01833nam a2200277 a 45000010005000000030009000050050017000140080042000310100013000730200015000860350010001010400038001110500023001490820023001721000029001952450110002242600050003343000025003844900044004095040064004535050879005176100030013966500032014266500053014586500044015112983BD-DhAAL20150614100721.01506154s1997    cau      b    001 0 eng    a96051318  a0787909548  a41260  aDLCbengcDLCdDLCdTOCdBD-DhAAL00aHV97.I47bO26 199704a361.7/63/097532211 aO'Connell, Brian,d1930-10aPowered by coalition :bthe story of Independent Sector /cBrian O'Connell ; foreword by John W. Gardner.  aSan Francisco, Calif. :bJossey-Bass,cc1997.  axx, 236 p. ;c24 cm.  aThe Jossey-Bass nonprofit sector series  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 225-228) and index.2 aForeword / John W. Gardner -- Introduction: The Significance of Voluntary Action in America -- 1. Serious Challenges to Nonprofit Organizations in the 1960s and 1970s -- 2. Searching for a Course -- 3. The Organizing Effort -- 4. The Birth of INDEPENDENT SECTOR and the Defining First Year -- 5. The Strength of Coalition: A Quintessential Example -- 6. Battles and Cooperation with Government -- 7. Telling the Sector's Story -- 8. Fostering Research on the Sector -- 9. Promoting Effectiveness, Openness, and Accountability -- 10. Making the Most of the Meeting Ground -- 11. Building, Energizing, and Maintaining Large and Diverse Coalitions -- 12. Hopes Not Realized and Other Regrets -- 13. A Personal View of the Future -- A. Roster of Charter Members -- B. The Start-Up Funders -- C. 1995 Membership Roster -- D. Board Members 1980-1995 -- E. Staff Members 1980-1996.20aIndependent Sector (Firm) 0aVoluntarismzUnited States. 0aAssociations, institutions, etc.zUnited States. 0aNonprofit organizationszUnited States.