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If charity is not the end goal, what exactly is the nonprofit sector for?

Why the people most upset about nonprofit salaries are often the same people who don't want government doing this work either Lately I've been watching the comments roll in every time a nonprofit's tax filing or a leader's salary becomes public. "I guess I got in the wrong business." "Nonprofits are being given too much money." "Nonprofits are ripping us off." The tone is consistent: disbelief, a little resentment, sometimes real anger. Here's what makes me pause every time I

I recently had the chance to hear Robert Egger speak at an event hosted by South Sound Partners for Philanthropy, and I walked out feeling like someone had finally put my thoughts into words. For years, I have been standing in front of community groups asking a version of the same question. Egger asked it better than I ever have, and I want to share what stuck with me.

While nonprofits have been quietly retreating from the public policy arena, the needs of the communities they serve have only grown more urgent.