Food Shed Co-op Hits Nearly $1.7M

Securing nearly $1.7M in ONE fundraising effort is nearly unheard of and I couldn’t be more proud of my friends at Food Shed Co-op who did just that with their fall Capital Campaign that wrapped up at the end of November. I was honored to be part of their campaign team!

“We couldn’t have done it without CoApp” said board member and campaign Chair Doug Close. I’d add that they couldn’t have done it without the countless volunteers and co-op leaders who executed an outstanding capital campaign.

Congrats to my friends at Food Shed Co-op and cheers to your record-setting success! Thank you for trusting CoApp to help you manage your campaign!


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