Here is Part 1 of my interview with Susan Goodell, Executive Director of Crain's Best-Managed Non Profit, Forgotten Harvest. Some of the information in this blog is from an article in Crain's Detroit Business.
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Key reasons Forgotten Harvest (FH) is Crain’s Best-Managed Nonprofit:
- The FH operating model makes it easier for grocery stores and restaurants to donate food. FH truck drivers do daily pickups where they load the truck with food from donor agencies that work well with the donors’ schedules, and in the same day, take the food to soup kitchens, food pantries, shelters, etc. Additionally, the donors don’t have the throw the food away, resulting in reduced dumpster fees. This is also environmentally friendly, since space for garbage is running out.
- Forgotten Harvest knows how to staff their operation effectively. If you visit their offices, everyone is busy working intently and with purpose. People are extra conscientious of not wasting resources, and using what resources they have to their full advantage to help FH help those in need.
- FH also focuses on utilizing the talents and expertise of “its board members and other volunteers”
- Operates “on a cash budget”, so there are no finance charges.