Background
O'Connell, Brian was born on January 23, 1930 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Thomas J. and Mary (Carroll) O'C.
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Powered by Coalition: The Story of Independent Sector (Jossey-Bass Nonprofit Sector Series)
(A detailed account of how and why the diverse groups of I...)
A detailed account of how and why the diverse groups of INDEPENDENT SECTOR came together, what it has taken to keep them together, and what they have been able to achieve through collaboration.
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Finding values that work: The search for fulfillment
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(Powered by Coalition: The Story of Independent Sector ) Author: Brian O'Connell Apr-1997
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People Power: Service, Advocacy, Empowerment : Selected Writings of Brian O'Connell
(Book by O'Connell, Brian)
Book by O'Connell, Brian
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0879545631/?tag=2022091-20
The Board Member's Book: Making a Difference in Voluntary Organizations
(This book assists and informs those who have been elected...)
This book assists and informs those who have been elected to governing boards of voluntary organizations.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1931923175/?tag=2022091-20
Philanthropy in Action
(In 1920, Robert H. Goddard had made the laughable predict...)
In 1920, Robert H. Goddard had made the laughable prediction that a rocket could go to the moon. Ten years later, Daniel Guggenheim was consulting no lress than Charles Lindbergh on the practicality of Goddard's ideas and gave him the money. With this legendary tale, author Brian O'Connell launches his collection of stories of several hundred philanthropic gifts which made, and continue to make, a very large difference in American society and throughout the world. Through these stories, O'Connell captures the remarkable relationships which have developed between donors and grantees over the past century. Included are gifts of foundations, corporations, individuals and religious groups which have had major impact on the great social movements in our society and in fields of endeavor as divergent as the arts, physics, medicine, agriculture and world affairs.
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The Board Member's Book: Making a Difference in Voluntary Organizations Paperback August, 2003
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Effective Leadership in Voluntary Organizations How to Make the Greatest Use of Citizen Service and Influence
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Civil Society: The Underpinnings of American Democracy (Civil Society: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives)
(Edward Gibbon said of the ancient Athenians, "when the fr...)
Edward Gibbon said of the ancient Athenians, "when the freedom they wished for most was freedom from responsibility, then Athens ceased to be free." America is the longest-lived democracy in the history of the world, but there are signs that our own extraordinary system faces a similar peril. A vibrant civil society, characterized by active citizen participation, is essential to a strong democracy, argues Brian O'Connell, and in his new book he offers a citizen's guide to this concept of civil society -- what it is, how it functions, its limitations and potential, and most importantly, what individuals can do to nurture and support it. It is designed to provide practical understanding and foster action among community and national leaders, including mayors, civic leaders, school boards, public administrators, independent sector leaders, scholars, and teachers. Civil Society explores the idea and the reality of citizen participation, including government's essential responsibility to preserve the freedoms that allow and encourage it. It also traces the contemporary weakening of this tradition as a result of indifference, selfishness, loss of confidence in government, governmental limits on citizen participation, the influence of special interests on elected officials, separation between the haves and have nots, intolerance and incivility. Founding president of INDEPENDENT SECTOR and first chairman of CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, Brian O'Connell draws on his extensive practical experience of civil society to outline concrete actions that can improve the prospects of an enduring democracy, including: - increasing the role of education in preparing students for the rights and responsibilities of citizenship; - reorienting public administrators towards a greater receptivity of citizen involvement; - expanding research into and conducting regular evaluations of the state of civil society itself; - developing a concerted effort to share and apply what we already know about passing on to future generations the nation's traditions of service and generosity. In Civil Society, Brian O'Connell has created a practical handbook for elected officials, community leaders, and ordinary citizens who seek to nurture and expand this crucial dimension of a democratic society.
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Effective Leadership in Voluntary Organizations
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Board Overboard: Laughs and Lessons for All but the Perfect Nonprofit (Jossey Bass Nonprofit & Public Management Series)
(O'Connell draws on forty years of camaraderie and affecti...)
O'Connell draws on forty years of camaraderie and affection to offer this hilarious spoof. Presented in the form of one organization's board meetings' minutes, Board Overboard is a witty sendup of a world that is too seldom treated with humor.
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- Civil Society: The Underpinnings of American Democracy (Civil Society: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives) by Brian O'Connell (1999-03-01)
- Civil Society: The Underpinnings of American Democracy (Civil Society: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives) by O'Connell, Brian(March 1, 1999) Paperback (Will be shipped from US. Used books may not include compa...)
