70. How Harvest Against Hunger uses Ripple Effect Mapping to build impactful programs

David Bobanick is the Executive Director of Harvest Against Hunger (HAH) and member of the Rotary Club of Seattle. Since David joined HAH in 2001, the organization has continued to expand its impact at the local, national, and international levels, resulting in the delivery of more than half a billion healthy servings of produce for those in need. Ripple Effect Mapping (REM) is an appreciative inquiry model that helps to reveal long-term impacts of programs and investments in communities. Harvest Against Hunger, a program of Rotary District 5030, uses REM sessions to learn how to effectively leverage its programs and resources (Harvest VISTA, Farm to Community, Capacity-building grants, WA Gleaning Network and other collaborations) to create sustainable models to reduce hunger and food waste, while strengthening food systems across Washington state and beyond. David Bobanick has led the creation and development of the national Harvest VISTA program, as well as innovative and award-winning programs focusing on shortening the connections from farm to community. In addition, David and the HAH team continue to build and scale nationally recognized programs with partners like AmeriCorps, USDA, WSDA, Washington State University, the University of Washington and other partners to enhance food systems in communities across the United States. David has a degree in communications from Penn State University and has studied at the Non-Profit Executive Leadership Institute at the University of Washington's Evans School of Public Policy and Governance, as well as the Non-Profit Management Institute at Stanford University. David was also recently named a "Food Waste Innovator" by ReFED, served on the Rotary Zone 26/27 leadership team, and currently serves on the King County Regional Food Policy Advisory Council and as a board officer for four local, statewide, and regional non-profit organizations. To learn more, go to: https://www.harvestagainsthunger.org https://www.rotary.org/en/farm-food-pantry https://rotaryfirstharvest.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/EWV1zIMdBmRAiz-N-aIChOQB6cRe2bT0a-rYQlROb0Zmtw?e=J6Pvf9