New Partnerships Manager
CurrentManage 445 retail donor accounts across the state of Arizona. Establish, develop, and maintain donor relationships with food companies and retail stores to facilitate donation of food products. Create and implement a donor recognition plan to cultivate strategic retail food donor partnerships allowing for growth in donation opportunities and donor relationships. Support Operations Team to ensure food resourcing is handled correctly and efficiently to limit food waste and ensure product quality. Research, track, analyze and report on local donor trends. • Wrote and secured grants totaling $1,000,000 for growth and expansion of our grocery rescue agencies. • Lead a program that distributes over 21 million pounds of food annually to St. Mary’s Food Bank clients and partner agencies. • Increased the amount of partner agencies by 25%. Total of 84 agency partners to date. • Grocery Rescue Program – donated pounds are up 9% over previous fiscal year.• Created a Grocery Rescue Training Manual and onboard new agency partners to ensure success.