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Santa Barbara County Food Action Network

Connect. Align. Activate.

Santa Barbara, CA   |  https://www.sbcfoodaction.org/

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Santa Barbara County Food Action Network

EIN: 87-1266678

Mission

The Santa Barbara County Food Action Network connects, aligns, and activates food system changemakers to develop a robust local food economy, a healthy and just community, and a well-stewarded, resilient foodshed.

Ruling year info

2022

Executive Director

Shakira Miracle

Main address

133 E De La Guerra St # 268

Santa Barbara, CA 93101 USA

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EIN

87-1266678

Subject area info

Education

Environment

Nonprofits

Public policy

Agriculture, fishing and forestry

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Population served info

Children and youth

Adults

Ethnic and racial groups

Immigrants and migrants

Low-income people

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NTEE code info

Human Service Organizations (P20)

IRS subsection

501(c)(3) Public Charity

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990-N.

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Programs and results

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Our programs

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What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Regional Coordination and Convening

Serving the Santa Barbara County region, SBCFAN connects food system actors to one another and aligns their shared objectives across sectors in order to activate one or more of the 16 Santa Barbara County Food Action Plan goals. Through ongoing coordination and convening, it ensures: the Food Action Plan remains active and regional food system resilience building continues; gaps and barriers to being able to do the work are identified; SBCFAN can address the gaps and barriers by either connecting convenings to resources and tools or creating them if they don't yet exist; advocating for changes in policy at the county, state, or federal levels if regulatory or other legislative barriers exist.

Population(s) Served
Ethnic and racial groups
Economically disadvantaged people
Immigrants and migrants
Farmers

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How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, 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

  • 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 demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), 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

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time

Financials

Santa Barbara County Food Action Network

Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

Documents
Letter of Determination
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Executive Director

Shakira Miracle

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Santa Barbara County Food Action Network

Board of directors
as of 07/12/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
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Board chair

Megan Raff

Amy Derryberry

Laurel Alcantar

Alejandra Mahoney

Tyler Dickinson

Miguel Ramirez

Rachel Johnson

Kendra Wise

Megan Raff

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? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 7/11/2023
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Decline to state

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

Disability

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Equity strategies

Last updated: 07/11/2023

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • 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.
Policies and processes
  • 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.