Kadince Blog

By Jaidyn Crookston | March 25, 2025 | 12 Minute Read

You know how it goes. You create an employee volunteer program for your bank or credit union, announce it to employees, and wait for the volunteer hours to start rolling in.    But the hours don’t come.   And you’re left waiting...

By Jaidyn Crookston | December 17, 2024 | 11 Minute Read

There are over 2 million nonprofit organizations in the United States. These nonprofits work tirelessly to address community needs, tackle important issues, and make a difference. Most nonprofits rely on donations from community mem...

By Jaidyn Crookston | September 24, 2024 | 11 Minute Read

  So you’ve planned a super sweet company volunteer event with an impactful nonprofit in your community. You can’t wait to tell employees about it and start collecting registrations. This is going to be a good one!   But a few mi...

By Jaidyn Crookston | May 07, 2024 | 8 Minute Read

Tax season can be a stressful time of year for those who don’t really understand the filing process. One slip-up can cause serious legal and financial issues, and not everyone is prepared for what it takes to file their taxes. Low-i...

By Jaidyn Crookston | April 23, 2024 | 14 Minute Read

  Why you should partner with another financial institution  Have you ever thought of partnering with another financial institution? You work with community organizations, nonprofits, businesses, and community members, why not oth...

By Jaidyn Crookston | March 05, 2024 | 11 Minute Read

If you help run a bank or credit union community engagement program, you know that getting employees to volunteer (and tracking those hours) is hard. On a good day, you might log a dozen volunteer hours, and this number might jump u...

By Jaidyn Crookston | January 09, 2024 | 11 Minute Read

When you hear “this bank logged over 400 volunteer hours in one day,” you probably picture a bank of at least $2 billion in assets with tons of employees, right? Often, you would be right. It’s easier for large banks and credit unio...

By Jaidyn Crookston | November 07, 2023 | 10 Minute Read

You work hard to track and manage your bank or credit union’s employee volunteer hours. You plan events, promote them throughout your institution, manage registrations, and oversee the entire process. Now it’s time to count up those...

By Jaidyn Crookston | June 06, 2023 | 8 Minute Read

Are you tired of reminding employees to volunteer? Do you wish they would just take the initiative and follow your program’s guidelines? Your financial institution may have a clear volunteer program, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy ...

By Jaidyn Crookston | February 21, 2023 | 7 Minute Read

What’s more likely to convince an employee to volunteer? 1) Knowing that their volunteer hours will count towards the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) and help their institution get a good rating? Or 2) knowing that volunteering get...