As California, New York, and other states grapple with massive deficits, many nonprofit organizations are facing the prospect of significant cuts in government support.

Nonprofit groups stand to be among the most affected by these budget shortfalls because they have done a poor job of standing together to argue their cases to lawmakers, says Robert Egger, president of D.C. Central Kitchen, in Washington, and founder of the V3 Campaign, an effort to get nonprofit views considered in elections at the city, state, and federal levels.

Mr. Egger discusses the issue in more detail in the latest episode of Philanthropy This Week, the Chronicle‘s new podcast about the nonprofit world.