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Unlocking Success: Strategies for Business Growth

Welcome to our brand new blog! We’re excited to kick things off with some valuable insights that can help you propel your business forward. In this post, we’ll explore some generic yet fundamental strategies for business growth that can be applied across various industries. Whether you’re a startup founder or a seasoned entrepreneur, these principles are timeless and can help you achieve sustainable success. Let’s dive in!

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Growth Areas

Strength

Area of Growth

In Your Pantry Do You?...

Yes

Have An Established Volunteer Coordinator?

Have Written Volunteer Roles, Responsibilities, Guidelines?

Have A Plan For Volunteer Recruitment?

Track Volunteer Time?

Conduct Consistent Volunteer Orientations And Trainings?

Use Online Sign-ups For Volunteers?

Solicit Volunteer Feedback?

Recognize Volunteer Contributions Throughout The Year(i.e. Social Media Posts Or Certificates)?

Conduct Volunteer Satisfaction Surveys And Analyze Feedback?

Host Volunteer Appreciation Events At Least Once Per Year?

Have Volunteer Requirements, Volunteer Policies & Pantry Conduct Defined And Documented?

Strength

Area of Growth

In Your Pantry Do You?...

Yes

Have A Pantry Team Training Program Or Orientation Plan?

Have A Pantry Team Training On Pantry Policies?

Have A List Of Required On-line And/or Off-site Staff Or Volunteer Trainings? Next Step: Organize And Store Records Of Completion

Provide Trainings On SNAP-ED Healthy Pantry Initiatives For Pantry Leaders? Next Step: Provide For Staff & Key Volunteers?

Provide Trainings On Trauma-informed Care For Pantryrnleaders? Next Step: Provide For Staff & Key Volunteers?

Provide Trainings On De-Escalation For Pantry Leaders? Next Step: Provide For Staff & Key Volunteers?

Provide Trainings On Cultural Competencies For Pantry Leaders? Next Step: Provide For Staff & Key Volunteers?

Provide Trainings On Diversity, Equity And Inclusion (DEI) For Pantry Leaders? Next Step: Provide For Staff & Key Volunteers?

Provide Pantry Leaders With Training On Creating A LGBTQIA+ Safe Zone? Next Step: Provide For Staff & Key Volunteers?

Strength

Area of Growth

In Your Pantry Do You?...

Yes

Research & Explore New Technologies To Improve Pantry Operations And Enhance Impact?

Use Online Communication Tools (like Social Media, Email Marketing Tools)

Develop And Track Key Measurements To Demonstrate The Pantrys Effectiveness To Stakeholders?

Track And Measure At Least One Pantry Metric On The Nutritional Value Of Food And/or Nutrition Nudges Implemented?

Track And Measure At Least One Pantry Metric On How Neighbors Feel About Their Experience?

Use A Neighbor Management System (like Oasis)?

Use An Online Ordering System (like OrderAhead)?

Use Other Technologies That Can Support Pantry Efficiencies: (i.e. Online Appointment System (like Bookings Or Acuity) Or An Online Volunteer System (like VolunteerHub)?

Strength

Area of Growth

In Your Pantry Do You?...

Yes

Have An Annual Review Of The Accessibility Checklist?

If Using A Pre-packaged Model, Offer At Least 1 Choice (e.g. A Trade Table Or Free Table)?

Give More Shelf Space To Foods That Promote Health?

Have Accessibility Policies Defined And Documented?

Implement A Full-Choice Pantry Distribution Style?

Display Foods In An Appealing Way. Ex: Wired Or Wooden Baskets, Etc.?

Put Up Shelf Tags Or Symbols To Highlight Healthier Options?

Mark Aisles And Shelve Foods According To MyPlate Food Groups (color Coded)?

Have Nutrition Policies Supportive Of Using "nudges" To Serve Healthy Foods?

Strength

Area of Growth

In Your Pantry Do You?...

Yes

Source Food From One Of The NJ Food Banks: Community Food Bank Of NJ, Norwescap, Mercer Street Friends, Food Bank Of South Jersey And/or Fulfill NJ?

Have A Reliable Supply Of Fresh Fruits And Vegetables?

Have At Least One Nutrition Champion Aligned With Providing Healthy Foods In The Pantry?

Offer Healthy Food Options Every Time The Pantry Is Open?

Offer Fresh Fruits And Vegetables Every Time The Pantry Is Open?

Give Larger Amounts Of Food To Larger Families?

Ask For Specific Healthy Items In Food Drives & Food Donations?

Conduct A Pantry Neighbor Food Preference Survey To Better Understand The Food Preferences Of Your Community?

Provide A Base Package With Minimum Food For A 3-day Balanced Pantry Package Per Person In The Household?

Provide A Base Package With 3 Major Categories Of Food Groups: 1) Fruits/Vegetables 2) Grains 3) Protein/Dairy?

