Redundant Charities

Escaping the cycle of dependence

Weh Yeoh

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English

Koan Press
27 September 2023

Charities, voluntary services & philanthropy; Non-governmental organisations (NGOs); Non-profitmaking organisations

"""It's a good cause...or is it?"" Is a charity worth supporting if it continues to exist perpetually? When does a charity ever end? How does it know that the job is done?

Charities aren't geared to ever stop. They're geared to continue. The fundamental design of charities hasn't shifted much since their inception decades ago.

But, in a number of grassroots charities, change is afoot. These are charities that defy the limitations of this design by setting end goals and clear exit strategies. They are more interested in finishing the job than creating dependency. They are more interested in shutting down than growing. These charities are known as Redundant Charities.

In this book, Weh Yeoh builds on his experience working globally with international and grassroots charities. This book is for those looking for a new approach to charity work. An approach that starts by recognising that a successful charity is one that makes themselves redundant."

By: Weh Yeoh
Imprint: Koan Press
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 168g
ISBN: 9780645728026
ISBN 10: 0645728020
Pages: 140
Publication Date: 27 September 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Weh Yeoh has worked internationally and in Australia, his home country, in the social impact space for close to two decades. He is the founder of OIC Cambodia, an initiative that aims to establish speech therapy as a profession in Cambodia. He has a BA in Physiotherapy from the University of Sydney and an MA in Development Studies from the University of NSW. He has volunteered with people with disabilities in Vietnam, interned in India, studied Mandarin in Beijing, and milked yaks in Mongolia. He started OIC in 2013, and handed over leadership to a local Cambodian team in 2017. He has since co-founded Umbo, a social enterprise bridging the gap for rural Australians to access allied health services.

Reviews for Redundant Charities: Escaping the cycle of dependence

"""Bold and counterintuitive. Redundant Charities will make you rethink the business of giving and have you questioning whose interests are really served. An important read for anyone who cares about inequality"" Antoinette Lattouf, broadcaster, columnist and author of How to Lose Friends and Influence White People ""A much-needed antidote to the corporate thinking and big-is-better mentality that have come to plague the non-profit industrial complex. Weh Yeoh shows how charity work could be better: more self-aware, more far-sighted, and ultimately more effective. Anyone who works for a non-profit, or aspires to, should read this book."" Sebastian Strangio Author of Cambodia: From Pol Pot to Hun Sen and Beyond"