Gallagher, Brian
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content: National Museum of American History (U.S.)
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content: Philanthropy Oral History Collection
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content: Philanthropy Oral History Collection / Born-Digital Interviews
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content: 89.52 Megabytes (Total Running Time: 01:33:15, audio/mp3)
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content: 2017-12-08
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content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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content: Brian Gallagher (b. 1959) is the former president and chief executive officer of United Way Worldwide. A son of Irish and Scottish immigrants in Chicago, Illinois, he began his career at United Way in 1981, serving at five local United Ways before becoming the president and CEO of United Way of America in 2002 and of United Way Worldwide in 2009. He pinpoints pivotal moments in his educational and career path that shaped his understanding of community and social justice. He includes reflections on hardships and controversies that rocked the organization but ultimately crystallized his  vision and plan of action to create sustained change through a community impact model. Under his leadership, United Way established new membership standards that required internal consistency and public transparency in financial reporting.