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Fifty Years in Public Causes: Stories from a Road Less Traveled (Civil Society: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives)
Brian O´connell
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Description for Fifty Years in Public Causes: Stories from a Road Less Traveled (Civil Society: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives)
Hardcover. Brian O'Connell traces a lifetime of encouraging citizen participation and influence beginning at the local level and extending to national and international crusades. His reflections celebrate voluntary action and provide practical advice on ensuring its growth and impact in the years ahead. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490. Dustjacket
In this extraordinary memoir, Brian O'Connell traces a lifetime of encouraging citizen participation and influence beginning at the local level and extending to national and international crusades. O'Connell worked with the American Heart Association in its earliest efforts to reduce death and disability from heart attack and stroke, spent twelve years as national head of the Mental Health Association during major breakthroughs in the understanding and treatment of depression, and was on the ground floor of the founding of CIVICUS: World Alliance for Civic Participation. In 1980 he and John Gardner launched Independent Sector, where O'Connell served for 15 years ... Read more
In this extraordinary memoir, Brian O'Connell traces a lifetime of encouraging citizen participation and influence beginning at the local level and extending to national and international crusades. O'Connell worked with the American Heart Association in its earliest efforts to reduce death and disability from heart attack and stroke, spent twelve years as national head of the Mental Health Association during major breakthroughs in the understanding and treatment of depression, and was on the ground floor of the founding of CIVICUS: World Alliance for Civic Participation. In 1980 he and John Gardner launched Independent Sector, where O'Connell served for 15 years ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Tufts
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Hanover, United States
ISBN
9781584654766
SKU
KDK0013028
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Brian O´connell
Brian O'Connell is a founder of and professor at University College of Citizenship and Public Service at Tufts University, and is the author of fourteen books, including Civil Society: The Underpinnings of American Democracy (UPNE, 1999); Voices from the Heart: In Celebration of America's Volunteers (1998); Powered by Coalition (1997); People Power (1994); Volunteers in Action (1989); Philanthropy in Action ... Read more
Reviews for Fifty Years in Public Causes: Stories from a Road Less Traveled (Civil Society: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives)
From Shelterforce's 'Other Recommendations' column Tufts University professor Brian O'Connell, founder and former president of Independent Sector, utilized his lifetime of experiences to write Fifty Years in Public Causes: Stories From a Road Less Traveled... [the book's] main goal is to reach out to the great number of youth who are unaware of the vast offering of public service ... Read more