- Philanthropy in Action
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Brian O'Connell
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Brian O'Connell, American Community organizer, public administrator, writer, educator. Recipient outstanding agency professor award United Way American, 1979, Lincoln Filene Citizenship award, 1985, John W. Gardner Leadership award, 1994, Gold Key award American Society Association Executives, 1994, College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences award, NSFRE, 1994, The Tiffany award, 1998.
Education
Bachelor, Tufts College, Medford, Massachusetts, 1953. Postgraduate, Maxwell School Citizenship and Public Administration, 1954. Also numerous honorary degrees.
Career
Field representative, American Heart Association, Pennsylvania, 1954-1956; executive director, American Heart Association, Maryland., 1956-1961; executive director, American Heart Association, California, 1961-1966; executive director, National Association Mental Health, 1966-1978; director emeritus, National Association Mental Health, since 1978; president, National Council on Philanthropy, 1978-1980; executive director, Coalition of National Volunteer Orgns., 1978-1980; president, Indiana Sector, 1980-1995; founding president, Indiana Sector, since 1980; professor public service, Tufts U., Medford, Massachusetts, since 1995. Member United States President's Committee Employment of Handicapped, 1966-1968. Chairman Liaison Group Mental Health, 1969-1972.
Works
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Powered by Coalition: The Story of Independent Sector (Jossey-Bass Nonprofit Sector Series)
(A detailed account of how and why the diverse groups of I...)
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Civil Society: The Underpinnings of American Democracy (Civil Society: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives)
(Edward Gibbon said of the ancient Athenians, "when the fr...)
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The Board Member's Book: Making a Difference in Voluntary Organizations
(This book assists and informs those who have been elected...)
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Board Overboard: Laughs and Lessons for All but the Perfect Nonprofit (Jossey Bass Nonprofit & Public Management Series)
(O'Connell draws on forty years of camaraderie and affecti...)
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Civil Society: The Underpinnings of American Democracy (Civil Society: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives) by O'Connell, Brian(March 1, 1999) Paperback
(Will be shipped from US. Used books may not include compa...)
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People Power: Service, Advocacy, Empowerment : Selected Writings of Brian O'Connell
(Book by O'Connell, Brian)
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Philanthropy in Action
(In 1920, Robert H. Goddard had made the laughable predict...)
- Civil Society: The Underpinnings of American Democracy (Civil Society: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives) by Brian O'Connell (1999-03-01)
- Finding values that work: The search for fulfillment
- (Powered by Coalition: The Story of Independent Sector ) Author: Brian O'Connell Apr-1997
- Philanthropy in Action
- Volunteers in Action
- The Board Member's Book: Making a Difference in Voluntary Organizations Paperback August, 2003
- Effective Leadership in Voluntary Organizations How to Make the Greatest Use of Citizen Service and Influence
- Effective Leadership in Voluntary Organizations
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Powered by Coalition: The Story of Independent Sector (Jossey-Bass Nonprofit Sector Series)
Membership
Member Alumni Council Tufts University, 1970-1980, trustee, 1988-2000, trustee emeritus, since 2000, chairman president search committee, 1992. Trustee Points of Light Foundation, 1989-1995. Board directors Hogg Foundation, 1990-1995.
Chairman organizing committee, 1st chairman Civicus: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, 1992-1996. Board directors Engineer of Mines Kauffman Foundation, 1994—2003, BridgeSpan Group, since 1999, Cape Cod Foundation, 2003^. Fellow American Public Health Association, National Academy Public Administration (trustee 1993-2000), National Committee Patients' Rights (chairman 1975-1977).
Connections
Married Ann C. Brown, July 11, 1953. Children: Todd, Tracey, Matthew.
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Recipient outstanding agency professor award United Way American, 1979, Lincoln Filene Citizenship award, 1985, John W. Gardner Leadership award, 1994, Gold Key award American Society Association Executives, 1994, College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences award, NSFRE, 1994, The Tiffany award, 1998.Recipient outstanding agency professor award United Way American, 1979, Lincoln Filene Citizenship award, 1985, John W. Gardner Leadership award, 1994, Gold Key award American Society Association Executives, 1994, College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences award, NSFRE, 1994, The Tiffany award, 1998.
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Recipient outstanding agency professor award United Way American, 1979, Lincoln Filene Citizenship award, 1985, John W. Gardner Leadership award, 1994, Gold Key award American Society Association Executives, 1994, College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences award, NSFRE, 1994, The Tiffany award, 1998.Recipient outstanding agency professor award United Way American, 1979, Lincoln Filene Citizenship award, 1985, John W. Gardner Leadership award, 1994, Gold Key award American Society Association Executives, 1994, College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences award, NSFRE, 1994, The Tiffany award, 1998.