Redundant Charities - by Weh Yeoh (Paperback)

About the Book

A successful charity is one that makes themselves redundant.

Book Synopsis

"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.

Review Quotes

"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