Join us for CAFB Conference 2015!

Abby J. Leibman, President & CEO, MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger

Abby J. Leibman has been President & CEO at MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger since 2011. Prior to her current tenure, Ms. Leibman had a consulting practice to assist social justice organizations, businesses, and public institutions meet the challenges of growth and change, including leadership development, managing diversity, and implementing strategies to respond to discrimination. 

Read more about Abby and her keynote speech here >>

 

 

Workshops

Six tracks offer a variety of experiences for conference attendees. Choose one track to develop deeper skills and knowledge in a given area or mix and match according to your interests!

Policy / New Visions / Development & Communications / Health & Nutrition / Programs / Operations

 

Session One – Monday, May 4 2:15-3:30

粮食银行营养政策：引发组织变革
Health and Nutrition

Diet-related, chronic diseases are on the rise as well as the reliance on food assistance, with food banks playing a vital role in the health of the communities that they serve. Hear from the UC Atkins Center on Weight and Health as well as MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger about how food banks are now adopting nutritional policies to acquire and distribute healthier food.

主讲人：
伊丽莎白·坎贝尔（Elizabeth Campbell），加州大学伯克利分校体重与健康中心研究专家
Marz Feldman，MAZON计划总监：犹太人对饥饿的回应
加州大学伯克利分校体重与健康中心研究专家Michelle Ross

 

数字筹款趋势与见解   Repeating Workshop
发展历程

Come to discuss emerging digital trends and results from the last year, and what they are telling us about the next era of fundraising. Join your colleagues to debate key challenges facing our industry, and ask your own pressing questions about the digital opportunities – and threats – that now confront nonprofits. Themes will include: Biggest opportunities and biggest threats – 3 things you must know about the next era of digital fundraising, the rise of mobile engagement and the critical opportunity it creates for nonprofits, plus the anatomy of a digital donor – characteristics, behaviors, expectations and values.

主持人：
Kim Taylor, Supervisor Digital Strategy, Russ Reid

 

社区合作：解决饥饿的原因和后果
New Visions, Programs

How can food banks increase collaboration and breakdown silos to solve hunger? Find out what is happening at the local, state and national level as food banks partner with other organizations to address the causes and consequences of hunger.

主讲人：
网络参与总监Eileen Hyde，为客户提供服务，与美国合作
Erik Talkin, CEO Foodbank of Santa Barbara County
FOOD Share总裁兼首席执行官Bonnie Weigel

 

成功的讯息
Policy, Development

Over the past several years, both the Food Research Action Center and Feeding America have invested significantly in message testing, and the results are surprising!  What turns stakeholders on and what can trigger supporters to turn away? Come hear the latest on messaging in the world of hunger and learn how to reach your stakeholders most effectively.  This workshop pairs well with “How to Change the Conversation about Hunger & Food Security”.

主讲人：
威斯康星州饲料公司执行董事David Lee
食品研究与行动中心法律总监Ellen Vollinger

 

宣传能力建设101
政策

So you think you don’t have enough time, capacity or staffing for advocacy? Attend this workshop to hear from your peers about how other food banks overcome these challenges and build strong advocacy programs, all with very limited resources.

主讲人：
FIND食品银行首席执行官兼总裁丽莎·休斯顿（Lisa Houston）
Food for People，Inc.社区教育和宣传协调员Heidi McHugh。洪堡县的食物银行
Feeding美国宣传总监Brett Weisel
洛杉矶地区食品银行传讯经理Susan Acker

 

关于农产品的所有知识：如何增加分销和管理质量
运作方式

Fresh produce is becoming a larger part of food bank and pantry distributions each year, but many are challenged to provide perishable products in a safe and efficient manner. This workshop will focus on safe handling and other practices essential to handling and distributing fresh produce. Farm to Family guidelines will also be discussed in this lively, interactive workshop.

主讲人：
SF- Marin Food Ban食品采购和分配总监Barbara Abbott
SF-Marin食品银行食品资源开发部的Gary Maxworthy
史蒂夫·林哈特（Steve Linkhart），加利福尼亚食品银行协会农场到家庭主任
Diane Tye Zapata, Associate Director of Food Resources, Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara & San Mateo Counties

 

 

Session Two – Monday, May 4   3:45-5:00

粮食银行作为种植者：可行的模式？
New Visions, Programs, Health and Nutrition

Discover how food banks across the nation are trying to create more food by growing it themselves. This workshop shares research comparing current food growing programs and how they work to enhance food distribution. Ultimately, what is the impact on food security in the communities where food banks are growing food?

