2024 Partner convenings
In four separate locations in the spring of 2024, Great Plains Food Bank partner agencies gathered to share ideas, discuss challenges and learn more about processes we use to provide millions of meals to those in need each year as part of our partner convenings.
Below find content shared during each convening to help better understand that relationship between the Great Plains Food Bank and its partners.
Representatives from Great Plains Food Bank partner food pantries, shelter or soup kitchens ask questions surrounding our role in the fight to end hunger and learn more about our network of partners at one of four partner convenings held in the spring of 2024.
Guides to help you engage with members of your community:
- Grant writing 101
- How to host a Facebook fundraiser
- Hosting a food drive 101
- Great Plains Food Bank mini brandkit
- Guidestar and charity navigator toolkit
- Tips for contacting the media
- Social media help
- The anatomy of a thank you letter
Contact Marcia Paulson at mpaulson@greatplainsfoodbank.org for further questions.
Accurate and effective inventory management is a focus area at the Great Plains Food Bank. We strive to ensure our partner agencies have access to a variety of products that best fit the needs of the unique area they serve.
Read details about our inventory processes in this Inventory 101.
Contact Hope Olson at holson@greatplainsfoodbank.org for further questions.
Find resources on how we source millions of pounds of food each year.
- Food Sourcing Overview
- Secondary Distribution Record
- Primarius Web Windows (PWW) Agency Pick Up How To
- Food Safety Guide
Contact Stephanie Erickson at serickson@greatplainsfoodbank.org for further questions.
Find information related to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Contact Heather Martinez at hmartinez@greatplainsfoodbank.org for further questions.
Find information below surrounding the Cass Clay Hunger Coalition and the Creating a Hunger Free North Dakota Coalition.
Contact Zoe Absey at zabsey@greatplainsfoodbank.org for further questions.
Learn about our process for gathering information on neighbors seeking food assistance through Service Insights on MealConnect HERE.
Contact Janice Tweet at jtweet@greatplainsfoodbank.org for further questions.
In partnership with valued members of each community, the Great Plains Food Bank offers a range of wellness programs including Supporting Wellness at Pantries (SWAP). Learn more about this program below.
Contact Ashley Baker at abaker@greatplainsfoodbank.org for further questions.
Below find the slide decks from presentations as a part of our partner agency convenings.