June 9, 2005

Founder of Independent Sector Reflects on Half-Century of Public Service

By Caroline Preston

Fifty Years in Public Causes: Stories From a Road Less Traveled
by Brian O'Connell

When Brian O'Connell quit his graduate studies in public service to take a job at a nonprofit group, his faculty adviser lamented that his departure would be a loss to the field. At that time, writes Mr. O'Connell, jobs in the nonprofit world were not recognized as public service.

Fifty years later, the profile of nonprofit groups has risen

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