Source: Valerie Coltharp, 785-539-8763, val@tryufm.org
News release prepared by: Andy Badeker, 785-532-6415, abadeker@k-state.edu
Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007
EXPERT ON NONPROFITS TO DELIVER K-STATE LOU DOUGLAS LECTURE OCT. 30
MANHATTAN -- An activist dubbed one of the most powerful people in the nonprofit sector will speak about "Our 40-Year Journey From Charity to Change" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, as part of Kansas State University's Lou Douglas Lecture Series.
The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be in Forum Hall at the K-State Student Union. The lecture series is sponsored by UFM Community Learning Center.
The speaker, Robert Egger, is founder and president of the D.C. Central Kitchen in Washington, D.C., which combats hunger and creates jobs for unemployed and homeless men and women.
Through Egger's program, participants learn marketable skills by turning foods donated by restaurants, hotels and caterers into balanced meals. Since opening in 1989, the kitchen has distributed 17.4 million meals and helped more than 605 men and women gain full-time employment.
Egger also is developing the Campus Kitchens Project, which brings colleges and universities together with student volunteers, dining service workers and community organizations to combat hunger across the country.
Egger is chairman of the D.C. Mayor's Commission on Nutrition and chairman of the board for Street Sense, Washington's newspaper sold by homeless vendors. He also chairs the board for Results, a multinational micro-credit and citizen advocacy organization.
"The NonProfit Times" listed Egger as one of the 50 most powerful and influential nonprofit leaders in 2006 and 2007. He received the 2005 Volunteers of America community service award and the 2004 James Beard Foundation humanitarian of the year award.
Egger's book, "Begging for Change: The Dollars and Sense of Making Nonprofits Responsive, Efficient and Rewarding For All," received the 2005 McAdam Prize from the Alliance for Nonprofit Management.
Lou Douglas was a distinguished professor of political science at Kansas State University from 1949 until 1977. He was a founder of the UFM Community Learning Center. More information is available at http://www.tryufm.org