Effectively, to simplify life for donors, nonprofits should consolidate:
Robert L.E. Egger, named by The NonProfit Times as one of the 50 most powerful and influential nonprofit leaders in 2006 and 2007, has some ideas. In town to share his thoughts and discuss his book Begging for Change: The Dollars and Sense of Making Nonprofits Responsive, Efficient and Rewarding for All…You know, I am just not convinced that Egger's is the messiah the United Way postures him to be in telling the nonprofit sector how it should behave. And certainly, the United Way, his host, in adoring him should appreciate that it has a long way to go to apply the lessons Egger is preaching.
Simply put, said Egger of Washington, D.C., and his host, Susan B. Dunn, president and CEO of United Way of the Capital Area, there are too many nonprofits and some of them should team up with agencies that can complement their service or just shut down.
As resources grow more scarce, "there's going to be a consolidation of nonprofits, whether we like it or not," Egger said.
Egger earned the right to speak with authority on such matters when he founded DC Central Kitchen Inc., where the unemployed learn marketable culinary skills while making meals with food donated from restaurants and hotels. The first leftover food he recruited for his kitchen came from the inaugural ball of President George Bush Sr.…
When people consider donating to a nonprofit, Egger and Dunn agree, rather than focus on typical questions about how much money the agency devotes to administrative costs or fundraising, key in on what the agency does to help people become self-sufficient. Also, demand to see statistics that demonstrate successes.
For the United Way it’s best to take care of the home fires before preaching.
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