Virtual Food Drives
Increase your Impact
We’re extremely grateful to the individuals and organizations who organize fundraisers to support our mission.
Start a Virtual Food Drive
Increase your impact with the Food Bank's buying power! A Virtual Food Drive is an online fundraiser you can start anytime, and it makes the perfect addition to any celebration, office event or friendly community competition.
Benefits of hosting a Virtual Food Drive (VFD)
- It’s the greenest and easiest of all food drives.
- Allows for group participation.
- You can use any major credit card or PayPal for payment on a secure website.
- Donors will receive an e-receipt confirming their donations immediately.
- Saves the Food Bank the time and resources incurred by a traditional food drive.
- Your donations allow the Food Bank to purchase our most-needed items.
Instructions for Setting Up Your Virtual Food Drive
- Click here and select “Start a Fundraiser” (required).
- If desired, upload an image with minimum size of 1248 x 702 px (optional).
- Write a description of up to 280 characters (required).
- Select a designation.
- Choose a currency.
- Check “Add a goal” (optional) – if selected, enter a goal amount of at least $10 and select an end date.
- Provide email (must be verified using a code) and name.
- Share your fundraiser with colleagues, friends and your social networks!
- Check your email for the “Open my fundraiser” button. This button will provide direct access to your Donor Portal, where you can manage your fundraiser and get sharing options.
Food Bank Facts and Fundraising Toolkit
Founded in 1975, The Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano is a critical resource for residents in our local communities. Our mission is leading the fight to end hunger, in partnership with our community and service of our neighbors in need. Through our partnership with Feeding America, the Food Bank distributes nutritious food directly to clients as well as through a network of more than 245 partners and nonprofits — providing enough food for 2.7 million meals every month. The Food Bank also strategically engages in advocacy work to raise awareness and mobilize support to end hunger, and we are recognized as one of Feeding America’s Hall of Fame honor roll members for excellence in advocacy.
During times of crisis, the Food Bank team serves as second responders by providing food for communities impacted by natural disasters and emergencies. As Feeding America’s hub for disaster relief on the West Coast we’ve helped respond to disasters in 16 Northern California counties and beyond.
With 97 cents of every $1 donated going toward food distribution, the Food Bank is committed to financial transparency and consistently earns Charity Navigator’s highest four-star rating. To learn more about the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano, visit www.foodbankccs.org.
- $1 can provide enough food for at least two meals.
- We have been serving our community since 1975.
- We provide food to 79,000 households on average each month.
- We distribute enough food to provide more than 2.7 million meals each month.
- 66% of the food we distribute is fresh produce, proteins and dairy.
- We work with 245 partner agencies, ensuring we make maximum impact in the areas we serve.
- Volunteers provided more than 110,000 hours last year. That’s the equivalent of 51 full-time employees!
- $0.97 cents of every $1 goes directly to food programs.
- The grocery recovery program rescued 9 million pounds of healthy food last year that would otherwise be discarded.
- We have a distinguished 4-star rating by Charity Navigator, a third-party platform that reviews nonprofits for accountability, transparency and financial health.
Please note: Food Bank staff must approve all logo usage prior to publication or printing.
To download the image, you can right click (PC) or command click (MAC) on the link and select “save link as” (Firefox & Chrome), “save target as” (Internet Explorer), or “download linked file” (Safari) to save a copy of the file.
Color Logos
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Small Scale (227 x 79)
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Greyscale Logos
Click the thumbnail to view the full size images for download.
Clients
Volunteers
Thank you for joining a community of hunger fighters and for your interest in helping the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano get food to those in need.
If you haven’t submitted your fundraiser yet, learn more about hosting a food drive or quickly start a virtual food/fundraiser drive online today!
The materials provided here are aimed to help you promote your food and fundraising drive. You’ll find details on how to easily print and customize these materials in the toolkit instructions.
Social Media Graphics – Square
Social Media Graphics – Vertical
Fillable Flyer (8.5″x11″)
Color | Black & White
Fillable Half Sheet Flyer (8.5″x5.5″)
Color | Black & White
Fillable Poster (11″x17″)
Color | Black & White
Fillable Door Hanger
Color | Black & White
If you would like more information, or need help with your food and fundraising drive, please contact the Food and Fund Drive Coordinator at fooddrive@foodbankccs.org.
Questions? Please email the Food and Fund Drive Coordinator at fooddrive@foodbankccs.org or call 925-849-8363.