leadership: partnership agreements and disagreements - Louise Warwick-Booth, Susan Coan and Ruth Cross6. Weaving connections amid hostility: a study of leadership in and of place - Sally VivyanPart 2: Voices of experience7. A personal and networked practice account of how voluntary and community sector leadership works in Bermondsey - Dora Dixon-Fyle, Sandra Ferguson, Anita Mitra, Emma Snow, Jacyntha Stewart and Simon Williams8. Place-making and community action: an analysis of a community newspaper - Alex Murdock and Cathie Meetre9. Place-based leadership in ethnically diverse cities: a subaltern-autoethnographic account of moving from the periphery to the centre - Fidele Mutwarasibo10. The journey to becoming: a critical realist approach to place-based leadership in the voluntary sector - Helen BrittonPart 3: Developing and delivering voluntary sector place leadership11.Leadership, language and place: how a non-profit organisation constituted and extended its resource environment during the COVID-19 pandemic - Antonio Jimenez-Luque and Marcus M. Lam12. Signs of a healthy relationship: developing communities through relationship-based leadership - Jodie Low, Genna Whitlock and Christine Collymore13. Grantmaking foundations and place-based leadership: the opportunities and challenges of relational philanthropy within place - Janis Petzinger, Caroline Broadhurst, and Tobias Jung14. Community foundations and community leadership in urban China - Lili Wang, and Rong Tian15. Leadership development for place-based communities - Vita Terry and Carol Jacklin-Jarvis16. Conclusion - Carol Jacklin-Jarvis and James Rees

“Rees and Jacklin-Jarvis are to be congratulated for curating a fascinating collection of chapters that capture the state of the art in place-based voluntary sector leadership.” Richard Harries, Caritas Westminster “This book provides strong evidence of the interaction between place and voluntary sector leadership. It recognizes the necessity and value of place-based and relational leadership, which are core strengths of VSOs. Furthermore, by highlighting the importance of relationships, local knowledge, and power dynamics, the book contributes to broader discussions of how voluntary organizations engage with their external environments and provides practical insights for leadership development in local contexts.” Voluntas