Weekly Resource Showcase
Begging for Change: The Dollars and Sense of Making Nonprofits Responsive, Efficient, and Rewarding for All by Robert Egger
In Begging for Change, Robert Egger looks back on his experience
and exposes the startling lack of logic, waste, and ineffectiveness he
has encountered during his years in the nonprofit sector, and calls for
reform of this $800 billion industry from the inside out. In his
entertaining and inimitable way, he weaves stories from his days in
music, when he encountered legends such as Sarah Vaughan, Mel Torme,
and Iggy Pop, together with stories from his experiences in the hunger
movement — and recently as volunteer interim director to help clean up
the beleaguered United Way National Capital Area. He asks for
nonprofits to be more innovative and results-driven, for corporate and
nonprofit leaders to be more focused and responsible, and for citizens
who contribute their time and money to be smarter and more demanding of
nonprofits and what they provide in return.



