Giving Compass' Take:

•  DoorDash is running a program called Project DASH which stands for DoorDash Acts for Sustainability and Hunger. The company asks its partners for their unused food in an effort to eliminate food waste.

• How can philanthropists get involved with initiatives like this one?

• Read more about Food Fighter, a documentary highlighting food waste.

DoorDash has announced an official partnership with Feeding America, the largest hunger-relief organization as part of its “Project DASH” which stands for DoorDash Acts for Sustainability and Hunger. It is a company-wide initiative focused on tackling the massive problem of food waste and hunger, along with a new brand and visual identity bringing to light the company’s renewed mission – delivering good by connecting people and possibility.

50 billion of the 72 billion pounds of food wasted every year comes from the food service industry. Leveraging DoorDash’s last-mile logistics expertise and network of restaurants in more than 600 cities, the opportunity to rescue food and give it to those in need is at an all-time high.

In a Q&A with the founder of Doordash, he explains the logistics of the initiative:

Our integration with MealConnect is part of our official partnership with Feeding America, the largest hunger-relief organization, and we are dedicating engineering resources to connect DoorDash Drive, (our enterprise fulfillment arm) with MealConnect’s API. This allows our restaurant partners to request a Dasher to pick up and donate their unused food to a local food bank or soup kitchen partnered with Feeding America. Project DASH is treated like a DoorDash Drive delivery. Dashers are paid the guaranteed amount that they are shown prior to accepting a Project DASH delivery. DoorDash contributes all funds to pay Dashers to fulfill Project DASH deliveries and will continue to do so.

Read the full article about Doordash CEO ending hunger by Grant Trahant at Cause.