Creating Working Partnerships that Increase Power Minerva Delgado Director of Coalitions & Advocacy Alliance to End Hunger July 14, 2019

Alliance to End Hunger Engages diverse institutions to build the public and political will to end hunger at home and abroad. 100 members representing corporations, foundations, nonprofit organizations, faith-based groups, universities and individuals. Premiere platform for stakeholders to collaborate and advocate for stronger policy solutions to end hunger.

Hunger Free Communities Alliance to End Hunger’s signature domestic program. Convenes 75 anti-hunger coalitions in 34 states. These “hunger free community” coalitions bring together multi- sector stakeholders to unite behind a common vision and strategy to end hunger. The Alliance promotes advocacy, shares best practices and builds capacity though communications, gatherings, tools and resources.

What is Collective Impact? Traditional Approaches Collective Impact Approach Isolated, unsystematic efforts for large scale social change and/or lack of involvement of key stakeholders The commitment of a group of actors from different sectors to a common agenda for solving a specific social problem, using a structured form of collaboration.

Common Agenda Come together to collectively define the problem and create a shared vision to solve it Tip: Get all the right eyes on the problem.

Shared Measurement System Agree to track progress in the same way, which allows for continuous improvement Tip: Structure is as important as strategy.

Mutually Reinforcing Activities Coordinating collective efforts to maximize the end result Tip: Look for silver buckshot instead of the silver bullet.

Continuous Communication Build trust and relationships among all participants Tip: The relational is as important as the rational.

Backbone Support Have a team dedicated to orchestrating the work of the group Tip: Sharing credit is as important as taking credit.

Success: Hunger Free Minnesota 2011-2014 campaign with 8 founding partners from different sectors Data-driven business plan with a wide-ranging set of targeted initiatives to help close the 100 million meal gap: Agricultural food rescue SNAP awareness and education Meal gap measurement tool Retail food rescue Prepared food rescue School breakfast program Not-in-school-time meals Hunger & health WIC

Success: Hunger Free Minnesota Accomplishments: Added 70 ml meals over 3 years, exceeding original goal of 60 ml meals First-of-its kind, deep-dive, data-driven hunger relief campaign Designed model partnerships and expanded networks in the hunger space Blended business strategies and community ingenuity to create an action plan Leveraged generous financial investments and in-kind resources Focused visibility on the issue of hunger as a significant economic drain and social problem requiring broad based attention

Contact Minerva Delgado mdelgado@alliancetoendhunger.org 202-688-1139 More about Hunger Free Minnesota https://hungerimpactpartners.org/our-legacy- hfmn/