From Network to Decision Platform — Connected.Decisive.

Manitoba's largest food rescue network. 108,000+ Manitobans every month, 380+ partner agencies, and a $30M distribution centre on the horizon. What if every signal that matters reached leadership in realtime?

108K+

Manitobans accessing programs monthly

380+

Partner agencies across the province

$30M

Distribution centre on the horizon

The Opportunity Ahead

Harvest Manitoba moves more food, to more agencies, for more Manitobans, than any other organization in the province. 108,000 people access programs every month. 380+ partner agencies, in every region, are the last mile to the families who need them.

The mission is on track. The systems running the operation — donor CRM, warehouse inventory, fleet, agency coordination, finance — each work. The next step is connecting them so leadership can see, decide, and act in the same minute conditions change.

And the largest decision in Harvest Manitoba's history is already on the table: a new distribution centre, in the neighbourhood of $30 million in capital. A decision that size deserves the analytic rigour a Fortune 500 brings to a CapEx call.

The systems are ready to catch up to the mission.

What Connected Intelligence Unlocks

Today

Real-time Decisions, Not Quarterly Snapshots

Demand for food support is shifting weekly. Donor capacity, agency throughput, and inventory all move on different cycles. A connected view turns scattered numbers into the realtime executive picture leadership needs to act.

2026-2028

The $30M Decision

A new distribution centre is the largest capital decision in Harvest Manitoba's history. Capacity sizing, throughput modelling, and ROI scenarios deserve the same analytic rigour a Fortune 500 brings to a CapEx call.

Ongoing

380 Agencies, One Signal

The agency network is the last mile to 50,000+ Manitobans every month. Connecting agency-level demand, capacity, and coverage gaps lets HM's leadership move resources where they make the most difference.

Your Systems, Connected

Each of Harvest Manitoba's existing systems holds valuable signal about food in, food out, and the people we serve. The opportunity is connecting them — so every insight flows where it's needed.

The Connected Data Ecosystem

Sources

Donor CRM
Warehouse & Inventory
Fleet Telemetry
Agency Network Data
Finance & Grants
HUBALDC Platform

Destinations

Executive Dashboard
Distribution Centre Decision
Board & Funder Reporting
Network Coverage Map

↻ Network Insights

Patterns that only become visible when donor, inventory, and agency signals connect — where demand is rising, where capacity is tight, what's working.

Two Mandates, One Mission

Harvest Manitoba runs both the operating engine and the capital campaign for a generational distribution centre. Connected intelligence means both move in step.

Operating Engine

Daily Mission Delivery

108,000+ Manitobans served every month through 380+ partner agencies. Realtime visibility from dock to delivery means leadership can move resources before a coverage gap becomes a service interruption.

Capital Decision

The $30M Distribution Centre

Capacity, throughput, ROI, and risk — modelled with the same rigour a major retailer brings to a regional DC. Connected operating data feeds the capex case, and the capex feeds back into operating capacity once it's live.

The insight that connects both: when daily operations inform the capital plan, and the capital plan reshapes daily capacity — the whole organization moves together.

The Integration Advantage

Connected data amplifies every aspect of the mission.

Investment

  • Data integration across existing systems
  • Realtime executive dashboards
  • Capex scenario modelling

amplifies

Return

  • Decisions made in hours, not quarters
  • Capex confidence — numbers, not narrative
  • Stronger funder and board relationships

The question that drives everything:

“How do we feed more Manitobans, better?”

Connected intelligence doesn't just improve operations — it amplifies the mission. Every connected data point is a data point working for the families Harvest Manitoba serves.

The People Behind the Mission

Seven perspectives across Harvest Manitoba's leadership table. Each brings unique expertise — connected intelligence amplifies what they already do extraordinarily well.

CEO

Challenge

Leading Manitoba's largest food rescue and distribution network through a period of rising demand and a $30M distribution centre decision. The mission is thriving — the opportunity is connecting the systems so leadership can make business decisions with the same speed conditions are changing.

Solution

An executive dashboard that brings together donor velocity, agency network health, inventory turn, cost-to-serve, and the distribution centre capex tracker — all live, all in one view. Strategic visibility without chasing reports.

Value

Realtime organizational intelligence. Board-ready answers in seconds. The ability to tell Harvest Manitoba's full story with data that matches the depth of the mission.

Chief Operating Officer

Challenge

Running warehouse operations, fleet, and food flow at the scale of 50,000 Manitobans served every month. Adding a $30M distribution centre means doubling down on operational discipline — and the analytics need to be ready before the doors open.

Solution

Connected operations intelligence: throughput tracking, inventory turn, fleet utilization, and forecast-driven labour planning. Distribution centre capacity modelling that evolves from plan, to build, to live operations.

Value

Operational visibility from dock to delivery. Capacity confidence at every link in the chain. A distribution centre that comes online with its analytics already wired in.

Director of Agency Network

Challenge

Coordinating 380+ partner agencies across every region of Manitoba — each with unique demand, capacity, and community context. The opportunity is making coverage gaps and agency strain visible in realtime, before they become service interruptions.

Solution

A network intelligence layer: agency-level demand, capacity, throughput, and coverage status on a live provincial map. Demand forecasting tied to local indicators so coordinators can move before crisis hits.

Value

Every agency visible. Every gap in the network surfaced as it forms. The ability to redirect resources where the community needs them most — in days, not quarters.

Director of Development

Challenge

Donor stewardship at scale across individual, corporate, and major-gift relationships — including the $30M capital campaign. Donor data lives in CRM, finance, events, and outreach systems that don't always speak to each other.

Solution

Unified donor intelligence connecting CRM, giving history, event engagement, and capital campaign progress. Automated stewardship workflows, lapsed donor identification, and capital-campaign analytics — all built on relationships you've already nurtured.

