Strategic Partnerships Leverage St. Mary’s status as the world’s first food bank and its extensive Arizona network (900+ partner nonprofits) to propose enterprise collaborations with technology, logistics, or social impact programs that scale impact and funding.

Data-Driven Expansion Target opportunities around data and analytics services, highlighting their recent work with Esri ArcGIS to map food deserts; offer data optimization, visualization, and data-sharing solutions to enhance outreach and grant applications.

Digital Modernization Capitalize on their announced IT upgrade window to offer managed services, cybersecurity, cloud optimization, and vendor consolidation to minimize downtime and accelerate system upgrades.

Funding & Programs Position solutions that align with their diverse funding sources (city partnerships, philanthropic foundations, corporate sponsors) and help demonstrate impact through reporting, metrics, and ROI for grants and donor stewardship.

Community Impact Ecosystem Introduce platforms or services that enhance collaboration with partner NGOs, schools, and shelters, including supply chain coordination, volunteer management, and pet-food partnerships to broaden support channels.