TY - BOOK AU - O'Connell,Brian TI - Fifty years in public causes: stories from a road less traveled T2 - Civil society SN - 1584654767 AV - HV 28.O33 A3.2005 PY - 2005///, CY - Medford, Mass. PB - Tufts University Press KW - O'Connell, Brian, KW - Independent Sector (Firm) KW - Independent Sector (Firma) KW - Nonprofit organizations KW - United States KW - Employees KW - Biography KW - Organizaciones no lucrativas KW - Estados Unidos KW - Empleados KW - Biografía KW - Associations, institutions, etc KW - Asociaciones, instituciones, etc N1 - Ejemplar con sobrecubierta; Incluye referencias bibliográficas (páginas [209]-215) e índice; Which road to where? : false starts, unexpected influences, and a special mentor, 1953-1956 -- A straight-up learning curve : American Heart Association Maryland director, 1956-1961 -- Riding the golden bear : American Heart Association California director, 1961-1966 -- Herding cats, tiger-size : Mental Health Association national director, 1966-1971 -- Survival, successes, and enough : Mental Health Association national director, 1971-1978 -- "It won't fly, Orville" : creating Independent Sector, 1978-1980 -- Early victories and lessons : Independent Sector, 1980-1985 -- Powered by coalition : Independent Sector, 1985-1995 -- What's a community organizer doing globally? : international assignments, 1985-2005 -- Bridging the worlds of action and writing : fourteen books from the practitioner's view, 1975-2005 -- Improbable professor : university college of citizenship and public service, Tufts University, 1995-2005 -- If the past is prologue : for those going forward, 2005-2055 -- Appendix: chief volunteer officers with whom I served; Abierta a los investigadores bajo las restricciones de la biblioteca UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip054/2004028284.html ER -