Work With Food Rescue US! Job Opportunity – Chief Operating Officer

Position Title: Chief Operating Officer

Position Status: Full-Time

Location: Norwalk, CT

Start: September 15, 2017

 

About Food Rescue

US Food Rescue US is committed to ending American food insecurity by directly transferring fresh, usable food that would have otherwise been thrown away from restaurants, grocers and other food industry sources to food insecure families throughout the U.S. Founded in 2011, we serve over 500,000 food-insecure nationally in 11 locations.

Who We Want

The COO must be mission-focused and is responsible for effectively managing the business on a day-to-day basis to drive extensive and sustainable growth. This role oversees and manages all operations and procedures and reports directly to the CEO. The COO must be a strong leader, highly organized, a team player with excellent people skills, a strategic thinker and creative problem solver, and tenaciously driven to achieve aggressive goals.

Responsibilities

● Create and implement business strategies, plans and procedures ● Direct daily operations of the organization ● Provide strong day-to-day leadership presence and lead employees to encourage maximum performance and dedication ● Lead the performance management process that measures and evaluates progress against goals and key metrics for the organization ● Play a leading role in expansion activities ● Manage relationships with partners/vendors ● Serve as interim technology lead. ● Manage FRUS cash flows and oversee the company bookkeeper

Qualifications

● Undergraduate degree ● Passion for leading innovative social change and strong believe in the core values of FRUS ● Experience in scaling a multi-site organization and leading a dedicated team.

www.foodrescue.us • 27 Ann Street, Ground Floor, Norwalk, CT 06854 • 800.280.3298 compensation Salary commensurate with experience.

How to apply

Please send your resume and cover letter to opportunities@foodrescue.us with the subject line, “Chief Operating Officer Application.”

Work With Food Rescue US! Job Opportunity – Development Coordinator

Development Coordinator

About Food Rescue US

Food Rescue US is committed to ending American food insecurity by directly transferring fresh, usable food that would have otherwise been thrown away from restaurants, grocers and other food industry sources to food insecure families throughout the U.S.

About the Position/Responsibilities

The Development Coordinator will report directly to the Director of Development and provide critical support for a growing, national nonprofit. This position is ideal for someone with serious attention to detail, a high level of organization, and an appreciation for an innovative and enthusiastic team environment! The candidate will be based in our headquarters in Norwalk, CT with some flexibility to work from home. Approx. 10-15 hours per week with potential for increased hours in 2018. Core responsibilities will be the timely processing of donations and donor acknowledgement, managing the donor database (Salesforce), conducting grant research, and working on grant applications/reports. Other development activities include mailings, special events, and data analysis.

Qualification & How to Apply

● Experience with, or interest in learning, nonprofit fundraising ● Proficiency with in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PPT) and Google G-Suite (Drive, Email) ● Ability to quickly master our donor database system, prior database experience very much preferred (especially Salesforce) ● Strong attention to detail and a high level of organization ● Appreciation for our mission, values, and desire to be part of a committed team ● Excellent communication skills and ability to work independently

To apply please email your resume and cover letter to Christina Knudsen, Development Director, at christina@foodrescue.us.

American Ninja Warriors Help Fight Summer Hunger in Fairfield County

Organized by our friends at b.good restaurant Fairfield, legends from the NBC show American Ninja Warrior recently joined Food Rescue US on several food runs in an effort to combat childhood summer hunger.

Thank you Luis, Joe and Alyssa!

Molli and Steve Hourihan, the owners at b.good Fairfield restaurant have accepted the challenge and for the month of August kids will eat free, with the purchase of one adult meal. Join us at b.good on August 1st for Community Day, 5% of all proceeds will benefit Food Rescue US and you can see the premiere of the American Ninja Warrior video “Get in the Van” highlighting their day of food rescue.

“Because healthy, fresh food, is an important part of Ninja’s physical training, our Ninja customers like Allyssa and Joe are perfect advocates to help raise awareness about the availability of wasted healthy food to end childhood hunger. The ninjas will film a video of their food rescue that shows their fans first-hand what a simple solution Food Rescue US presents.” says Molli Hourihan, who along with her husband Steve, own b.good Fairfield.

