GOLDEN EMPIRE GLEANERS
It Starts With Food
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our client base continues to grow. All of our food solicitations and funding are locally sourced. Our reoccurring expenses (utilities, fleet fuel, insurance...) continue to escalate. We are very client centric and are always hustling to secure more food and fund raise to cover operations. There is no waste, in operations or work flow. We are committed to do our best, day in and day out, for those that we serve.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Affiliated Agencies
Serves over 100 churches, missions and shelters.
After School Program
Serves 30 after school and summer programs providing snacks for participating students.
Food for Thought Program
Serves families of school children at over 115 participating schools.
Harvest Time Agencies
Serves over 70 government agencies and non-profit organizations that identify those in need of emergency food.
Senior Sack Program
Serves low-income seniors at 24 sites that include churches and community senior centers.
Where we work
Awards
Sparkplug Leadership Award to Pam Fiorini 2011
Kern Community Foundation
Aztec Award 1993
Mexican American Opportunity Foundation
Beautiful Bakersfield Award for Civic/Non-Profit 1990
Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce
All America City Award - Civic Participation 1990
National Civic League
Beautiful Bakersfield - Civic/Non-Profit 1988
Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce
Persons of the Year - Gleaners Volunteers 1987
Bakersfield Lifestyle Magazine
Mobilization of Volunteers Award 1985
Volunteer Center of Kern County
Certificate of Commendation 1990
State of California - Deparment of Corrections
Nomination for Beautiful Bakersfield Award - Public/Private Partnership with Aera Energy - "Leaner Gleaners" 2013
Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce
External reviews

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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
To increase the number of referral agencies.
Secure more food donors
Maximize volunteer hours all in an effort to be able to serve more people.
Increase maximum capacity of 100 food boxes a day to 125 food boxes a day.
Add an educational component to our service model
Offer cooking and nutrition classes to the people we serve
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
By working directly with growers and the agriculture communities we will be able to offer a farm to fork approach,
Partnering and establishing more relations with other agencies.
Providing outreach through Kern County regarding the services we provide
Introducing new services to our existing programs
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We are currently partnering with agencies we have not partnered with before such as The Red Cross.
We have modernized our inventory and order system to accommodate for orders on a daily basis.
We have added a development coordinator to our staff to develop and implement new programs as well as securing new funding revenue.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We have established new relationships with growers and referring agencies.
We have added the new development coordinator position.
We have not yet increased our daily box output
We have not added new programs
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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GOLDEN EMPIRE GLEANERS
Board of directorsas of 11/01/2021
Tina Burke
Retired
Term: 2020 - 2023
Eric Glauser
California Resources Corp.
Term: 2020 - 2024
Thomas Burke
CFO, Kern Comm. College Dist.
Tasha Clayton
HR Director, Tel-Tec Security
Ron Eaves
Retired, University Professor/Administrator
Phil Gaskill
President, Gaskill Custom Homes
Renee Massey
Communications Mgr., Castle & Cooke
William Melby
Principal, Ordiz-Melby Architects
Jenny Vaughan
Community Volunteer/ Homemaker
Vince Rojas
Retired - Federal Credit Union
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 ? Yes -
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
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Leadership
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