Thank you - Liberty Mutual Volunteers

The Franklin Food Pantry thanks the volunteers from Liberty Mutual who helped on June 21st. This group came from Liberty Mutual offices throughout Massachusetts.

There were Liberty Mutual volunteers from the Franklin Office that helped out on June 4th and June 11th.

The Franklin Food Pantry thanks volunteers like these for helping to serve our neighbors. If you would like to help, you can use the sign up form here. If you have a group that could help, you can call the Food Pantry to arrange for a day and time.

Rockland Trust generosity helps the Food Pantry

For the third year Rockland Trust has donated the use of its building located at 43 West Central Street in Franklin, Mass. to the Franklin Food Pantry. The two-story building, located adjacent to Rockland Trust’s Main Street branch serves as a valuable resource to the Franklin community and provides between 2,600 and 3,200 pounds of food to area citizens each week.

Accepting the $43,200 donation check, Linda Sottile, Pantry Manager of the Food Pantry stated, “This generous donation from Rockland Trust ensures that we can continue to serve the people of the Franklin area. Local residents need our help now more than ever. The space offers plenty of storage space for food and allows us to provide private meeting space for support services.”

“At Rockland Trust, we believe in strengthening the communities in which we work and live,” stated Laurel Katsaros, Vice President and manager of the Rockland Trust Main Street branch. “Rockland Trust is proud to support the Franklin Food Pantry and its efforts to help individuals and families in need.”

About Rockland Trust
Rockland Trust Company is a full-service community bank headquartered in Massachusetts, with approximately $5 billion in assets. Rockland Trust provides a wide range of consumer, business, investment, and insurance products and services. Rockland Trust’s network consists of 67 retail branches, nine commercial lending centers, three Investment Management Group offices, and four residential lending centers located throughout Eastern Massachusetts, and one commercial lending center and investment management office in Rhode Island. To find out why Rockland Trust is the bank “Where Each Relationship Matters®,” please visit www.RocklandTrust.com.

Photo: Ann-Marie Corriveau, Rockland Trust Universal Representative; Linda Sottile, Pantry Manager of the Franklin Food Pantry; and Laurel Katsaros, Vice President and manager of the Rockland Trust Main Street branch stand in front of the Franklin Food Pantry.

Now hiring: Director of Development

Updated 10/7/12 - We have selected a fine candidate and will be notifying all the other candidates that have applied. Thank you for your interest!

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The Franklin Food Pantry is seeking a Director of Development. This is a part time position (approx. 20 hours) reporting to Board of Directors and interacting closely with the Director of Operations. The successful candidate will assume responsibility for building community relationships, fostering corporate partnerships, achieving fund raising goals, and strengthening the image and role of the Food Pantry.

Responsibilities

The Director of Development plays a key role in the success of the Food Pantry’s ability to maintain a high level of service for the expanding needs in our community. The Director will work with the Board, staff, and volunteers to establish corporate and organizational affiliations, implement budgetary planning and fund development goals, meet fund raising objectives, plan and execute public relations and media strategies.

The Director is expected to be flexible with the approx. 20 hours of work anticipated each week. The times will vary depending upon the fund development and relationship building opportunities.

The Director is expected to develop an understanding of the daily Food Pantry operations and to assist as needed.


Skills/Capabilities

● At least 5 years of experience in non-profit program management with at least 3 of those years in a director level role
● Significant experience in nonprofit fund development and relationship development
● Ability to represent Franklin Food Pantry in the community
● Strong client service orientation
● Creative approach to problem solving and idea generation
● Highly organized with attention to detail; administratively self-sufficient
● Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
● Bachelor’s Degree and/or equivalent experience required, master’s degree in a related field preferred
● Experience with database systems and Microsoft Office

How to Apply
To apply for this position, send a cover letter and resume highlighting your qualifications to FFP.Hiring@franklinfoodpantry.org