Last week we announced the winners of our Celebrating Volunteers campaign where we, with the help of six partner organizations, made six $200 donations to charities and nonprofits.  We were able to generate community buzz, launch a new CafeGive app, all while sharing the good work of volunteers in your community.  Thanks to everyone for your feedback! It helps us cont

Last month, we celebrated National Volunteer Week with the release of a new storytelling app. On April 21st, we launched the pilot on our Facebook page and asked you to share your volunteering stories. And with the he

It’s May here in Portland, which means

1. The weather is perfect
2. The sun is shining

Once upon a time, there lived a credit union. It was a welcoming and generous credit union—one that loaned capital to people in need, helped its clients create savings plans, and taught customers the fundamentals of financial know-how. It was an organization that ran on love, and

“Where should I volunteer?” 

It’s a common question, and one that, regrettably, sometimes gets in the way of taking action. While the vast majority of Americans believe volunteering to be an important activity,

National Volunteer Week. From April 21st through 27th, we express our appreciation for the millions of Americans who achieve exceptional things through service by donating their time and passion to causes that matter.

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Though they often don’t get enough credit for it, nonprofit employees are at the frontline of social innovation and social change. Nonprofit managers take on the job—or ten—of building a better future through community development, fundraising, outreach, marketing and publicity. 

Okay, I’ll admit it: We’re obsessed with credit unions. In terms of models for social good, it’s challenging to find a better example. Credit unions, as institutions owned by the people they serve, have a unique perspective and opportunity to enact change and growth in the lives of their constit

Believe it or not, Valentine’s Day happened just one month ago. Whether your V-Day was one to remember (or one to forget), it already seems like a long time since we devoted a day to love, in all of its forms. That’s the problem with Va

I’ve written before about starting a partnership between a nonprofit and a corporate entity,