Kadince Blog

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...

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 27, 2023 | 10 Minute Read

Why you should share your story  Imagine this. Your team has just finished hosting a really awesome, super impactful financial education event. A dozen people showed up and you taught them how to raise their credit score and qualif...

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...