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| Listening is the First Step in Serving Native American Communities | Food Bank News | This article shares a story about a partnership between Feeding Wisconsin and the Intertribal Ag … | 2022 | Farm to Food Assistance |
| The Farm to Food Bank Movement Aims to Rescue Small-Scale Farming and Feed the Hungry | Civil Eats | Many farmers donate farm surpluses to local food banks on a regular basis, but the … | 2020 | Farm to Food Assistance |
| States are Investing in Farm to Food Bank Programs | Food Print | Farm to food bank (or food pantry) programs have exploded in popularity in states across … | 2020 | Farm to Food Assistance |
| The Farm to Food Pantry Initiative (F2FP) | Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) | The F2FP initiative, founded in 2014 as a collaboration between WSDA and Harvest Against Hunger … | 2020 | Farm to Food Assistance |
| Struggling Farmers Work with Overwhelmed Food Banks to Stay Afloat | The Pew Charitable Trusts | Farmers and ranchers in California saw their markets decrease by half as the epidemic shut … | 2020 | Farm to Food Assistance |
| Farm to Food Bank a Response to the Pandemic | American Friends Service Committee | AFSC New Mexico funded 30 small scale sustainable farms with whom we collaborate across the … | 2020 | Farm to Food Assistance |
| Supporting New York Farms and Communities | New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets | The Nourish New York Initiative of New York State is a lifeline for our families … | Farm to Food Assistance | |
| The Food Sovereignty Fund | Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming | The goal of the Food Sovereignty Fund is to give farmers the tools they need … | Farm to Food Assistance | |
| Farm to Food Pantry | Lift-Up | The growth of the Farm to Food Pantry program during the height of the COVID-19 … | Farm to Food Assistance | |
| Vermonters Feeding Vermonters | Vermont Foodbank | Everyone in Vermont should have access to the wealth of fresh, local food in our … | Farm to Food Assistance | |
| Mainers Feeding Mainers | The Main Food Strategy | In 2010 after a noticeable decline of food bank donations and drop of nutritional value … | 2019 | Farm to Food Assistance |
| VCC Evaluation Template 8.15.22 | N/A | VCC Evaluation Template 8.15.22 | ||
| VCC Evaluation Guide 8.15.22 | N/A | VCC Evaluation Guide 8.15.22 | ||
| Duke Why Hunger Survey Findings | Duke World Food Policy Center | Infographic: In collaboration with WhyHunger.org, Duke World Food Policy Center launched an online survey to … | 2021 | COVID Response, Farm to Food Assistance |
| Food LINC Program Overview | USDA | 2016 | Value Chain Coordination | |
| Value Chain Coordination Quicksheet: Evaluating Economic Outcomes | Rebecca Dunning, PhD | This Quicksheet considers strategies that Value Chain Coordinators (VCCs) can use to report the economic … | 2019 | |
| Organizational Capacity Assessment Matrix | N/A | Organizational Capacity Assessment Matrix Organizational Capacity Assessment Matrix – a great tool for understanding your … | Nonprofit Management and Operations | |
| Value Chain Guidebook | Value Chain Initiative | 2005 | Collaboration, Community Economic Development, Distribution, Value Chain Coordination | |
| The Value Chain Link | The Value Chain Initiative | 2006 | Collaboration, Distribution, Value Chain Coordination | |
| #FindYourSeafoodWeek Toolkit | Local Catch Network | #FindYourSeafoodWeek Toolkit Use this toolkit to help The Local Catch Network amplify the stories of … | 2021 | Communications and Marketing, Community Economic Development, Supply Chain Logistics |
| Solutions Exchange Preparation Agenda | Kitchen Table Consulting, LLC and Resist Reimagine | Solutions Exchange Preparation Agenda | 2020 | Management, Systems Leadership |
| Solutions Exchange Facilitators Agenda | Kitchen Table Consulting, LLC and Resist Reimagine | Solutions Exchange Facilitators Agenda | 2020 | Management, Systems Leadership |
| Solutions Exchange Overview | Kitchen Table Consulting, LLC and Resist Reimagine | Solutions Exchange Overview Overview of the Solutions Exchange process and objectives | 2020 | Management, Systems Leadership |
| Wallace Arkansas Farmer Support Ecosystem Report, May 2021 | Wallace Center | Wallace Arkansas Farmer Support Ecosystem Report, May 2021 The Wallace Center has published a new … | 2021 | Collaboration, Food Systems |
