How nonprofit Soup Kitchen 411 went from serving 3,000 meals/month to 50,000 without a single full-time staffer
FeedNJ , the flagship program of hunger-awareness non-profit Soup Kitchen 411 , had served 35,000 meals between mid-April 2020 and mid-March 2021, utilizing small, tax-deductible donations and sizable corporate sponsorships ; in both May and June 2021, it bought over 50,000.
- FeedNJ , the flagship program of hunger-awareness non-profit Soup Kitchen 411 , had served 35,000 meals between mid-April 2020 and mid-March 2021, utilizing small, tax-deductible donations and sizable corporate sponsorships ; in both May and June 2021, it bought over 50,000.
- "We scaled up rapidly by tenaciously contacting local restaurant owners, local elected officials, chambers of commerce, and goodwill agencies.
- FeedNJ launched partnerships with over 50 restaurants and over 25 soup kitchens in its first 11 months, but events and meal purchases were only as often as cash reserves allowed.
- "Our small team uses practical Excel spreadsheets and twice-weekly team calls to stay organized and quality check each week's orders."