主持人：
帝国谷食品银行执行董事Sara Griffen

 

食品安全的新高度：AIB国际审核初探 Repeating Workshop
运作方式

Food safety can and should be an integrated part of everything your food bank does. This workshop explains the new AIB International audit required for Feeding America members. Come hear how this audit can impact food banks as well as Partner Distribution Organizations, and hear from those who have undergone the audit.

主持人：
Afua Darkwa, Food Safety Coordinator, Feeding America

 

利用食品银行的力量来投票
政策

Why should food banks and non-profits help people in their communities register to vote? And how do they go about it? Get the nuts and bolts of organizing voter registration and help turn the tide of low voter turnout in struggling communities.

主讲人：
阿拉米达县社区食品银行宣传经理Keisha Nzewi
Shaname Prasad，阿拉米达县社区食品银行社区动员协调员

 

New to Food Banking?
Programs

Join this informal session with California Association of Food Bank staff to get information on California’s food bank network and how it works. Get answers to your questions about the different food programs available in California.

主讲人：
加州食物银行协会工作人员

 

改造CalFresh的联盟：县倡导者培训101
政策

Be a part of the movement to raise CalFresh participation to 75% by 2016. This introductory workshop shows you how to use a data-driven approach to engage with your local county on CalFresh performance improvements.

主持人：
旧金山马林食品银行高级政策和宣传分析师戴安娜·詹森（Diana Jensen）
加州食品银行协会政策助理Sarah Palmer

 

Executive Directors Roundtable
New Visions, Development

For CAFB Member Food Bank Executive Directors only. This is an open discussion forum with peers.

主持人：
Suzan Bateson, Executive Director, Alameda County Community Food Bank
David Goodman, Executive Director, Redwood Empire Food Bank

 

 

Session Three – Tuesday, May 5 10:00 -11:15

重新考虑您与代理商关系的方式
Programs

The new buzzword in agency relations is Agency Segmentation, which tiers agencies into different levels. Discover how food banks are using a metric-driven approach to re-structuring the way in which they partner with agencies to increase food distribution.

主讲人：
圣克拉拉和圣马特奥县第二丰收食品银行合伙人经理艾丽莎·凯泽·刘易斯（Alisha Keezer-Lewis）
圣克拉拉和圣马特奥县第二收获食品银行合伙人经理Shirley Chang

 

Organizing Your Warehouse: The 5S System Repeating Workshop
运作方式

Learn from an expert in operations management about how to increase safety, reduce waste and optimize productivity in your operations. The 5S system is a proven method to improve your warehouse operations.

主持人：
Manny Colmenares, Manager, Lean Training and Development, Roll Global

 

如何改变有关饥饿与粮食不安全的话题 Repeating Workshop
Policy, New Visions, Development

Public perceptions about the who and why of hunger are roadblocks to meaningful conversations. This expert-led workshop will help you navigate stereotypes and garner more public support for solutions.

主持人：
Elaine Mejia, Vice President, Public Works: the Center for the Public Sector

 

如何让当地的公共卫生官员消除饥饿
New Visions, Health and Nutrition, Programs

Out of a simple question came a great idea – hear how the Orange County Public Health Officer and Orange County Food Bank joined forces to lead a public-private coalition to end hunger and reduce food waste.

Presenters:;
埃里克·格兰德（Eric G. Handler）博士，奥兰治县卫生官员
马克·洛瑞（Mark Lowry），奥兰治县社区行动伙伴关系奥兰治县食品银行董事

 

有营养吗？如何吸引餐具，代理商和消费者
Health & Nutrition, Programs

Don’t reinvent the nutrition wheel! This workshop will give you the latest information on how you can jumpstart your nutrition program with innovative ideas and online resources.

Presenters:;
莉安的食品储藏室EatFresh.org程序协调员Erin Franey
红木帝国食品银行项目经理艾米·尚纳（Amy Schaner）
Leah's Pantry EatFresh.org的高级计划协调员Jessica Silldorff
加利福尼亚食品银行协会营养教育协调员Cody Dunitz

 

让CalFresh成为老年人的头等大事
Policy, Programs

Senior hunger is a growing and serious problem in California as more than half of our seniors have incomes 200% below the federal poverty level. This workshop will focus on strategies and tools to help find, get, and keep eligible seniors connected to CalFresh; as well as discussing solutions to California-specific issues such as immigrant eligibility and SSI cashout.

