December 2, 2012

Bigger Staff and Bolder Goals Turn Around a Quiet Hunger-Fighting Charity

Bold Goals Turnaround a Quiet Charity 1

Courtesy of Share Our Strength

Bill Shore, head of Share Our Strength, says showcasing the antihunger group’s successes has led to robust giving: “You can’t hear about the difference we are making ... and not want to get on board.”

By Debra E. Blum

Bill Shore took the stage in October at a convention of Arby’s fast-food franchise owners and managers to tell them exactly how Share Our Strength, his antihunger charity, spent the $1.7-million they raised last year on its behalf.

Arby’s had collected $1 from every customer who wanted to make a gift, offering donors a coupon they could use to get a discount on a return visit. The company provided $300,000 to make a total $2-million gift.

Mr. Shore told