| Institutional Investment in Regional Food- An Overview | Elliott Smith, Kitchen Sync Strategies | Institutional Investment in Regional Food- An Overview Elliott Smith of Kitchen Sync Strategies outlines the … | 2021 | Community Economic Development, Farm To Institution, Food Systems |
| Spectrum of Insitutional Investment | Elliott Smith, Kitchen Sync Strategies | Spectrum of Insitutional Investment | 2021 | Collaboration, Community Economic Development, Farm To Institution, Food Systems |
| Key Components of Success for Institutional Investment | Elliott Smith, Kitchen Sync Strategies | Key Components of Success for Institutional Investment This article lays out the key components that … | 2021 | Collaboration, Community Economic Development, Farm To Institution, Food Systems |
| Institutional Investment in Praxis | Elliott Smith, Kitchen Sync Strategies | Institutional Investment in Praxis Learn more about examples of institutional investment including stories from a … | 2021 | Community Economic Development, Distribution, Farm To Institution, Finance |
| LFPP and FMPP Words of Advice | N/A | LFPP and FMPP Words of Advice | 2019 | Funding and Fundraising |
| Building Community Food Webs | Ken Meter | Ken Meter’s Building Community Food Webs (Island Press, 2021) is the single best place to … | 2021 | Community Economic Development, Food Hubs, Racial Equity, Systems Leadership, Value Chain Coordination |
| RFSP Program Overview_USDA | N/A | RFSP Program Overview_USDA | ||
| RFSP Webinar Presenters | RFSP Webinar Presenters | 2021 | ||
| The Four Corners GroupGAP Group: A Case Study | Wallace Center | The Four Corners GroupGAP Group: A Case Study This report describes the history and learnings … | 2021 | Food Safety and Quality, Value Chain Coordination |
| Toward Market Cities: Lessons on Supporting Public Market Systems From Pittsburgh, Seattle, and Toronto | Project for Public Spaces, Market Cities Intiative | Toward Market Cities: Lessons on Supporting Public Market Systems From Pittsburgh, Seattle, and Toronto This … | 2020 | Collaboration, Community Economic Development, Policy |
| Marketing Your Food Safety Certification | MI Food and Farming Systems and Fresh Systems, LCC | Food safety certification is no easy undertaking. While there are many reasons to go the … | 2021 | Business Operations, Food Safety and Quality |
| CERTIFICACION DE SEGURIDAD ALIMENTARIA Y SU COMERCIALIZACION | MI Food and Farming Systems and Fresh Systems, LLC | CERTIFICACION DE SEGURIDAD ALIMENTARIA Y SU COMERCIALIZACION La certificación de seguridad alimentaria no es una … | 2021 | Food Safety and Quality |
| Quality Management Systems – A Guide for Food & Farm Businesses | Wallace Center | This guide is designed to help food and farm businesses, food hubs, and USDA GroupGAP … | 2021 | Food Safety and Quality, Quality Management Systems |
| Delivering More Than Food: Understanding and Operationalizing Racial Equity in Food Hubs | Michigan State University | This report is a look at a how U.S.-based food hubs understand engagement in racial … | 2020 | Food Hubs, Racial Equity |
| From Food Hubs to CSAs | Wallace Center | When COVID-19 upended markets in the spring of 2020, many hubs borrowed elements of a … | 2020 | COVID Response, Distribution, Food Hubs, Value Chain Coordination |
| USDA Farmers to Families Food Box Program Wallace Center Research Findings and Final Report | Wallace Center | This report examines how a group of food hubs and local distributors were able to … | 2020 | COVID Response, Food Access, Food Hubs, Value Chain Coordination |
| Findings of the 2019 National Food Hub Survey Report | Michigan State University, Wallace Center | Since 2012, Michigan State University’s Center for Regional Food Systems and the Wallace Center at … | 2020 | Food Hubs |
| Mentorship FAQ- Click to view | N/A | FSLN Mentorship FAQs | 2020 | |
| Racial-Equity-Coffee-Chat-Facilitation-Guide | Wallace Center | For two years the Wallace Center has hosted bi-weekly Racial Equity Coffee Chats, informal conversations … | 2020 | Racial Equity |
| Running a Food Hub Volume 4: Learning from Food Hub Closures | USDA Rural Development | The goal of this study is to examine factors that have led food hubs to … | 2016 | Enterprise Development, Food Hubs |
