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Author Sheridan, Thomas F., author.

Title Helping the good do better : how a white hat lobbyist advocates for social change / Thomas F. Sheridan.

Publication Info. New York : Twelve, 2019.

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Location Call No. Status
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  306.0973 SHE    Check Shelf
 Portland Public Library - Adult Department  306.0973 SHE    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xix, 284 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Note Includes index.
Summary How to effect positive social change, by the top progressive white hat lobbyist in Washington.
Contents AIDS and the Ryan White Act : "if it's good enough for Mother Theresa; it's good enough for you" -- Debt, trade, and extreme poverty : "a rock star, a Kennedy and a social worker walk into a bar..." -- The Americans with Disabilities Act : "the stone soup of politics: coalitions" -- Combating human trafficking : "one person's vision can catalyze change" -- Voice against cancer : "create and foster a spirit of 'coopetition'" -- Save the children action network : "betray conventional wisdom and think bigger" -- Taking America forward : "social entrepreneurs flock like eagles - they don't" -- Voices for national service : "all politics is local. make it count at home".
Subject Sheridan, Thomas F.
Social change -- United States.
Social action -- United States.
United States -- Social policy.
Lobbyists -- United States -- Biography.
Lobbyists. (OCoLC)fst01001141
Social action. (OCoLC)fst01122251
Social change. (OCoLC)fst01122310
Social policy. (OCoLC)fst01122738
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form Biography.
Biographies.
ISBN 9781538700167 (hardcover)
1538700166 (hardcover)
9781549149511 (audio download)
9781538700150 (ebook)
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