2. Step 1: Quantify the Need
Combine geographic
information system software
(GIS) with program data from
regional food banks (generally
Feeding America members) to
identify areas of unmet need.
Likely tools include: Excel,
BatchGeo, GRASS, ArcView.
Image from Nonprofit Innovations, Inc.
3. Step 2: Deploy Mobile Pantries
Use recomissioned beverage
trucks to bring food pantry
services to underserved
areas.
Many Feeding America
members already have some
level of mobile food pantry
capacity.
Images from Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank.
4. Step 3: Client Outreach
Build online maps to help
clients find distribution sites
whose location and timing
meet their needs.
Likely tools include:
Google and Yahoo maps
and their respective APIs.
Image from Google Maps via BatchGeo.
5. Step 4: Build Local Infrastructure
Provide online fundraising
and organizing tools to help
local stakeholders take over
and sustain mobile food
pantry sites.
Likely tools include:
CiviCRM, Donor Rally,
VoluntEasy.
Image from Donor Rally by Open Sourcery.
