Coaching, facilitation, and strategic support for food banks and their partners

About Amy

Amy Haynes is a dynamic strategist and facilitator who helps nonprofits navigate challenges, strengthen partnerships, and turn ideas into action. With deep experience in direct client work, community development, and coalition building, Amy guides leaders through collective strategy design. She brings a creative, client-centered approach to accelerating food interventions that are dignified and nourishing. Examples of past consulting projects and clients include CVS Health Zones, the Foothills Food Hub, West Marion Inc, and Feeding America of Riverside | San Bernadino, and MANNA FoodBank’s community market and produce pop-up design. Amy is a nonprofit consultant with a coaching approach that builds on strengths and pushes the boundaries of innovation to better serve community needs.

Services

    • Board Development & Transformation Coaching

    • Organizational Transitions & Executive Leadership Changes

    • Research, Ideation, and Planning

    • Hands-on Implementation Support

    • Food is Medicine Program Support

    • Social Work Consulting

    • Executive Leadership

    • Staff & Team Development

Testimonials

  • “I have had the honor of working with Amy for five years through the McDowell County Health Coalition and the West Marion Community Forum, Inc. We have joined our hands on several grassroots projects and community initiatives over the years. Having her as a partner and collaborator has resulted in the success of so many of our community initiatives. She is a natural leader, convener and connector and has made a huge impact on my leadership over the years. ”

    Dawna Goode-Ledbetter, Director of Equity

  • “Amy demonstrates integrity in all of her work and has spectacular skills in community-based and participatory strategic planning. She uses both research and evidence-based methods in her approach, but has a knack for adapting processes to meet the unique needs of organizations and ensuring that processes are equitable and best serve her clients' desired outcomes.”

    Kathryn Gaasch

  • “Amy Haynes is a visionary and results-oriented leader in the field of social justice and community development. She has been an instrumental partner to my consulting firm in supporting health equity initiatives in rural communities in western North Carolina. She partners with leaders to bring out their best ideas and strategies for solutions to food insecurity, health equity, and leadership development. I love her facilitation style - she brings so much good energy to this role, making it easy for ideas to generate and collaborations to take flight. I highly recommend her as a partner in your work for social change!”

    Mary Snow