主讲人：
全国老龄理事会饥饿倡议主任卢拉·巴伯（Lura Barber）
加州老龄化部公共卫生营养顾问III，安德里亚·布里克（Andrea Bricker）
预算和政策重点研究中心政策分析师Ty Jones

 

 

Session Four – Tuesday,  May 5 11:30 -12:45

CalFresh外展活动和“金发姑娘原则”
Programs

The Goldilocks Principle describes a situation that is just right. In this workshop you’ll hear from your peers how CalFresh outreach can be done in a variety of ways to suit your food bank’s capacity, so you can find the “just right” situation.

主讲人：  
资源连接食品银行总监珍妮·海沃德（Jeannie Hayward）
FOOD CalFresh外联助理协调员Martha Montesinos
SF-Marin食品银行CalFresh拓展计划经理Liliana Sandoval

 

Organizing Your Warehouse: The 5S System Repeating Workshop
运作方式

Learn from an expert in operations management about how to increase safety, reduce waste and optimize productivity in your operations. The 5S system is a proven method to improve your warehouse operations.

主持人：
Manny Colmenares, Manager, Lean Training and Development, Roll Global

 

运行动态操作：保持开放，省钱和增加收益
运作方式

Learn how food banks can go to the next level in produce handling, and real time inventory management, to expand their warehouse operations and improve service.

主持人：
第二收获食品银行圣克拉拉和圣马特奥县的分销和物流总监Pat Ybarra
史蒂夫·林哈特（Steve Linkhart），加利福尼亚食品银行协会农场到家庭主任

 

解决学生的饥饿问题：加州大学全球食品计划和CalFresh倡导者
New Visions, Policy, Programs

The University of California system and CalFresh advocates are taking a bold stance on student hunger issues. Learn how your food bank can get involved and pursue partnerships with institutions of higher learning in your community.

主讲人：
西方法律与贫困中心立法倡导者杰西卡·巴索洛（Jessica Bartholow）
第二收获食品银行圣克鲁斯县首席执行官Willy Elliot-McCrea
蒂姆·加拉诺（Tim Galarneau），加利福尼亚大学圣克鲁斯分校食品系统教育与研究专家
SNAP丹尼斯·斯图尔特（Dennis Stewart），美国农业部西部地区主管

 

做好儿童营养重新授权的准备：放学后为儿童和青少年供餐的成功，挑战和机遇
Policy, Programs

Learn what’s at stake with the 2015 Child Nutrition Reauthorization law and how to best serve the nearly 2 million California kids at risk for hunger after the school day and during the summer.

主讲人：
帕特里斯·张伯伦（Patrice Chamberlain），加利福尼亚夏季膳食联盟负责人
食品研究与行动中心学校和校外时间计划主任Crystal FitzSimons
红杉帝国食品银行项目经理Itzul Gutierrez
圣地亚哥Feeding America项目经理Erin Hogeboom

 

内幕'与基金会合作的指南：医疗慈善事业的趋势
发展历程

Diet and food access are now central to conversations about public health – and food banks are increasingly partnering with programs aimed at promoting positive health outcomes. Program Officers will address current trends in grantmaking that are relevant to food banks and answer your questions about how to cultivate successful relationships with funders, what makes for a winning proposal, and more.

主持人：
Ellen La Pointe, Executive Director, Northern California Grantmakers
加利福尼亚基金会项目经理克里斯汀·田（Christine Tien）
凯瑟琳·博伊尔（Kathryn Boyle），北加州地区社区福利计划，凯撒永久基金会
Additional presenters to be announced

 

 

Session Five – Tuesday, May 5 2:15 -3:30

Faster Than Strawberries
运作方式

Given limited resources and unpredictable supply and demand, how do you effectively manage the changes and improvements needed to support a substantial increase in produce distribution in your community? In this workshop you’ll learn how one food bank has organized its approach to support the distribution of over 30 million pounds of fresh produce. Participate in the discussion on those best practices that will help you organize your food bank operations and maximize your ability to handle produce.

