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CareIt - Food Donation & Rescue Software

Food donation and rescue software that makes it easy for businesses and institutions to donate surplus food and goods directly to local nonprofits. Food Donors: Businesses and institutions with surplus food such as restaurants, grocery stores, and catered events. Nonprofits: Registered 501c3 organizations that need food, including Food Recovery agencies. Corporations: Corporations tracking tax deductions, corporate social responsibility, and waste policy. Municipalities: Municipalities and other governments tracking geography-specific data on food donation and recovery. Food recovery agencies can set geographic boundaries for pick up and designate food types for notifications, and track redistribution of food to other FRO's. SB 1383 video guide. Free to post food and to accept food. Donor fees start with corporate dashboard to manage across locations. Texting feature may have a cost. No cost for non-profits.

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Food for Donation Food donation and rescue software that makes it easy for businesses and institutions to donate surplus food and goods directly to local nonprofits in the US and work as a network. Free to offer food and accept food. Fees for corporations to manage multiple sites. Offer/accept edible food, animal food, and for compost. Ability to take a subset of offered food. Partnerships & one-off opportunities. Tracking for 1383/CalRecycle. Volunteer and fleet management tools, including tools to communicate available food runs. Who does this tool serve? Food Donors, Registered 501c3 organizations that need food, including Food Recovery agencies, Corporations, Municipalities.
  • Free Drop-off
  • Free Pick-up
  • Reuse
  • Recycle
  • Compost
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