“There’s nothing better than partners who respond creatively and passionately to the problems in their community and b.good Fairfield is exactly that kind of partner. Food Rescue US is so honored to be working with them to help provide for children in need over the summer. They’re an inspiration to us,” says Food Rescue US Executive Director, Kevin Mullins.

 

Are You Hungry for Summer?

When kids don’t have access to school meals during the summer, families may be unable to provide enough healthy food.

13 million children live in food insecure households, and an estimated 21 million children are enrolled in the National School Lunch Program. A family would need to find an additional 110 meals this summer just to replace food provided to one child through a school breakfast and lunch program.

With just $55 you can be part of the solution to end hunger for families this summer.

Your gift of $55 to Food Rescue US will support our work feeding children and families. $55 will allow us to rescue enough meals to feed 10 children for the entire summer. Thank you!

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Washington City Paper: Volunteer Drivers for Food Rescue US Reroute D.C.’s Excess Food to the Homeless

“In the three or four runs that I’ve done so far, they say I’ve already rescued 650 meals.”

Every Tuesday morning, Jamie Rothbard drives to Revolution Foods in Hyattsville, Maryland, to pick up excess food.  Since its inception, the D.C. group of Food Rescue US volunteers has saved 33,850 meals in the D.C. area and delivered to more than 25 community organizations. That’s 50,775 pounds of food saved.

Read the full story: Volunteer Drivers for Food Rescue US Reroute D.C. Excess Food to the Homeless via Washington City Paper

New York Times: Going Digital to Rescue Food

Wasted food. Hungry people. How do we get the two to meet?

One answer is: Create an app. Just as Airbnb connects producers and consumers of short-stay housing, and eBay connects producers and consumers of, well, everything, new apps can connect stores and restaurants with soup kitchens, pantries and shelters that need their excess food. And apps can also organize volunteers who make the deliveries by car, bike or foot power.

Organizations like Food Rescue US and Rescuing Leftover Cuisine — a new, smaller organization that sent me on the fried chicken pickup — make volunteering simple and painless. It took about a minute to sign up and get access to a calendar of food rescue tasks; I picked convenient ones and downloaded complete instructions. Mullins argues that this strategy is the only way to scale up, because it’s cheap — few staff, no trucks, no warehouse. His organization works in 11 regions and plans to be in at least 50 by the end of 2018. Dozens of other such groups exist around the country.

Read the full story: Going Digital To Rescue Food via New York Times

Food for All 2017: Benefit to End Food Insecurity in Fairfield County Presented by Whole Foods

We are thrilled to invite you to attend our signature annual fundraising event, Food for All, presented by Whole Foods Market on April 26 at 6:30 pm at Abigail Kirsch at The Loading Dock.

The event highlights our Food Rescue US goals for the coming year, celebrates our milestones, and is an important way we express our gratitude to the many volunteers and supporters who share in the desire to put an end to food insecurity in our community by rescuing food. 

Purchase Tickets

The event itself has become one of Fairfield County’s most popular annual events, featuring the hottest restaurants and artisans on the local dining scene. This year’s craft cocktail bars will be presented by the mix masters of Match, Cask Republic and Room 112. Food Rescue US is grateful for the generous sponsorship of this year’s event: Naming Sponsor Whole Foods Market, Northern Trust, MAV Foundation, Moffly Media, Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits, Nestle Waters, CTbites and The Elizabeth and Joseph Massoud Family Foundation.

“Every year we are able to make a larger and larger dent in Fairfield County hunger because of this fun and delicious event. This year our sights are set on raising the funds necessary to rescue and deliver 2.5 million meals and because of our game-changing hunger relief platform and the generosity of those who attend Food For All that’s a real possibility!” said Kevin Mullins, Executive Director and co-founder of Food Rescue US.