Presenter :
Ralph A. Maltese, Vice President of Operations, Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties

 

Introduction to Lean and the 8 Wastes Repeating Workshop
运作方式

For warehouse operations to grow lean, the daily work must be accompanied by continuous improvement activities. We must be able to identify what can, or should be, improved while identifying wasteful elements in our daily work – it’s a necessary skill that can erode with routine. The “8 Wastes” will provide a well-rounded approach to enable your entire workforce to become an army for identifying and eliminating the wasteful aspects of their daily jobs.

主讲人：
Manny Colmenares, Manager, Lean Training and Development, Roll Global

 

如何改变有关饥饿与粮食不安全的话题 Repeating Workshop
Policy, New Visions, Development

Public perceptions about the who and why of hunger are roadblocks to meaningful conversations. This expert-led workshop will help you navigate stereotypes and garner more public support for solutions.

主持人：
Elaine Mejia, Vice President, Public Works: the Center for the Public Sector

 

营养圆桌会议
Health & Nutrition

An open discussion forum for those engaged in nutrition issues. Come to share your best practices and great ideas for increasing nutritional competence among our organizations and clients, while getting support from peers and discussing what’s on your mind in relation to your work.

主持人：
Natalie Caples, Programs Supervisor, Community Food Bank, Fresno

 

改造CalFresh的联盟：县倡导者培训102
政策

Take your commitment to CalFresh to the next level.This peer-to-peer discussion will dig deeply into the opportunities and challenges facing advocates working to improve every county’s CalFresh performance.

主讲人：
Kim McCoy Wade，改造CalFresh联盟的顾问
加利福尼亚食品政策倡导者立法总监Alexis Fernandez
圣地亚哥饥饿联盟CalFresh拓展总监Amanda Schultz
Joël McClurg, CalFresh Outreach Manager, Foodbank of Contra Costa and Solano

 

发展圆桌会议
发展历程

This roundtable is an open discussion forum for peer learning and mutual support for development professionals, and anyone else who is involved in raising food and funds. Bring your questions, joys and frustrations, as well as your new ideas to share.

主持人：
Nicole Suydam, CEO, Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County

 

 

第六场 – Tuesday, May 5 3:45 – 5:00

数字筹款趋势与见解 Repeating Workshop
Development;

Come to discuss emerging digital trends and results from the last year, and what they are telling us about the next era of fundraising. Join your colleagues to debate key challenges facing our industry, and ask your own pressing questions about the digital opportunities – and threats – that now confront nonprofits. Themes will include: Biggest opportunities, biggest threats – 3 things you must know about the next era of digital fundraising, the rise of mobile engagement and the critical opportunity it creates for nonprofits, plus the anatomy of a digital donor – characteristics, behaviors, expectations and values.

主持人：
金·泰勒（Richard Reid），数字策略主管
 

食品安全的新高度：AIB国际审核初探 Repeating Workshop
运作方式

Food safety can and should be an integrated part of everything your food bank does. This workshop explains the new AIB International audit required for Feeding America members.  Come hear how this audit can impact food banks and Partner Distribution Organizations, and hear from those who have undergone the audit.

主持人：
喂养美国食品安全协调员Afua Darkwa

 

如何改变有关饥饿与粮食不安全的话题 Repeating Workshop
Policy, New Visions, Development

Public perceptions about the who and why of hunger are roadblocks to meaningful conversations. This expert-led workshop will help you navigate stereotypes and garner more public support for solutions.

主持人：
Elaine Mejia, Vice President, Public Works: the Center for the Public Sector

 

提升阶梯：倡导201
政策

This in-depth workshop will allow participants to share best practices and “crowdsource” common advocacy challenges in a peer-to-peer format. Facilitated discussions will cover topics such as maximizing limited resources, managing difficult political environments, mobilizing agencies, developing legislative champions, and more!

演讲者：
雅各布和库什曼圣地亚哥食品银行传播，营销和公共事务副总裁克里斯·卡特（Chris Carter）
圣克拉拉第二收获食品银行和圣马特奥县计划与服务副总裁辛迪·麦考恩（Cindy McCown）
SF-马林食品银行政策与服务总监Teri Olle
阿拉米达县社区食品银行政策与服务总监艾莉森·普拉特（Allison Pratt）

 

农村和远程圆桌会议
New Visions, Programs, Development

Rural and remote communities have unique challenges and opportunities. Come to share ideas and concerns, and hear from peers with creative ideas and innovative programs.

主持人：
洪堡县食品银行人粮执行总监Anne Holcomb
Lee Kimball，Amador Tuolumne社区行动局食品银行总监

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