Session Title: How can you Build Partnerships with Companies through Corporate Volunteering. Marcus Godinho CEO, FareShare SPEAKERS

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1 Session Title: How can you Build Partnerships with Companies through Corporate Volunteering SPEAKERS Marcus Godinho CEO, FareShare

3 FareShare overview Collecting surplus food from supermarkets, manufacturers, farmers and other businesses Each week 450 volunteers cook 20,000 meals in Australia s largest charity kitchen in Abbotsford Two morning, two afternoon and one evening shift Distributed for free to hundreds of charities across Victoria

5 Corporate volunteering Acknowledge Rosemary Kelly and Claire Leach Morning, afternoon and evening corporate shifts mostly 1-2 a day 3-4 hours in length Different sizes - up to 14 people Scheduling and induction by a paid part-time volunteer coordinator 25 years corporate HR experience Supervised by a paid chef and regular volunteers Tangible, educational and fun team building activity Market garden shifts 70 businesses volunteered with us in 2013 $500 - $750 for a shift

7 Corporate volunteering fees or free $750 for a shift or free Gateway to engaging businesses financial, product and pro bono support PwC GE

8 GE Interest in corporate volunteering Free shifts No local philanthropy or sponsorship International foundation Corporate charity golf day Repossessed products donated for fundraising Leasing a vehicle Washing machine Talked with GE s corporate volunteering champions and ongoing volunteers

10 National Australia Bank Leaders in corporate volunteering since 1996 Volunteering at FareShare for 10 years Relationship at a Group/Corporate level Partnership renewed every year to three years Up to 500 staff volunteering pa Feed Melbourne Appeal Gourmet Soup Lunches Feed Melbourne Appeal Share Lunch Fight Hunger Promote the partnership internally and externally benefits FareShare

12 ANZ Staff Foundation Decentralised volunteer coordination - small number of shifts Feed Melbourne Appeal Share Lunch Fight Hunger

13 Westpac FareShare s bank President s bank Developed a strong relationship with a department Westpac Foundation s support of social enterprises Employee Choice Grant AFL match - charity recipient Promote partnership internally and externally eg. shareholder newsletter

15 Pitcher Partners pro bono services Seeking corporate volunteering shifts Financial support via its Foundation Pro bono audit Accounting advice Upstream Challenge walkers (fundraising) and volunteers (helping on the day)

16 Accenture pro bono services Seeking two corporate volunteering shifts a month Financial support Pro bono support with research and Salesforce Contacts relocating

17 Lend Lease pro bono services Seeking annual volunteering shifts during one month pa Financial support Pro bono support leveraging their relationship with sub-contractors Feed Melbourne Appeal initiatives

18 Sealed-Air product Cryovac bags Four-fold increase in wet-meals (and packaging) in our new kitchen Re-engaged through a corporate shift

19 Fonterra food Alignment of sectors Large quantities of surplus dairy products Make use of volunteering shifts to engage staff across their company Support of our Feed Melbourne Appeal s Share Lunch Fight Hunger day Staff have become regular volunteers

20 Woolworths food Started collecting food from supermarkets in 2008 Ambitious expansion of stores Feed Melbourne 2010 $2 million Australia wide (2011) Publicity two ways Coles (opportunity cost) Food donations wax and wane re-engage via corporate volunteering Fuel vouchers Additional financial support Feed Melbourne 2014

22 Upstream Printing company Upstream Foundation Challenge 50km walk Docklands to Donvale Upstream provides a fundraising vehicle FareShare provides an entree to corporations FareShare also provides PR support 2013 record year

23 Summary Additional volunteers put to good use Feed Melbourne Appeal and Upstream Challenge Secure access to surplus food Access related products, eg. packaging and fit outs Pro bono support, eg. auditing, legal advice (Clayton Utz), planning (Urbis) Obtain products for auctions and raffles (Bibendum and Treasury Wine Estates) Gain financial support 1/3 annual income

Committee and Guild Activity Descriptions

Committee and Guild Activity Descriptions Auction/Quilt Show/Raffle Quilt Committees The committees are responsible for working with the Publicity/Marketing Committee and coordinating the activities listed