Kadince Blog

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...

By Jaidyn Crookston | January 17, 2023 | 6 Minute Read

If you recently started or revamped an employee volunteer program, you’re likely learning that getting employees to volunteer is even more difficult than you thought. (And you thought it would be plenty hard.)     While there are ...

By Jaidyn Crookston | December 13, 2022 | 7 Minute Read

So, you’ve created an amazing volunteer program. Now you’re waiting for those employee volunteer hours to start rolling in.    And waiting.    And waiting.    Nothing. Zip. Zilch.    Why aren’t your institution’s employees v...

By Jaidyn Crookston | November 07, 2022 | 13 Minute Read

Many financial institutions have employee volunteer programs. These programs serve to encourage employees to volunteer in their communities, get the institution’s name out there, earn CRA credit, and more. While these programs are v...

By Jaidyn Crookston | October 17, 2022 | 10 Minute Read

You know it’s important for your financial institution’s employees to volunteer. You know that volunteering comes with many benefits, both for your institution and your employees. What may be difficult to know is how to actually get...