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You don't need to scale. How many churches are in LA? When I was homeless over there when I was younger, there were spots all over the city that were feeding th

You don't need to scale. How many churches are in LA? When I was homeless over there when I was younger, there were spots all over the city that were feeding the homeless. You don't need one giant entity. You just need the community to care. If your community doesn't care no amount of money is going to fix it.

scott_s 7y ago
Scale and agility matter during emergencies, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and earthquakes. In such circumstances, the smaller local organizations are affected by the same problem.
- CodiePetersen 7y ago
  We are not talking about an emergency though. We're talking about regular food drives. Donating to emergencies if a different matter. And if your city is underwater, get your ass out there and help.
- CodiePetersen 7y ago
  I will say though, after the damage is done and its been x amount of time and there is no immediate danger. There is not too much physical donations that can help, but again that's not a food drive problem.
- caseysoftware 7y ago
  While the article is about general food drives, emergencies do introduce a bigger problem of scale and management that come and go quickly. I volunteer with and donate to a group - https://adrn.org/ https://adrn.org/ - and that's what we do. When Hurricane Harvey hit, they (I was traveling) mobilized 150+ churches around central Texas to support the coast with food, supplies, and transportation immediately after it hit. Further, we've supported cleanup operations and helped get people back on their feet. One of the things I've helped with directly is developer our playbook so other groups worldwide can learn from what we've done and build the infrastructure and relationships to prepare in advance. By working with smaller organizations, the closest to the problem, you get great perspective but backed by larger teams who can coordinate across a city, region, or country. It's business management + crisis response.
objectivetruth 7y ago
Yeah, they DO need to scale or there wouldn't still be people in LA and everywhere else going hungry. I'm a Christian who proudly supports our local church's food bank (no strings attached, walk in and take food) -- but I recognize that the Church can't do it alone.

scott_s 7y ago

Scale and agility matter during emergencies, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and earthquakes. In such circumstances, the smaller local organizations are affected by the same problem.

CodiePetersen 7y ago
We are not talking about an emergency though. We're talking about regular food drives. Donating to emergencies if a different matter. And if your city is underwater, get your ass out there and help.
CodiePetersen 7y ago
I will say though, after the damage is done and its been x amount of time and there is no immediate danger. There is not too much physical donations that can help, but again that's not a food drive problem.
caseysoftware 7y ago
While the article is about general food drives, emergencies do introduce a bigger problem of scale and management that come and go quickly. I volunteer with and donate to a group - https://adrn.org/ https://adrn.org/ - and that's what we do. When Hurricane Harvey hit, they (I was traveling) mobilized 150+ churches around central Texas to support the coast with food, supplies, and transportation immediately after it hit. Further, we've supported cleanup operations and helped get people back on their feet. One of the things I've helped with directly is developer our playbook so other groups worldwide can learn from what we've done and build the infrastructure and relationships to prepare in advance. By working with smaller organizations, the closest to the problem, you get great perspective but backed by larger teams who can coordinate across a city, region, or country. It's business management + crisis response.

objectivetruth 7y ago

Yeah, they DO need to scale or there wouldn't still be people in LA and everywhere else going hungry. I'm a Christian who proudly supports our local church's food bank (no strings attached, walk in and take food) -- but I recognize that the Church can't do it alone.