  Charity Navigator — the nation's largest independent charity evaluator — has given the Food Bank a four-star rating for effective and fiscally responsible management for four, consecutive years. Only 6 percent of charities rated have received this many consecutive four-star evaluations. |
  Virtual Food DrivesAs part of the 2008 NYC Goes Orange campaign, the Food Bank For New York City is asking our corporate and foundation partners, as well as individuals, to "Go Orange" — the color of hunger awareness — by holding a Go Orange Online Virtual Food Drive. In 2007, our Go Orange Online Virtual Food Drive helped raise more than 185,000 meals for New Yorkers who struggle to afford food. By joining Go Orange Online for NYC Goes Orange 2008, our citywide awareness- and fundraising campaign, you can play a significant part in our ability to do more for those New Yorkers who need the most! Contact us today to set up a Go Orange Online page for your company. If you are interested in signing on as an individual or creating a personal team page, register today at Go Orange Online! More About Our Virtual Food Drives: Many of our corporate and foundation partners, as well as individuals, participate in the themed Virtual Food Drives held by the Food Bank throughout the year. Thanks to the cost efficiency of the Food Bank — 96 cents of every $1 donated goes directly toward food acquisition, distribution and programs — Virtual Food Drives allow us to provide more food than through a traditional canned food drive. All you have to do to help raise funds through our Virtual Food Drives is give us your information and logo, and we will set up your page. Then just set a fundraising goal and invite coworkers, friends and family to help you reach it! The Food Bank's themed Virtual Food Drives address current problems — including the Fill Our Warehouse for the Holidays drive, which helped raise close to 70,000 meals for New Yorkers in need in response to a severe shortage in emergency food. Other Virtual Food Drives are held in connection with the Food Bank's many annual fundraising campaigns such as the Virtual Turkey Drive, which was held in connection with Thanksgiving for Five and helped raise 330,000 meals last holiday season. The Food Bank is currently recruiting for our Go Orange Online Virtual Food Drive, part of our annual, citywide awareness- and fundraising campaign, NYC Goes Orange. If you are interested in setting up a Go Orange Online fundraising page for your company, contact us today. If you are interested in signing on as an individual or creating a personal team page, register today at Go Orange Online! In addition, some our donors go that extra mile by using our Virtual Food Drive tool to create their own fundraising events around events such as marathons, weddings or bar or bat mitzvahs. To register for one of our current Virtual Food Drives or to create your own, contact Kate Hindin, Special Projects Assistant.  |
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