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Zac Chapman

Zac Chapman

Co-manager of Community Supported Agriculture Program

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Resource Mobilization Director at New Economy Coalition

  • Education

    • Colorado College

      2009 - 2013
      Bachelor of Arts - BA

  • Experience

    • Alan's Orchard

      May 2011 - Sept 2011
      Co-manager of Community Supported Agriculture Program

      • Co-managed the summer community supported agriculture program— placed with responsibilities ranging from procuring produce for the 160 people involved in the program to interacting directly with farmers at New Jersey’s tri-county cooperative every week. • Worked with the cooperative ranged from filling out invoices and transactions to communicating with farmers for both information and possibility of future sourcing. Placed in charge of organizing the division of produce. • After summer’s success, the program grew to 400 people for the summer of 2012. Show less

    • Colorado College

      May 2012 - May 2013
      Farm Co-Manager

      • Providing produce to the student body over the 2012 season. • Grant-writing led to the construction of a solar passive greenhouse.

    • Food to Power

      Jun 2015 - Oct 2020
      Executive Director

      • Facilitated the transformation of a volunteer-led food rescue project into a community wealth building organization with 12 employees. • Stewarded grassroots fundraising strategies resulting in 500+ annual donors. Secured the redistribution of 3.5 acres of land for a community-run food hub & Indigenous-led healing garden. • Lead grant writer for proposals of $50,000 and up. • Through a collective process, composted my tenure for leadership with deeper community roots.• For more information, visit: www.foodtopowerco.org Show less

    • Food Rescue Alliance

      Oct 2020 - Apr 2021
      Development Organizer

      • Resource mobilizer for & co-designer of the alliance's logistics software (with an anti-capitalist license for open use) used by organizations & mutual aid groups across the U.S. • More information: www.foodrescuealliance.org

    • New Economy Coalition

      Apr 2021 - now

      • Resource Mobilization Director

        Apr 2022 - now

      • Development Organizer

        Apr 2021 - Apr 2022

    • Massachusetts Solidarity Economy Network

      Dec 2022 - now
      Steering Committee Member

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Mapping Our Futures Training

      PeoplesHub
      Jun 2019

    • Just Transition Finance Training

      Climate Justice Alliance
      Jun 2021

    • Contesting for Narrative Power: Changing the Story of Philanthropy Training

      Center for Story-based Strategy
      May 2022

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Board Member

      Issued by Public Accountability Initiative (LittleSis) on Apr 2022
      Public Accountability Initiative (LittleSis)Associated with Zac Chapman

    • Board member - Secretary

      Issued by Food Policy Board of El Paso County & Colorado Springs on Jan 2019
      Food Policy Board of El Paso County & Colorado SpringsAssociated with Zac Chapman

    • Committee Member - Public Policy Committee

      Issued by Colorado Nonprofit Association on Jan 2019
      Colorado Nonprofit AssociationAssociated with Zac Chapman

    • Member - Colorado Food Policy Network

      Issued by LiveWell Colorado on Jan 2018
      LiveWell ColoradoAssociated with Zac Chapman