Partnership Opportunities

At The Nashville Food Project, we believe food is more than fuel. It is a way we practice hospitality, build relationships, and work toward a more just and sustainable food system. When local businesses and brands partner with us through cause marketing, they help turn everyday transactions into meaningful acts of nourishment and community care.

Cause marketing and third-party partnerships with The Nashville Food Project invite your customers, employees, and community into a shared story of care. Together, we grow, cook, and share nourishing food while strengthening Nashville’s capacity to care for one another.

We are thoughtful about the partnerships we enter into. All cause marketing collaborations are guided by The Nashville Food Project’s core values of hospitality, stewardship, interdependence, learning, justice, and transformation.
We avoid messaging that relies on guilt, saviorism, or exploitation. Instead, we tell honest, people-centered stories that reflect shared responsibility and collective care.
Cause marketing partnerships help The Nashville Food Project:
- Prepare and share scratch-made, nourishing meals with nonprofit partners across Nashville
- Recover surplus food and redirect it from waste to nourishment
- Sustain community gardens and orchards that grow food and connection
- Bring people together across differences through shared work and shared meals
We focus on partnership, not charity. Together, we invest in long-term community food security.

Easy Tools to Get Started

To make participation simple, we provide partners with clear, ready-to-use resources:

The Nashville Food Project Brand Identity Guidelines (2026)
Newsletter sign-up flyer: designed to help you promote our core efforts at your event and collect contact information from guests who want to learn more.
About Us flyer: offers a concise overview of our mission, values, and work.
Optional mailed support materials, such as stickers, postcards, or other The Nashville Food Project-branded items, available upon request.

While The Nashville Food Project may not be able to staff or manage third-party events directly, we are grateful for partners who take initiative and help extend our mission into the community.

After Your Event

Once your event is complete, net proceeds may be donated online through your customized event page or mailed to or donated online:

The Nashville Food Project

5904 California Avenue

Nashville, TN 37209

For donors who give directly through The Nashville Food Project’s website, our team will handle donation acknowledgements and thank you letters, and invite donors to join our mailing list.