| Food Hub Common Chart of Accounts | Farm Credit East | This is a sample chart of accounts for a food hub to help you ensure … | 2017 | Finance, Food Hubs |
| Running a Food Hub Volume 3: Assessing Financial Viability | USDA Rural Development | This is the third volume in a series on the fundamentals of running a food … | 2016 | Finance, Food Hubs |
| Financial Management for Food Hub Success – The 2018 Food Hub Finanical Benchmark Study Findings | Wallace Center | Findings From the 2018 Food Hub Financial Benchmarking Study | 2019 | Finance, Food Hubs |
| Stages of Board Development | N/A | Nonprofit Management and Operations | ||
| Board Self-Assessment Tool | McKinsey and Company | Nonprofit Management and Operations | ||
| What are the Basic responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards? | BoardSource | 2009 | Nonprofit Management and Operations | |
| First Nations Development Institute Update on Water Deliveries | First Nations Development Institute | Update on Water Deliveries to Native Communities in the Southwest | 2020 | Food Access |
| Solidarity Economy | Emily Kawano | Building an Economy for People & Planet | Systems Leadership | |
| Peer Coaching Learning Manual | N/A | This guide to Peer Coaching has been developed by the Social Enterprise Academy to support … | 2015 | |
| The Dawn of System Leadership | Peter Senge, Hal Hamilton, & John Kania | The deep changes necessary to accelerate progress against society’s most intractable problems require someone who … | 2015 | Leadership, Systems Leadership |
| Milestone Example Budget | N/A | With sample project budget, income & expenditure budget, cashflow forecast, capital budget, and consolidated budget. | Business Operations, Finance, Nonprofit Management and Operations | |
| Nonprofit Chart of Accounts with Food and Farming Notes | Poppy Davis | This is a sample chart of accounts for nonprofits which can offer guidance on how … | 2002 | Farms, Finance, Nonprofit Management and Operations |
| Finance and Related Matters Reference Book | MAF Europe | 2006 | Business Operations, Finance, Nonprofit Management and Operations | |
| Agenda template for staff meetings | National Farm to School Network | Agenda template for staff meetings | Nonprofit Management and Operations | |
| Nonprofit Budget Template | N/A | Nonprofit Budget Template | 2018 | Finance, Nonprofit Management and Operations |
| Nonprofit Earned Income Strategies-Where to Start | Social Enterprise Associates | From the Social Enterprise Associates, this brief is for non-profits interested in new methods of … | Finance, Nonprofit Management and Operations | |
| Supervision-Partnering for Success | Marla Cornelius | 2018 | Nonprofit Management and Operations | |
| Strategic Planning Filter | Farm to Institution New England | 2019 | Nonprofit Management and Operations | |
| Defining Racial Equity and Food Equity Assessment Questions | N/A | Draft set of questions that can be asked when planning or rethinking a project to … | Nonprofit Management and Operations, Racial Equity | |
| Racial Equity Toolkit: An Opportunity to Operationalize Equity | Government Alliance on Racial Equity | Racial equity tools are designed to integrate explicit consideration of racial equity in decisions, including … | 2016 | Nonprofit Management and Operations, Racial Equity |
| Building-the-Case-for-Racial-Equity-in-the-Food-System | Center for Social Inclusion | This report shares an analysis of what it means to build a racially equitable food … | 2014 | Food Systems, Racial Equity |
| Annotated-Bibliography-on-Structural-Racism-Seventh-Edition | Michigan State University, Center for Regional Food Systems | From the Center for Regional Food Systems at Michigan State University, this annotated bibliography provides … | 2020 | Racial Equity |
| Food System Racial Equity Assessment Tool: A Facilitaion Guide | University of Wisconsin-Extension | Detailed agenda with guiding questions that can be used for hosting discussions around racial equity … | 2017 | Facilitation, Racial Equity |
| Peer Coaching Group Process | Otto Scharmer and Peter Senge | Step by step guidance for conducting a peer coaching session | 2016 | Facilitation, Management, Systems Leadership |
| Continuum on Becoming an Anti-Racist Multicultural Organization | Crossroads Ministry | Racial Equity | ||
| Funding VCC as Place Based Development Quicksheet | Sarah Rocker | Over the past ten years, investment in local food systems focused on rebuilding eroded physical … | 2019 | Funding and Fundraising, Value Chain Coordination |
