Cafegive blog

It's all about stories: ours and yours.

 

It’s May here in Portland, which means

 

  1. The weather is perfect
  2. The sun is shining
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Have you heard the one about the lawyers and the kickball tournament?

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Though it is without a doubt the greatest feeling in the universe, love’s a notoriously difficult thing to define. Love is

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Are you feeling overwhelmed this holiday season? You’re not alone. Between travel, expenses, family obligations, and deadlines at work,

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Every day, more and more buying decisions are being made based on socially responsible actions. Companies with authentic stories to share and inspiration to build around their brand are doing it with Cause Marketing initiatives. Now you can create great loyalty around your brand and build on your reputation as a good company. At CafeGive Social, we believe that every company has within it the power to make positive change that benefits the greater community. There is nothing more authentic or

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The polls have closed, the votes have been tallied, the tails have wagged, the ears have been scratched, the chew toys have been chewed to mere scraps. We’re proud to finally announce that the winner of PetElect 2012, your choice for our cutest pet is Marcel, our CTO Ketan Sampat’s pet. K

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Giving Tuesday and CafeGive

CafeGive will celebrate a national movement that is making, November 27, 2012, a day dedicated to giving (#GivingTuesday) by offering businesses and their causes ready to deploy Facebook apps to support end of year giving.

If you knew your c

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Thank you to all who joined us last night at our Social Media Roundtable where Author Andy Smith of The Dragonfly Effect shared the stories, philosophy and framework on how to use social media to have a positive social impact and help your business at the same time. His talk, his approach and his framework is targeted at businesses, but interestingly it seemed less about creating wealth through social channels than it was about

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Over the last few months, we have been busy learning about credit unions' community giving programs and how social media can increase the impact of community giving programs. Many of the credit unions we have talked to have corporate cause partnerships that align with their mission, have strong internal engagement and authentic commitment from leadership. One of our credit union customers, Credit Union 1 of Alaska, embrace the true credit union s

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It’s always a kick to talk about what you love to do, your passions and your dreams. It’s even more of a thrill to share it with people who share your enthusiasm. That’s what the CafeGive CEO, Sandra Morris, did this week when she spoke with Joe Waters and Megan Strand of Cause Talk Radio about how small and medium sized businesses are using our new products to increase the community impact of their giving programs.

If you are a small or medium sized business that is

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