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Top 10 Reasons to Give an Intentionalist Gift Card

Intentionalist Gift Cards debuted last week. Here is our in-TEN-tional list of reasons why they're a great way to #SpendLikeItMatters this holiday season and beyond: 10. One Card. Multiple Intentional Possibilities Want to support a local business, but having trouble picking just one?...

First Movers Matter

First Movers spark movements. And then it's up to the rest of us to follow. 2019 has been a year of firsts for Intentionalist: Our first History/Heritage Month resource (Black History Month), our first collaborations with Seattle companies and nonprofit organizations (At The Table), our first time moderating a panel at The Riveter, on a...

The most REWARDING Small Business Saturday

Get rewarded when you show up for local businesses on Small Business Saturday! It is truly rewarding to get to know the inspiring people behind the businesses in our communities, so in recognition of Small Business Saturday, Intentionalist and Business Impact NW want to reward you for supporting local businesses in your community. It's easy...

Intentionalist kicks off a first-of-its-kind partnership with Business Impact NW

As a Seattle-based social enterprise, we are fortunate to be part of a community of stakeholders who share our passion for supporting a vibrant and diverse small business community. This week, we are excited to announce a first-of-its kind partnership with Business Impact NW, the biggest SBA...

Programming with Purpose

From left to right, Sarah Angel and Maya Frame. Time flies when you're writing code that helps people #SpendLikeItMatters! As our interns Sarah Angel and Maya Frame prepare for the next leg of their coding journeys, they reflected on their brief time with the Intentionalist team. Sarah: I have live code! If you had asked me 9...

Making communities better one small business at a time

I attended my first IMPACT Pitch event in 2017. It was my first exposure to Business Impact NW, and I was excited to hear from local business owners with a deep commitment to the communities they serve. At the time, Intentionalist had not yet launched – I was at the beginning of a...

Hanging Out with Intentionalist Interns

Intentionalist is fortunate to be a member of the Paladin community, and we’re excited to host two Epicodus coding program graduates for an internship that connects their mobile and web development skills to our social impact mission. Our founder, Laura Clise recently sat down to chat with Sarah Angel and Maya Frame, and we’re excited to...

Intentionalist and Seattle companies and nonprofit organizations launch At The Table

There is undoubtedly more work to be done to ensure that there is a place for everyone at the table. We believe that where we spend our money matters, and that it's important to support local small businesses and the people behind them. That's why we're introducing At The Table, an...

How do you measure a year of Intentionalist?

For decades, the musical Rent has invited us to consider how we, “measure a year,” and as I look back on the first year of Intentionalist I find myself challenged to distill our initial five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes into a blog, but here goes. As I reflected with my team, we joked about whether over the course of our...