| Evaluating VCC Convenings | Sarah Rocker | Convening groups of stakeholders is an important facet of value chain coordination work. Meetings offer … | 2019 | Monitoring and Evaluation, Value Chain Coordination |
| Roles of Value Chain Coordination Quicksheet | Sarah Rocker | This quicksheet describes value chain coordination as a set of roles that foster soft infrastructure … | 2019 | Value Chain Coordination |
| Healthy Food Systems: A Toolkit for Building Value Chains | Anthony Flaccavento | This toolkit is designed to help new and emerging healthy food system value chain efforts. … | 2009 | Value Chain Coordination |
| Value Based Food Supply Chains: Strategies for Ag of the Middle | Steve Stevenson and Rich Pirog | Definitions and characterization of “Values-Based Value Chains” | 2013 | Value Chain Coordination |
| Food Value Chains: Creating Shared Value to Enhance Marketing Success. | USDA AMS, Wallace Center | This document is designed to provide guidance on how food value chains are initiated and … | 2014 | Value Chain Coordination |
| Case Study -ALBA’s GroupGAP Food Safety Program | ALBA | Case Study on ALBA (California) GroupGAP program | 2017 | Food Safety and Quality |
| A Manager’s Guide to Food Hub Finances – Companion Resource | Iowa State University | A Manager's Guide to Food Hub Finances - Companion Resource Companion Resource to the Manager’s … | 2017 | Food Hubs |
| A Manager’s Guide to Food Hub Finances | Iowa State University | Finances for food hubs | 2017 | Food Hubs |
| FoodWorks: A Vision to Improve NYC’s Food System | The New York City Council | This report outlines a plan for key legislative changes, public and private investments, infrastructure improvements, … | 2012 | Community Economic Development |
| Overcoming Obstacles to Frozen Local Produce | Common Market | This case study traces Common Market’s exploratory process, product trials, and relationship building that ultimately … | 2014 | Business Operations, Distribution, Enterprise Development |
| Roadmap for City Food Sector Innovation and Investment | Urban Sustainability Directors Network | The purpose of this report is to develop a roadmap for cities to create innovative, … | 2013 | Community Economic Development |
| Moving Food Along the Value Chain | USDA Agricultural Marketing Service | This report examines the aggregation, distribution, and marketing of eight diverse food value chains to … | 2012 | Distribution, Food Hubs, Value Chain Coordination |
| Food System Investment Equity slides | N/A | |||
| COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IMPACTS OF THE RUTGERS FOOD INNOVATION CENTER | Rutgers University | This report chronicles the impacts of Rutgers Food Innovation Center’s broader social mission and catalogue … | 2012 | Community Economic Development |
| Remote USDA Audits | USDA | August 2020 USDA Rules on Conducting Remote Food Safety Audits | 2020 | Food Safety and Quality |
| 2020 Path to GroupGAP Certification | USDA | A guide to a group’s journey to USDA GroupGAP certification. | 2020 | Food Safety and Quality |
| USDA GroupGAP primer | Wallace Center | A buyer-facing resource explaining the USDA GroupGAP program. | 2019 | Food Safety and Quality |
| Managing Cash Flow for a Low-Capital Food Hub Start-up | USDA | Managing Cash Flow for a Low-Capital Food Hub Start-up For food hubs, or businesses that … | 2015 | Business Operations, Food Hubs |
| Running a Food Hub Volume 1: Lessons Learned from the Field | USDA Rural Development | Running a Food Hub Volume 1: Lessons Learned from the Field The first in a … | 2015 | Food Hubs |
| Running a Food Hub Volume 2: Business Operations Guide | USDA Rural Development | Running a Food Hub Volume 2: Business Operations Guide The report’s main focus is on … | 2015 | Food Hubs |
| An Introduction to GroupGAP | USDA | An Introduction to GroupGAP Overview of GroupGAP | 2015 | Food Safety and Quality, Quality Management Systems |
| USDA GroupGAP Fact Sheet | USDA | USDA GroupGAP Fact Sheet None. 2014 | 2014 | Business Operations, Quality Management Systems |
| Small Farmers Can Make Food Safety Work – The Group GAP Pilot Project in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula | Small Farmers Can Make Food Safety Work - The Group GAP Pilot Project in Michigan's … | 2015 | Food Safety and Quality, Quality Management Systems | |