Have Written Policies For Food Sourcing In Your Pantry?

Have Written Policies For Distribution In Your Pantry?

Strength

Area of Growth

In Your Pantry Do You?...

Yes

Provide Nutrition Handouts About Healthy Eating Habits?

Provide Recipes Or Cooking Tips To Neighbors?

Provide Resources To Connect Neighbors To Nutrition Programs Offered Nearby?

Provide Training To Staff And Volunteers On Ways To Promote Fruit And Vegetable Consumption With Simple, Personal Messaging And Encouragements?

Offer Samples Or Taste Tests Of Healthy Foods That Are Being Distributed?

Offer Cooking Demonstrations Onsite?

Host Nutrition Classes Onsite Quarterly?

Provide Healthy Meal Packages With Items At The Pantry?

Disease-specific (Diabetes, Heart-Healthy, Etc.) Menus And Recipes?

Host Nutrition & Cooking Demo Classes Onsite Regularly?

Strength

Area of Growth

In Your Pantry Do You?...

Yes

Connect Neighbors To Other Food Pantries In The Area?

Develop A Local Resource Guide?

Post Information On Where To Go To Get Wrap-around Services On-site And/or On Your Website)?

Invite Organizations To Visit The Pantry To Offer Services?

Conduct A SNAP Screening?

Conduct A Social Determinants Of Health Screening?

Provide Other Wrap-around Social Services Directly To Neighbors? Co-locate Or Add To Your Programming?

Provide Health Screenings And/or Health-related Wrap-around Services Directly To Neighbors? Co-locate Or Add To Your Programming?

Connecting With Disease Prevention And Management Programming?

Create Written Policies For Wraparound Services In Your Pantry?

Strength

Area of Growth

In Your Pantry Do You?...

Yes

Have An Organizational Tool To Outline Your Current Funding Sources?

Have An Annual Budget?

Have Communication Tools To Help Develop Your Outreach?

Have A Consistent Fundraising Message Plan?

Collect Data And Stories From The Pantry?

Provide Donors With A Healthy Donation Checklist?

Educate Donors On The Importance Of Healthy Donations?

Provide Materials & Encourage Healthy Food Drives?

Research Grants That Will Meet Your Funding Needs?

Participate In A Grant Writing Seminar?

Receive Funds From Diverse Sources (e.g. Individuals, Corporations, In-kind, Grants, And Organizational Support)?

Train Volunteers And Board Members To Fundraise?

Strength

Area of Growth

In Your Pantry Do You?...

Yes

Provide Neighbors With Federal Feeding Program Information (SNAP, WIC, Summer Food Service Program, School Breakfast And School Lunch)

Provide Volunteers With Federal Feeding Program Information

Provide Donors With Information On How They Can Help Their Neighbor

Visit Advocacy Websites And Learn About The Current Issues(Refer To Resources For Advocacy)

Receive Updates On Important Policies Impacting Hunger

Enroll In A Hunger Advocacy Training

Send Comments, Letters, And Other Information To Representatives

Invite Volunteers And Neighbors To Join Advocacy Efforts

Create Written Policies For Advocacy In Your Pantry

Strength

Area of Growth

In Your Pantry Do You?...

Yes

Conduct Community Needs Assessment (Community Profile) Or Reference An Existing One?

Summarize Community Needs Assessment Into A Report?

Conduct A Pantry Neighbor Needs Survey To Understand Needs Related To Nutrition Education, Shopping Experience, Wraparound Services?

Add Self Of Control Survey To Pantry Neighbor Needs Assessment?

Add Household Financial Wellbeing Survey To Pantry Neighbor Needs Assessment?

Summarize Pantry Neighbor Needs Assessment Into A Report?

Conduct Organizational Readiness For Implementing Change (ORIC) Survey With Staff And Volunteers?

Summarize Organizational Readiness For Implementing Change Survey (ORIC) Into A Report?

Conduct A Pantry Neighbor Satisfaction Survey Related To Current Offerings?

Summarize Pantry Neighbor Satisfaction Survey Into A Report?

Strength

Area of Growth

In Your Pantry Do You?...

Yes

Have A Written Mission Statement For Your Healthy Pantry Project?

Has The Pantry Communicated The Mission Statement To The Public (i.e. Posted At The Pantry, Online, On Social Media, And Other Handouts)?

Have A Well-defined "Why" Statement, And An Understanding Of Why You Need To Make Healthy Changes To Your Pantry?

Have A Written Vision Statement For Your Healthy Pantry Project?

Have A List Of 5 Values That You Will Rely On To Run This Project?

Have All Statements Communicated & Made Clear To Leadership Team.

Do You Have A Written Needs Statement For Your Healthy Pantry Project? (Completed After A Needs Assessment)

Have All Statements Communicated & Made Clear To Staff/volunteers?

Have All Statements Communicated & Made Clear To Key Stakeholders?

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