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 | October 22, 2024 | 11 Minute Read

Does your financial institution offer scholarships to students in your community? This is a great way to get involved and support the future leaders of our world, and students will appreciate the support you give.    But offering ...

By Jaidyn Crookston | October 08, 2024 | 9 Minute Read

Do you ever feel like your department is stuck on its own island, isolated from the rest of your financial institution? Does every team keep to itself and only collaborate when absolutely necessary?    The truth is, when departmen...

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 | July 16, 2024 | 9 Minute Read

Over 44 million people in the U.S. face hunger every day. 13 million of them are children, and childhood hunger can have longterm effects like poor academic performance, health problems, and developmental differences.    In 2022 a...

By Jaidyn Crookston | June 18, 2024 | 11 Minute Read

Running a community engagement program and driving awareness takes a lot of moving pieces. You have to plan events, build relationships in the community, work with other departments at your institution, and so much more.   Chances...

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 | April 02, 2024 | 13 Minute Read

Download the Donation/Sponsorship Request Form Checklist   Download   Like most banks and credit unions, you’re fortunate enough to offer donations and sponsorships to select community organizations and nonprofits that submit a ...

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...