Case Study: Loaves & Fishes scales volunteer coordination to 7,000 volunteers with SignUpGenius

Loaves & Fishes coordinates 7,000 volunteers and 500,000 meals with SignUpGenius

Loaves & Fishes, a Minnesota-based nonprofit providing free meals, faced a significant logistical challenge after growing its volunteer base by 75% to 7,000 people. Coordinating these volunteers across 24 dining sites to serve over 1,900 meals daily became a major operational hurdle that manual processes could no longer handle.

The organization implemented SignUpGenius, using its Premium tools to manage volunteer sign-ups. The solution enabled multiple site administrators to coordinate independently while providing centralized reporting. This resulted in 3,500 volunteers using the platform in a single month, which was essential in helping the nonprofit scale to distribute over 500,000 meals annually.

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