Value

Every donor relationship visible in one place. Personalized stewardship at scale. A capital campaign tracked with the same rigour as the operating budget.

Chief Financial Officer

Challenge

Stewarding the operating budget, the $30M distribution centre capex, and a complex mix of public, private, and in-kind funding. The opportunity is connecting accounting, program budgets, capital tracking, and grant compliance into a single financial intelligence layer.

Solution

Live financial dashboards covering operating performance, capital project burn, grant compliance, and cost-to-serve. Capex scenario modelling so the $30M decision rests on numbers, not narrative.

Value

Live financial visibility across operations and the capital project. Audit-ready compliance generated from source data. A capex decision derisked by analytics, not slowed by them.

Board of Directors

Challenge

Governing Harvest Manitoba through rising demand, a major capital decision, and the responsibilities that come with feeding communities across the province. The opportunity is replacing static board packs with realtime dashboards that show the live health and impact of the organization.

Solution

Board-ready dashboards with realtime KPIs: financial health, agency network coverage, donor velocity, inventory turn, and capex tracker. Governance reporting that's always current, always accurate.

Value

Governance with confidence. Every meeting informed by live data. The ability to ask questions and get answers without waiting for the next quarter's pack.

Government & Major Funders

Challenge

Province of Manitoba, federal partners, and major institutional funders all back Harvest programs with their own reporting requirements. The opportunity is generating compliance reports directly from connected operational data — accurate, timely, and audit-ready.

Solution

Automated funder reporting that pulls from live program data. Outcome tracking aligned to each funder's requirements. Audit-ready documentation generated on demand.

Value

Faster, more accurate funder reporting. Stronger relationships with public partners through data transparency. More time on the mission, less time on paperwork.

The Journey

Four phases, each building on the last. From donor & inventory signal to an executive decision platform — at Harvest Manitoba's pace.

Phase 1 · Months 1-3

Donor & Inventory Signal

Connect donor CRM, food-in receipts, and warehouse inventory into a single intelligence layer. Every gift, every pallet, every distribution visible at a glance — the foundation for everything else.

Phase 2 · Months 3-6

Agency Network Intelligence

Real-time visibility across 380+ partner agencies. Coverage heatmaps, throughput tracking, and demand forecasting that show where the network is strong and where the gaps are widening.

Phase 3 · Months 6-9

Operations & Workforce

Fleet, warehouse, volunteer scheduling, and program delivery on one operational fabric. The $30M distribution centre comes online with the analytics already wired in — not bolted on after.

Phase 4 · Months 9-12

Executive Decision Platform

Realtime board dashboards, scenario modelling, and capex stewardship. The full picture — donor velocity, agency health, inventory turn, cost-to-serve — updated continuously, governed once.

Organizations Like Yours

What connected systems look like across food bank networks and the broader charitable sector — patterns, not promises.

Food Bank Network Analytics

Realtime

Leading food bank networks have moved from monthly throughput reports to live operational telemetry — agency coverage, demand spikes, and inventory turn visible the moment they happen.

Distribution Centre CapEx

$30M+

Major distribution capex projects routinely use throughput modelling, utilization curves, and ROI scenario tools to derisk the decision. Best-in-class operators measure capacity utilization daily, not annually.

Multi-Agency Coordination

Connected

Networks coordinating 300+ partners share a unified data layer — donor, food, demand, capacity — so the head office and the agency manager are looking at the same picture in the same minute.

Charitable Sector

Compounding

Charitable organizations that unify their data report stronger donor retention, faster funder reporting, and more confident governance. The sector is moving toward connected intelligence — and the leaders compound first.

The food bank sector is moving toward connected intelligence.

Networks that unify their data report sharper capex decisions, faster coverage response, and more confident board governance.

Manitobans accessing Harvest programs every month

108KProvince-wide

Integration Architecture

We don't replace what works. We connect it. Your systems stay in place — ALDC adds the intelligence layer that makes them talk to each other.

What You Have

Your Systems

  • Donor CRM & Engagement
  • Warehouse & Inventory
  • Fleet & Logistics
  • Agency Network Data
  • Finance & Grants

These systems work. They feed 108,000+ Manitobans every month. They stay.

ALDC Connects
What We Add

ALDC Platform

  • Realtime executive dashboard
  • Capex scenario modelling
  • Network coverage map
  • Automated funder reporting
  • Conversational AI (Zeus)

Intelligence that flows from the systems you already use.

What Changes

Executive View

Before: Quarterly board pack

After: Realtime dashboard, scenarios on demand

$30M Decision

Before: Vendor sizing memo

After: Live capacity, throughput, ROI scenarios

Agency Network

Before: Spreadsheet check-ins

After: Live coverage map, gap alerts

Same team. Same mission. Same systems. Just connected.

Amplifying Mission Impact

Connected data doesn't just improve operations — it amplifies the outcomes that matter most to the Manitobans Harvest serves.

Sharper Decisions

Capex confidenceModelled

Capacity, throughput, and ROI scenarios for the $30M distribution centre

Agency response timeDays→Hours

From quarterly reviews to realtime coverage visibility

Stronger Mission Outcomes

Cost-to-serveTracked

$/meal across programs and agencies, updated continuously

Donor stewardship2x

Personalized touchpoints driven by connected donor intelligence

Realtime intelligence across the entire Harvest Manitoba network

The systems catch up to the mission

Executive dashboard with live KPIs$30M distribution centre decision support380-agency network coverage mapDonor + inventory + demand on one signal

Start the Conversation

Harvest Manitoba is feeding a province. ALDC would like to put a realtime decision platform behind that mission — in time for the $30M distribution centre to come online with its analytics already wired in.