Partner Resources

PARTNER RESOURCES

A strong network of dedicated and innovative community partnerships is what's needed to end hunger in southwestern Wisconsin. We are providing our partners with access to the tools, training, and resources needed to serve people facing hunger in our community with compassion and hope. Together, we can end hunger.

Our partners include emergency food pantries, senior meal sites, mobile pantry sponsors, residential programs, soup kitchens, school pantries and children's nutrition programs.

STAFF DIRECTORY 

Find out which staff person can best answer your question.

FOOD RECALLS

Find the latest on food recalls.

Food Safety and Expiration Date Information

Check out safe food handling practices. 

FORMS & MANUALS

• Agency Resources Manual
• Mobile Pantry Program Volunteer Agreement Form
• Sample Pantry Registration Form
• Sample Temperature Log
• Sample Statistics Log (Excel)
• Sample Nondisclosure Agreement Form

VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT

• Volunteer Match
• About.com
• Energize Inc
• Volunteeryourtime.org (for Dane County)
• Volunteer Dodge (for Dodge County)
• Sign Up Genius
• Nonprofitready.org
• Best Practices for Recruitment
• Lifting and Pallet Handling (Video)
• Practicing Good Personal Hygiene (Video)
• Sensitivity (Video)

   

VOLUNTEER RETENTION

• Best Practices for Retention
• The New Volunteer Workforce
• Tips to approach and work with difficult volunteers.

CAPACITY BUILDING

Fundraising & Grant Opporunities 

We will post all Second Harvest agency grant opportunities here. Please check back for future updates.

• Nonprofitready.org

Wondering who our corporate food donors are? Check this list before contacting your local grocer for donations:

• Second Harvest Food Donor List

Strategic Planning

• Consultant Questions
• NLL Saying No--Assesment: Is this Program a Good Idea?
• NLL How to Survive a Crisis
• NLL Chart of the 14 attributes of a healthy nonprofit
• NLL Strategic Planning Worksheet

FOODSHARE BENEFITS

Encouraging program guests to claim their benefits if they're eligible, will allow them to stretch their food budget, in addition to their pantry visits.

FRESH CONNECT

Have questions about direct retail pickup? Check out these resources:

• MealConnect
  • Watch the online training webinar here
  • Click here to watch how to enter receipts
• Kwik Trip Donation Protocol
  • Watch the Kwik Trip relaunch webinar here 

NUTRITION EDUCATION

Recipes

Want to give your program guests some ideas on what to make with ingredients they may get at the pantry? Search for recipes by ingredients on these sites:

• Health + Hunger Feeding America
• What's Cooking? USDA Mixing Bowl
• Kid's a Cookin'
• Spend Smart. Eat Smart.
• Capital Area Food Bank
• Good and Cheap