At CVFB we need three things to fulfill our mission – Food, Funds, and Volunteers
Food drives
Food drives organized by businesses, associations, churches and other groups are critically important as we work to keep our shelves packed with nutritious food for the hungry. The Foodbank can make your food drive easy and fun. Contact Brenda Miller (804-521-3272) for information about how to start a food drive.
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Financial Gifts
Financial gifts to the annual operating fund help keep our doors open and healthy food on the shelves for our partner agencies. Our funding comes primarily from individuals, businesses, and foundations. Churches, associations, schools and social groups also contribute much needed support. Financial gifts help us with our warehouse distribution program as well as our Community Kitchen and Kids Café Program. Funding support also allows us to purchase healthy foods to balance our donated foods and to pay freight costs on some donated foods.
Giving to CVFB is easy. Gifts are accepted by cash, check, or credit card (VISA, Mastercard, American Express) by phone or through our online giving option. Please make a financial gift today – every dollar donated to the Central Virginia Foodbank can help to feed the needy in Central Virginia. Contact Tami Messenger (804-521-3275).
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Gifts may also be made with appreciated securities through our gift account at:
Davenport, LLC: DTC 0715, Acct. # 1229-0993.
Contact Nadine Harris (804) 697-2951
Volunteers
Volunteers are the backbone of CVFB. Each year hundreds of volunteers help with food drives, as warehouse assistants, gardeners, mentors, food delivery drivers, visitor services aides, and administrative assistants that help keep us running. A few hours a week or a few hours a year will help us feed the hungry. If you are 16 or older and have some time to spare, consider becoming a CVFB volunteer. For more information contact Sudeshna Das-Menezes (804-521-3277)
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Services & Equipment
Your industry can help with services and equipment. Many local companies have donated their services and equipment to the Central Virginia Foodbank. In some instances, Neighborhood Assistance Tax Credits will be available to business donors. Please ask about this when calling about a donation of services and equipment. For more information contact Wayne Bain (804-521-3280)
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The work of the Central Virginia Foodbank (CVFB) is possible thanks to contributions from the community. Whether you represent a group, corporation, or are interested in donating individually, it is easy to give. In some instances, Neighborhood Assistance Tax Credits will be available to business donors. Please ask about this when calling about a donation.
January 13, 2005
Our commitment
The Central Virginia Foodbank, Inc. is committed to protecting the privacy of the personal information of our donors, members, employees, and other stakeholders. We value the trust of those we deal with, and of the public, and recognize that maintaining this trust requires that we be transparent and accountable in how we treat the information that you choose to share with us.
During the course of our various programs and activities, we frequently gather and use personal information. Anyone from whom we collect such information should expect that it will be carefully protected and that any use of or other dealing with this information is subject to consent. Our privacy practices are designed to achieve this.
Defining personal information
Personal information is any information that can be used to distinguish, identify, or contact a specific individual. This information can include an individual’s opinions or beliefs, as well as facts about, or related to, the individual. Exceptions: business contact information and certain publicly available information, such as names, addresses and telephone numbers as published in telephone directories, are not considered personal information. We do not consider the acknowledgement of an individual’s name in a donor category in our annual report or other donor recognition materials to be personal information. Donors are offered the opportunity to make their contribution anonymously in all solicitation materials.
Where an individual uses his or her home contact information as business contact information as well, we consider that the contact information provided is business contact information, and is not therefore subject to protection as personal information.
Privacy practices
Personal information gathered by our organization is kept in confidence. Our personnel are authorized to access personal information only based on their need to deal with the information for the reason(s) for which it was obtained. Safeguards are in place to ensure that the information is not disclosed or shared more widely than is necessary to achieve the purpose for which it was gathered. We also take measures to ensure the integrity of this information is maintained and to prevent it being from being lost or destroyed.
We collect, use and disclose personal information only for purposes that a reasonable person would consider appropriate in light of the circumstances. We do not sell, trade, or otherwise share our mailing lists. However, if at any time you wish to be removed from our mailing list, simply contact us by phone at (804) 521-3275 or via email at tmessenger@cvfb.org. Please allow 15 days to allow us to update our records accordingly.
Website and Electronic Commerce
We use password protocols and encryption software to protect personal and other information we receive when a contribution is made, a product or service is requested and/or paid for online. Our software is routinely updated to maximize protection of such information
Updating of privacy policy
We regularly review our privacy practices for our various activities and update our policy. Please check this web site on an on-going basis for information on our most up-to-date practices.
Contact information
Questions, concerns, or complaints relating to the Central Virginia Foodbank’s privacy policy on the treatment of personal information should be emailed to: Chief Development Officer, pmorris@cvfb.org.
Edited and approved by the CVFB Development Committee on 11/11/04.