Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Current needs are capital items 1. We are in need of a newer and larger building. We have reached capacity and currently building is being reallocated by the city. 2. Current capital items: Truck, Electric Pallet Jack, Freezers/Coolers are in need of repair and draining funds 3. Executive Director Search - in the process of hiring a new executive director
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
The Market
The Market is an open and inviting food pantry that looks like a metropolitan market. We offer a grocery-store choice-model where we have fresh produce, culturally represented foods, proteins, and dairy.
Food 4 Kids
Provide weekend food sacks to at-risk students so come back to school nourished and ready to learn.
This program also includes leadership development opportunities for students and youth groups, educational learning about food.
Basically Needed
We are a county diaper bank for our community.
This program also provides pet food, personal care items, and crisis supplies and problem-solving with other community partners.
Where we work
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
See our strategic plan at www.bonneylakefoodbank.org
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
See our strategic plan at www.bonneylakefoodbank.org
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We are working on diversifying our funding and looking at efficiencies within our current processes.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Capital Items
- Working on repairs and maintenance plan
- Submitting grants for replacements
Foundation
- Conducting an executive search
- Creating and Documenting Policies
- Hired additional staff to meet gaps
Board
- Review of bylaws and articles with a law firm to ensure compliance
- Moved from an advisory board to a 'working' board
- Developed strong board policies and practices
Generating Revenue for sustainability
- Submitting grants
- Creating fundraisers
- Stronger donor and partner relations
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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Who are the people you serve with your mission?
We serve anyone that walks through our door that is hungry or food insecure
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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What significant change resulted from feedback?
We constantly seek out customer feedback to ensure we provide culturally represented foods
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is easier to ask our customers, versus filling out a survey which we get low participation
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Bonney Lake Community Resources
Board of directorsas of 02/25/2022
Mr. Jenson Isham
GSCIT
Term: 2019 -
Dr. Teri Hochstein
Retired, Boeing
Term: 2017 -
John Hofer
Lake Tapps Self-Storage
Ann Allen
St. Stephen Housing Association
Teri Hochstein
Retired Boeing
Jenson Isham
GCSIT Solutions
Brad Smart
Community Member
Roger Tanquist
Community Member
Adam Uher
Sumner-Bonney Lake School District
Carrie Tulloch
Community Member
Elizabeth Carter
Community Member
Olivia Cox
BECU
David Wright
Boeing
Brian Floyd
Community Member
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
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Equity strategies
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- We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.