Growth Areas
Use this as a step-by-step guide to give you direction, help you prioritize, and inspire your next steps over time. Review this list every 6 months and it can help you to continue to strive forward to advance your impact. Please note that not all items listed will be suitable for all pantries right now.
Have an established volunteer coordinator
Have written volunteer roles, responsibilities, guidelines
Have a plan for volunteer recruitment
Conduct consistent volunteer orientations and trainings
STEP 1:
Getting Started
These foundational steps will help you get started so you can confidently go through this Area of Growth.
Track volunteer time
Use online sign-ups for volunteers
Solicit volunteer feedback
Recognize volunteer contributions throughout the year (i.e. social media posts or certificates)
STEP 2:
Moving Forward
These next steps will help you build on your foundation and take you to the next level of
this Area of Growth
Conduct volunteer satisfaction survey and analyze feedback
Host volunteer appreciation events at least once per year
Volunteer Requirements, Volunteer Policies & Pantry Conduct are defined and documented
STEP 3:
Advance your Impact
These advanced steps will help you enhance your efforts and bolster your impact in the community.
Setting Priorities
Reflect:
Review the growth area action items and reflect with your leadership team.
Prioritize:
In the box below, list up to three items that your team agrees are growth areas.
Choose 3 Priorities
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First Step:
For each prioritized growth area in this section, determine your team’s first step toward building support.
Examples include:
Sharing information from the toolkit with senior leaders to help build understanding; using available pantry data to demonstrate need; and highlighting the connection between Neighbor wellness and existing pantry goals, mission, and/or values.
First Steps
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Goal Settings
Use this table to define your short-term and long-term pantry goals. Make sure your goals are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time-bound, Inclusive, and Equitable.
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Define Success
Review what reaching the objective looks like and make sure that your SMARTIE goals help you step towards that success
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Decide on a Measurement
There should be a specific amount (number, percentage, or items) that can be counted to ensure that you have met your goal.
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Have a Deadline
This is a very specific goal with a concrete deadline. These SMARTIE Goals are shorter term Goals than the Objectives (Long-term Goals).