Robert Egger's Piece of Mind
About this original series
Robert Egger is the Founder and President of the DC Central Kitchen, where unemployed men and women learn marketable culinary skills while foods donated by restaurants, hotels and caterers are converted into balanced meals. Since opening in 1989, the Kitchen has distributed 17.4 million meals and helped over 605 men and women gain full-time employment. Currently, Robert is the Chairperson of the DC Mayor’s Commission on Nutrition, as well as the Chair of the Board of Street Sense, Washington’s “homeless” newspaper, and RESULTS, a multinational microcredit and citizen advocacy organization. He serves on the Boards of TimeBanks USA and the Food Systems Leadership Institute. He was also the Co-Convener of the first ever Nonprofit Congress. Robert’s book on the non-profit sector, Begging for Change: The Dollars and Sense of Making Nonprofits Responsive, Efficient and Rewarding For All, which was released in 2004 by HarperCollins, received the 2005 McAdam Prize for “Best Nonprofit Management Book” by the Alliance for Nonprofit Management. Robert speaks throughout the country and writes blogs and editorials to share his ideas about the nonprofit sector and the future of America. To check out Robert’s most recent speaking schedule, blogs, and editorials, please visit www.robertegger.org.
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# Episodes
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Episodes of Robert Egger's Piece of Mind
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Will Weird Austin Set the Norm?
Well...of all the city’s the break the mayor forum mold, it had to be Austin. Organized by the Austin Area Human Services Association the event drew all the candidates for mayor, as well as the candidates for the city council.The cool part---all their questions and a podcast of the candidate’s responses will soon be online. THIS is part of the V3 campaigns long range plan--to make the questions asked at each forum, as well as the replies, available for any and all to learn from or emulate.But ...
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Release date
Apr 14, 2009
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Runtime
01:03
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The New American Bad-Ass Corps
Just in town for a quick respite in between gigs (in Indy and Pittsburgh) that, as always, included some cool business. Class 74, along with some righteous YSOP volunteers from Rutgers University went up to show our support for the GIVE Act, which is ALL about a new era of volunteerism. We’re talking Senior Corp, Experience Corp, Americorps—in short—a new American Bad Ass Corp, all united in their desire to round out their lives through service. As always, we were glad to be on hand to help.Bu...
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Release date
Mar 19, 2009
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01:06
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Charleston West Virginia
Now…it might seem random, and some might assume, given how often I’m up in front of an audience that I’ll speak at the opening of a refrigerator just to hear the sound of my own voice…and they wouldn’t be half wrong…but in this case, I really wanted to be there.I have ALWAYS dug libraries. Few countries have made public education or FREE access to information so handy. We should be really proud of our country for this part of our history. But…like food programs (who also have a history of givi...
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Release date
Feb 26, 2009
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Runtime
02:32
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Food Bank of Delaware
I love the road. It can be rough and it can be righteous, but either way, I love being out and about, particularly with people who roll around in it for a living, like I do. First stop on this adventure, one of my favorite spots in the greater DC-NYC corridor—Newark, DE, and the Food Bank up there, run by my chum of chums, Pat Beebe. From some of my writings and interviews, some might come to the conclusion that I’ve got a jones against food banks. Not at all….I just don’t dig old ideas if the...
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Release date
Feb 26, 2009
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02:30
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Social E in the UK
I’m just back from a great (albeit short) speaking gig over in Birmingham, England, at Voice 09, a stellar event sponsored by the UK’s Social Enterprise Coalition. This was my second speaking gig in the UK, the previous being at the first Social Enterprise World Forum, held last year in Edinburgh. And like that previous journey, I was once again blown away by what I learned. As much as some of the old guard in the US are bucking at the notion of social enterprise (yes, they find it that threat...
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Release date
Feb 16, 2009
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Runtime
01:48
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A Wild Ride in West Palm
I have spent a lot of time in a lot of states and cities, and for some reason, I have been rolling south to southern Florida a lot in the past few months. This time I wheeled into West Palm Beach, where I spent quite a bit of time during my golden youth, visiting my grandparents. This time, I was invited to speak to the local chapter of the Fundraising Professionals, but (as always) I put my skirt out there with an offer to work it for anybody who asked. Four did….so I spoke at an “Empty Bowls...
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Release date
Jan 19, 2009
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Runtime
01:59
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Rocking with the American Humanics Squad
On January 4, 1965, during his State of the Union Address, Lyndon Johnson outlined his vision for the Great Society, which included a declaration of “war on poverty”. On the 44th anniversary of that auspicious act, I spoke with close to 1,000 college students, instructors and nonprofit colleagues at the annual American Humanics (http://www.humanics.org/site/c.omL2KiN4LvH/b.1098773/k.BE7C/Home.htm) conference in Indianapolis. Talk about a solid way to usher in a bold new year…and talk about a w...
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Release date
Jan 7, 2009
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Runtime
02:13
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The Bottom Line in 'Bama
I just got back from my second trip down to Alabama in less than two weeks. Don’t ask me how that got scheduled, but I was in Auburn (and Tuskegee) last week, and then I rolled into Birmingham this week. I’ve learned a ton in my visits to the south over the past few years, and I’ve grown quite respectful of the rich heritage of the south, and I have come to admire their efforts to build a shared vision for the future. Many of these cities have a rough road ahead—too many main streets are board...
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Release date
Oct 10, 2008
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Runtime
03:14
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The Bottom Line in 'Bama
I just got back from my second trip down to Alabama in less than two weeks. Don’t ask me how that got scheduled, but I was in Auburn (and Tuskegee) last week, and then I rolled into Birmingham this week. I’ve learned a ton in my visits to the south over the past few years, and I’ve grown quite respectful of the rich heritage of the south, and I have come to admire their efforts to build a shared vision for the future. Many of these cities have a rough road ahead—too many main streets are board...
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Release date
Oct 10, 2008
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Runtime
01:59
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Nonprofits and the Economic Meltdown
Like a scene right out of Kill Bill, Vol. I, the nonprofit sector had one of its legs cut off last week- but the cut happened so fast, and it was so clean that they haven’t even felt it yet. But make no mistake---a huge source of revenue just vanished. What’s worse—the ripple effect will force other sources of revenue to dry up. Local governments just lost a TON of cash flow. Mayor Bloomberg said, this weekend on Meet the Press, that he expects NYC to see a 12% drop in revenue in 09—in a state...
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Release date
Sep 23, 2008
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Runtime
03:06
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