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Meet Robert. This nonprofit leader, entrepreneur, author, speaker and activist is a passionate proponent of social good. In fact, he's the founder of D.C. Central Kitchen, the Campus Kitchen Project and the L.A. Kitchen, which have collectively produced over 40 million meals and helped over 2,000 individuals attain jobs. He's talking about the economics of nonprofit (Spoiler: we're REALLY good for business) and sharing why activism matters to the sector. Bottom line: you don\\u2019t have to choose between making good and making a living.

Episode Highlights

• Robert\\u2019s story and journey to where he is today (3:00)
• The founding story of the DC Central Kitchen (6:17)
• Robert\\u2019s advice for nonprofits to embrace change, challenge the status quo, and be open to new ideas (7:47)
• The founding story of the LA Kitchen (13:00)
• \\u201cThere is no profit without nonprofits.\\u201d - Robert\\u2019s philosophy on the economics of nonprofits (23:30)
• What Robert is paying attention to for the future of the nonprofit sector (30:00)
• How nonprofits should step into an activist role (32:00)
• A powerful moment of philanthropy in Robert\\u2019s life (42:30)
• Robert\\u2019s One Good Thing: If you chase money, you'll run forever. If you chase result money will come to you. (44:00)

For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/152

The We Are For Good Podcast is co-hosted by Jonathan McCoy, CFRE and Becky Endicott, CFRE and welcomes the most dynamic nonprofit leaders, advocates and philanthropists to share innovative ideas and lessons learned 3x a week!

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