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Sounds like a great idea for a tech nonprofit. All in one inventory and credit card donation solution, as well as a distributor function that negotiates with the food suppliers like Sysco, A&W etc in bulk. Frees up the smaller banks to focus on what can’t be automated like community outreach.

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> Frees up the smaller banks to focus on what can’t be automated like community outreach.

Or Last-Mile delivery, getting the food to the people who actually need it. They're not always in shelters, and not always amenable to regular schedules or fixed feeding times.

Exactly. The food banks should be able to focus on the high touch unique needs of their community, not trying to replicate the same backend process.

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