Volunteers are more than likely critical to your project’s functionality. Respecting volunteers and knowing each of their strengths and weaknesses saves time and frustration. Know your needs. Make sure you know how many volunteers are needed, what will be expected of them, and how long…
Create a PowerPoint presentation: Presenting your project to organizations using visuals aids is engaging, professional, and enjoyable for both the presenter and their audience. Utilize social media, blogs, social networking sites: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and even Craigslist are great resources. This Bootstrapping Your Social Media Engagement slideshow gives some great ideas on how to increase…
Second Harvest distributes more than 2 million pounds of donated food each month to help people in need in its service region – the Inland Northwest. Partnerships with more than 250 neighborhood food banks and meal centers make it possible for Second Harvest to feed 50,000 people each…
Second Harvest’s Gleaning Project aims to capture surplus produce throughout the Spokane area by mobilizing volunteers to harvest crops that would otherwise go to waste. Local farmers and residential fruit tree owners contact Second Harvest or Spokane Edible Tree Project to have a crew of gleaners come…
There are many reasons to start a seed library in your community. The specific reasons behind starting your community’s seed library may help inform your choice in finding a place to store, inventory, and disperse seeds. Work with your community to find the best model…
Under the gleaning project umbrella, Second Harvest has implemented a fruit tree registry geared towards salvaging fruit from residential and orchard trees. Homeowners ideally maintain and harvest their own fruit when possible. Second Harvest supplies the education (workshops), as well as picking boxes and transportation on harvest…
Working in collaboration with WSU Extension, and several likeminded community members, Second Harvest has incorporated a series of gardening workshops through its Plant a Row program. The goal is to help community members become more efficient gardeners to produce more for the community. The workshops…
Second Harvest’s Food Sourcing/Development Team meets frequently to discuss and measure strategies in building relationships with its donors. A creative, soft approach (friendly; not overbearing) has proven advantageous in their line of success. Being sensitive to donors’ time and schedule are critical for the sustainability…
Site Information Website: http://2-harvest.org Email Address: info@2-harvest.org Location: 1234 East Front Ave Spokane, WA 98202 Fighting hunger, feeding hope: Second Harvest brings community resources together to feed people in need through empowerment, education, and partnerships. We believe that everyone has the right to health, and nutritious…
Outreach & Recruitment Tabling at volunteer fairs, plant sales and harvest fairs, food- and urban agriculture-related events, and events held by organizations with similar missions Emailing city or neighborhood listservs about specific volunteer opportunities Neighborhood outreach including door-to-door flyering Providing service learning and internship opportunities…