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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sheridan, Thomas F., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sheridan, Thomas F.

Social change--United States.

Social change.

Lobbyists.

United States.

Social action--United States.

Social action.

United States--Social policy.

Social policy.

Lobbyists--United States--Biography.

Local Subjects:

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xix, 284 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Twelve, 2019.

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 : "learning to lead a flock of eagles"

Voices for national service : "all politics is local. make it count at home".

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781538700167

1538700166

OCLC:

1082292713