Board Liaison for Food Banks

Governance guides for food banks

Written for the board of a food bank — a logistics operation with food safety, in-kind reporting and a partner-agency network on top of ordinary governance. General information, not legal, food-safety, or accounting advice — confirm specifics against your network agreement and qualified professionals.

• 5 min read

  Food safety and in-kind reporting

  The two oversight duties unique to a food bank board: food safety (handling donated product at scale, audits, standards) and in-kind reporting (valuing donated food and what it does to the audit and Form 990).

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• 4 min read

  What a food bank board of directors is responsible for

  What a food bank board of directors is responsible for: governing a 501(c)(3) that runs a large food operation, overseeing food safety and in-kind reporting, the partner-agency network, and network membership standards.

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