Event Details

Time: 6:30-9 PM
Location: Abigail Kirsch at The Loading Dock, 375 Fairfield Avenue, Stamford, CT 06902
Tickets: $100

Featured Restaurants

  • Abigail Kirsch
  • Bareburger
  • Broken Symmetry
  • Eggz
  • Fjord Fish Market
  • Fleisher’s Craft Kitchen
  • Fortina
  • Hapa Food Truck
  • Harlan Publick
  • India
  • Killer B
  • Mecha
  • South End
  • Village Tavern
  • Whole Foods Market

Craft Cocktail Bars

  • Match
  • Cask Republic
  • Room 112

Opportunity: Food Rescue US Office Administrator

Position

Food Rescue US is seeking a part time office administrator to work in our Norwalk office (our only office). This position provides support for the Executive Director, the organizations national sites and reports directly to the Executive Director.

Position Benefits

• Part-time salary

• Ground floor access and voice to help build a game-changing, innovative food justice platform

• Ability to work directly with Food Rescue US’s core team including our National Site Director & Executive Director

• Opportunity to see direct impact on underserved, food insecure people

Responsibilities

• Compose/edit correspondence.

• Schedule appointments and manage company’s schedule

• Answer the telephone with a pleasant and professional demeanor

• Manage incoming and outgoing mail and email

• Filing, faxing, copying, etc.

• Light bookkeeping

• Data entry into and maintenance of proprietary food rescue application

• CRM entry and maintenance

• Responsible for processing donations and gift entry

• Manages a timely donor acknowledgment process, with close attention to detail

• Provides planning support for special events, including communicating with vendors, caterers, event set-up/prep, purchasing supplies

Qualifications

• Interest in non-profit organizations, passion for the cause and desire to learning about and

supporting Food Rescue US’s mission.

• Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills

• Proficiency in Quickbooks

• Knowledge of: Microsoft Office, Google Apps, Twitter, Facebook

• Knowledge of HTML, WordPress, Adobe Suites and database management systems a plus

• Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communications skills

• Detail oriented and solid personal organizational skills

• Ability to manage time, balance multiple tasks, and meet deadlines

• Using web-based CRM for gift entry/processing

• Proficient with mail merge

• Ability (or willingness to learn) to generate various lists using CRM for staff support

Compensation & Time

We are looking to fill this position as soon as possible.

Compensation: $20 per hour

Time: 15-20 hours per week, schedule can be determined based on availability, some hours can be completed remotely, some set office hours.

Location: Office location in Norwalk, CT

· Application Deadline: March 3, 2017; Will review applications on a rolling basis

How to Apply: To apply, send cover letter and resume to opportunities@foodrescue.us. Please include “Office Administrator” in the subject line.

February Newsletter

We are Looking For Volunteers!

We have launched our annual Volunteer Drive across all our sites and are actively looking for volunteers to join the food rescue revolution. Food Rescuers are the bedrock of our operations and as you all know, the more we volunteers we have, the more neighbors we can feed. So if you have friends, family, colleagues, etc., who may be interested in joining us please get in touch with your local site director. We can end this problem together!

Whole Foods Market Kicks off Food for All 2017

Whole Foods Market, the Naming Sponsor for Food for All, sets the bar high for this year’s event with a generous donation of $26,589! Food Rescue US was selected as the recipient of the WFM’s 5% Day in 6 Fairfield County stores. Thanks to our volunteers who helped spread the word and customers who shopped!

Speaking of Food for All…Save the date for April 26 at the Loading Dock in Stamford, CT! Email invitation and ticket information will be available soon.

Spotlight on Columbus

Calling all bourbon drinkers – thirsty to own a piece of history? Here’s your chance! Our Columbus site received a rare, collectible bottle of 1982 O.F.C Bourbon as a donation from Buffalo Trace Distillery. There are just 50 in the country. You can own this bottle today by participating in our online auction, available only until Feb. 28!

Volunteers Share the Love

Food Rescuers across the country are celebrating the spirit of Valentine’s Day by making a donation of $47.12 – the value of 2 hours of volunteer time – in honor of someone special. We’re so grateful for our volunteers and how much they care for hungry people in the community. Thank you!

March 9: Give Where You Live

Support Food Rescue US on Fairfield County Gives Day! This one-day effort by Fairfield County’s Community Foundation inspires and empowers our community to make a difference through 24 hours of collective generosity. Last year, over $1.2 million was raised to support local causes.