Roundtable Talks

To remain transparent and inclusive in our work, FRN hosts public learning Roundtable Talks twice per year where we invite our entire network to advise on annual goals and share our data on progress toward those goals. We also include our analysis of the data to inform the broader movement of food recovery. These conversations, in turn, allow us to adjust our programming to better reflect the interests of our nationwide network and meet the needs of those who we seek to serve in communities across the U.S.

For a deeper understanding of these conversations, read our “What are FRN’s Roundtable Talks?” blog post.


Recent Conversations

How FRN’s Data is Driving Impact

March 2024 Roundtable Talk

A deep dive into our newly refined mapping work and how your community fits in

where we are halfway through our 2023-2024 program year and what’s to come

In April 2024 we hosted a deep-dive into our data-driven mapping work to share more about how FRN has overlaid data sets to prioritize communities for the highest impact across the U.S. Listen in to learn about our methodology, see our mapping research, and learn how your community fits in!

We hosted our biannual Roundtable Talk in March 2024 to give and update on the progress FRN has made towards our goals during the first half of our program year. Listen in to learn more about FRN’s accomplishments and key learnings since July, as well as what’s to come for the rest of the year.


take a look back at our Past roundtable talks

September 2023 Roundtable Talk

A reflection on our 2022-2023 program year and look ahead to 2023-2024

We hosted our biannual Roundtable Talk on September 26th to give insight into FRN's learnings and accomplishments of this past year and share our goals for this program year. In case you missed the conversation, we wanted to be sure you had the latest findings and information that supports our vision of recovering surplus food to feed everyone who is hungry in the U.S. Importantly, we hope this information supports your ability to be involved in the ways that make the most sense to you!


march 2023 roundtable talk

where we are halfway through our 2022-2023 program year and what’s to come

In March 2023, FRN Executive Director Regina Anderson and Chief Operating Officer Katie Jones hosted a conversation on the progress FRN has made towards our goals and shared our accomplishments and learnings since July 2022. During this conversation, FRN gave updates on our data-driven mapping work, shared insights from our community gleaning initiatives in Atlanta, GA and Irvine, CA, and demonstrated the continual efforts of our student leaders to fight food waste and feed people nationwide.


Check out past Roundtable Talk recordings on Youtube and recap blogposts to learn more about FRN’s goals and achievements through the years.