300. Meet The Farmlink Project: The Next Generation of Nonprofit + Evolved Leadership is Here - Aidan Reilly and Ben Collier

OverviewMeet Aiden and Ben. There's is a nonprofit fairy tale story: three college students who saw a problem in the world and built a scrappy, grassroots solution that's changing the world. The Farmlink Project connects surplus food from farms to food banks all around the country and has rescued nearly 70M# of produce since its inception. Tune in and help us fight for a world where everyone has access to the food they need.💡LearnThe founding story of FarmlinkThe new generation of nonprofits and nonprofit leadership - how rising GenZers are innovating the nonprofit experienceTheir unique approach to corporate partnerships (that are working!)What food insecurity & food waste looks like in the U.S. today.Today’s GuestsBen Collier, Co-CEO and Aidan Reilly, Head of Partnerships, The Farmlink ProjectEpisode OverviewBen and Aidan’s stories and journey to where they are today (4:00)The founding of Farmlink (12:00)Media attention (20:00)Partnerships and Farmlink’s mentality around partnering with companies (25:00)Mindset shift to create systemic change (29:00)Create technical improvements to the spaceCreate a shift in policy and adjust the rules of the environmentCreate a shift in social perspective about the problem that is being addressedPhilanthropy through the eyes of Gen Z (35:00)Story of impact: Martha Barajas, United Hands of Compton (42:00)Internal team story of impact (46:00)Aidan’s One Good Thing: Find your purpose, but commit to what you’re doing in that moment. Go easy on yourself.Ben’s One Good Thing: Find like minded individuals, then there is not an idea that is not worth sharing.For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/300.About our Sponsor Neon OneTechnology alone can’t solve the challenges nonprofits face. That’s why Neon One provides software that empowers you to manage constituents all while giving you the resources and support you need to connect to what matters most - your people and their passions. Learn more about how Neon One is helping nonprofits create stronger connections by visiting neonone.com/weareforgood.About our Sponsor FeathrNonprofits of all shapes and sizes turn to Feathr to grow their campaigns with targeted digital ad tools that reach people, whenever and wherever they are online. And they just happen to be some really incredible people too. Use Feathr to grow your end of year fundraisers.  Learn more about their solutions for nonprofits at feathr.co. //Join the We Are For Good Community—completely free.Join fellow changemakers, share takeaways from this working session, and keep collaborating in a space built for connection, inspiration, and real impact: www.weareforgoodcommunity.comSay hi 👋LinkedIn / Instagram / Facebook / YouTube / Twitter