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IN THE NEWS

Articles, Ideas, & Podcasts

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Learning with Lovin’: Lessons learned and questions answered

Ashley reflects on Lovin' Spoonfuls' first season of Learning with Lovin' and deep dives into answering 'how-to' questions about starting and running a non-profit.

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Words of Wisdom featuring Lovin' Spoonfuls

Ashley joins Afua Ankrah of Bluebird Bio to discuss how Lovin' Spoonfuls shifted during the COVID-19 pandemic as a part of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce's City Awake series.

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In Vaccine Rollout, Access is Key

Ashley applies lessons learned from feeding people facing food insecurity to the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Ashley Stanley on WGBH

Ashley joins Project Bread and the Rhode Island Food Bank to discuss the impact of COVID on food insecurity in MA

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10 Years in Business - Then and Now

Authority Magazine / Medium interviews Ashley on 10 years of Lovin' Spoonfuls

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Statement on Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter. 

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In It Together with Arun Rath of NPR

All Things Considered Host Arun Roth interviews Ashley for an ongoing series on WGBH called 'In It Together', segment begins at 44:35.

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My Thoughts on Philanthropy during COVID19

My take on the future of Philanthropy and Institutional Giving as a result of COVID19

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Rethink Your Purpose, Repair The World

In Ashley's 3rd TED talk, she examines what happens when we identify a sense of purpose in history. For her, she gained perspective - and often, like most of us, passion. As the world continues to confront the intersection of COVID19 and the resurgence of the Black lives Matter movement, Ashley draws on her family's history as refugees during WW2 as the inspiration for a current call to action.

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Seaon 2, Episode 9 of The Food Lens with Ashley Stanley

We talk to Ashley about how she got into the business of bringing food to people who need it most, what makes her non-profit organization unique, and the personal challenges that led her to change her life and help so many others in the process.

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Food & Wine Magazine features Organizations serving during COVID19

Lovin' Spoonfuls’, a food rescue and distribution nonprofit in Massachusetts, is continuing efforts to provide emergency food relief throughout Greater Boston, MetroWest, and Hampden County. In addition to their traditional food rescue and distribution efforts, they have employed responsive procedures to address the city and state restaurant closures.

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Statement on COVID-19

Ashley's statement on COVID-19

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Nothing Wasted! Podcast

"Once we start making this personal and start understanding just how far the food can go, and see how widespread the need really is - it might shape the way that we think about what we can do with excess product"...

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Boston Common Magazine: Dishing Hope

Read this profile on Ashley and hear how she would love to see food recovery become as mainstream as recycling someday.

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Boston Spirit Magazine: Servings for All

Every day is Thanksgiving for Lovin' Spoonfuls' founder.

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Edible Boston: Profile on Ashley Stanley

Edible Boston asks Ashley about her process, goals and background.

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Lovin' Spoonfuls Raises Over $450,000 at the Ninth Annual Ultimate Tailgate Party

Boston Magazine covered Lovin' Spoonfuls' most successful fundraiser ever at the annual event hosted by Andrew Zimmern.

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Inbound

Ashley speaks at Hubspot's 2019 Inbound conference.

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Add Passion and Stir Podcast: The Keys to Organizational Success: Teamwork and Community

What are the common ingredients for high-functioning organizations? Lovin’ Spoonfuls founder and Executive Director Ashley Stanley and distinguished Boston chef and restaurateur Colin Lynch (Bar Mezzana and Shore Leave) join host Billy Shore to discuss their philosophies on building successful organizations and strong communities. 

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Radio Cherry Bombe Episode 127: Rebecca Masson, Ashley Stanley & Katie Quinn

Cherry Bombe checks in with Rebecca Masson, one of Houston’s most celebrated pastry chefs and founder of Fluff Bake Bar, to hear how she’s doing and what we can do to help her city. Also stopping by is Katie Quinn, the YouTube personality known as QKatie. and author of the Short Stack Editions cookbook on avocados. Ashley Stanley joins as well. She’s the founder of Lovin’ Spoonfuls, an organization that has rescued more than 7 million pounds of food and distributed it to Boston-area homeless shelters, food pantries, and soup kitchens.  

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