Powered Coalition Independent SEC(Dp11) (Hardcover)

Foreword by John W. GardnerPrefaceAcknowledgementsThe Author
Introduction: The Significance of Voluntary Action in America
Part One: The Beginnings of INDEPENDENT SECTOR
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
Part Two: The Power of Association
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
Part Three: Lessons and Afterthoughts
11. Building, Energizing, and Maintaining Large and Diverse Coalitions
12. Hopes Not Realized and Other Regrets
13. A Personal View of the Future
AppAndixes:A. Roster of Charter MembersB. The Start-Up FundersC. 1995 Membership RosterD. Board Mambers 1980-1995E. Staff Mambers 1980-1996