| Overcoming Obstacles to Local Frozen Produce | Overcoming Obstacles to Local Frozen Produce Common Market, a distributor of local farm food in … | Business Operations, Enterprise Development, Food Hubs, Processing, Wholesale | ||
| Beyond Beauty – The Opportunities and Challenges of Cosmetically Imperfect Produce Report #1 | Beyond Beauty - The Opportunities and Challenges of Cosmetically Imperfect Produce Report #1 Report No. … | Distribution, Farm To Institution, Finance, Processing, Value Chain Coordination, Wholesale | ||
| Beyond Beauty – The Opportunities and Challenges of Cosmetically Imperfect Produce Report #2 | Beyond Beauty - The Opportunities and Challenges of Cosmetically Imperfect Produce Report #2 Report No. … | Distribution, Farm To Institution, Finance, Processing, Value Chain Coordination, Wholesale | ||
| Healthy Food and Small Stores | The Food Trust | Healthy Food and Small Stores A report on innovations to improve access to nutritious, affordable … | 2015 | Community Economic Development, Community Engagement, Food Access, Supply Chain Logistics |
| Beyond Beauty – Hunger Relief Report | Beyond Beauty - Hunger Relief Report This installment in the Beyond Beauty series explores how … | Distribution, Farm To Institution, Finance, Processing, Value Chain Coordination, Wholesale | ||
| Beyond Beauty – Collegiate Food Service – Report #5 | Beyond Beauty - Collegiate Food Service - Report #5 Opportunities for cosmetically imperfect produce in … | Distribution, Farm To Institution, Food Hubs, Value Chain Coordination, Wholesale | ||
| Beyond Beauty – Summary of Findings – July 2016 | Beyond Beauty - Summary of Findings - July 2016 The Beyond Beauty initiative explored the … | Distribution, Farm To Institution, Finance, Processing, Value Chain Coordination, Wholesale | ||
| Comparison Chart for Certifying as a Group | Comparison Chart for Certifying as a Group There are several methods farmers have used to … | 2018 | Food Safety and Quality, Quality Management Systems | |
| Harvesting Opportunity – The Power of Regional Food System Investments to Transform Communities | Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis | Harvesting Opportunity - The Power of Regional Food System Investments to Transform Communities A collaboration … | 2017 | Community Economic Development, Policy, Value Chain Coordination |
| Growing Local – A Community Guide to Planning for Agriculture and Food Systems | N/A | Growing Local - A Community Guide to Planning for Agriculture and Food Systems This guide … | Community Economic Development, Enterprise Development, Farms, Policy | |
| Findings of the 2017 National Food Hub Survey | Michigan State University, Wallace Center | Findings of the 2017 National Food Hub Survey Findings of the third biennial National Food … | 2018 | Distribution, Food Hubs |
| Findings of the 2017 National Food Hub Survey – Executive Summary | Findings of the 2017 National Food Hub Survey - Executive Summary Infographic-style executive summary of … | Distribution, Food Hubs | ||
| Tech Guide for Food Hubs | Tech Guide for Food Hubs To better help you assess your technology needs and evaluate … | Business Operations, Food Hubs, Technology | ||
| Value Chain Strategies for Source-Identified Minimally Processed Produce for the School Market | Washington State Department of Agriculture | Value Chain Strategies for Source-Identified Minimally Processed Produce for the School Market WSDA analyzed minimally … | 2018 | Distribution, Enterprise Development, Farm To Institution, Processing, Supply Chain Logistics, Value Chain Coordination, Wholesale |
| Reframing Food Hubs – Food Hubs, Racial Equity, and Self-Determination in the South | Center for Social Inclusion | Reframing Food Hubs - Food Hubs, Racial Equity, and Self-Determination in the South This paper … | 2018 | Food Hubs, Racial Equity |
| Equitable Food Oriented Development Brown Paper | EFOD Collaborative | Equitable Food Oriented Development Brown Paper Equitable Food Oriented Development (EFOD) is a development strategy … | 2019 | Community Economic Development, Equitable Food Oriented Development |
| Financing Sustainable Foods | Financing Sustainable Foods Presentation Slides for the Getting Banks to “Yes” with small diversified farms. | Finance |
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