Board Member - Foundation for Essential Needs (FFEN)

Join FFEN’s Board: Support Local Food Shelves with critical Resources and Training

Bring Your Skills to the Table: Help Food Shelves Work Better for Everyone

Foundation for Essential Needs (FFEN) is looking for two passionate leaders to join our Board of Directors. If you care deeply about consistent and dignified food access for all and want to leverage your expertise where it matters most, we want to hear from you.

Since 2013, FFEN has partnered with 300+ food shelves across Minnesota and western Wisconsin to reimagine how they serve their communities. We're not just a capacity-building nonprofit—we're a catalyst for change in hunger relief. Through strategic consultation, data insights, professional development and peer-learning spaces, we help food shelves provide fresh, familiar foods and dignified experiences to every person who walks through their doors.

Our Mission:Support food shelves to optimize operations and effectively serve each community - building a more connected and equitable hunger relief system.

Our Vision:A hunger relief system trusted to predictably offer fresh, familiar food options and a dignified experience in all communities.

Learn more atwww.ffen.org

• Shopper-centered: We prioritize the voices and experiences of people accessing food shelves

• Relationship-focused: We listen deeply and build honest, reciprocal partnerships

• Context-aware:We honor each community's unique needs and seek diverse perspectives

• Solution-oriented: We cultivate abundance thinking to spark creative, sustainable innovations

We need board members who will bring fresh perspectives and champion our work in new ways. While previous board experience is helpful, it is not required. We're especially interested in candidates who offer:

• Financial expertise to further strengthen our fiscal oversight and future planning

• Human Resources leadership expertise to support continued compliance, policy development, and strategic staff engagement and retention

• Community representation reflecting the diversity of Minnesotans, particularly individuals facing food insecurity or those with experience in hunger relief

Time Commitment:

• 4-8 hours per month

• Attend six board meetings per year (currently: in-person, 3rd Monday evenings of even months)

• Serve on at least one committee (monthly online meetings with flexible scheduling)

• Participate in annual FFEN events

• Champion FFEN as an ambassador, including engaging in fundraising and donor stewardship

Term: Three years, renewable up to three terms

New to board service? We welcome you! We'll provide support and training to help you succeed.

• Make a real impact: Contribute to an organization that's strengthening the sustainability of Minnesota's food shelves

• Expand your knowledge: Understand the broader hunger relief ecosystem and innovative approaches to food insecurity

• Build your network: Connect with committed leaders from nonprofit, for-profit, and public sectors

• Develop your skills: Enhance your strategic leadership, organizational governance, and nonprofit finance and fundraising capabilities

Submit your application by Friday, November 6th:

• Current resume

• Letter of intent explaining why you want to serve on FFEN's Board of Directors

Email to: info@ffen.org

Full Posting and Position Description at this link:

https://ffen.org/blog/join-ffens-board-support-local-food-shelves-with-critical-resources-training/