How can we change the world? One click. Organic Content. Collective micro-action. We know it sounds crazy but, We aren't going to change the world by being normal. You know that moment when you wish you could do something, just click a button, and make it happen? Well, that's PocketChange. We can all agree [...]
I'm going to start this blog the same way hundreds of high school valedictorians before me have started their commencement speeches. Yup. I'm about to pull a definition from Webster's dictionary. Here I go! Webster's dictionary defines empowerment as the, "act of promoting the self-actualization or influence of someone or something." To be honest, I [...]
Last week, the United Nations (UN) released a shocking report predicting the eminent extinction of nearly 1 million animal and plant species. Yikes. Need a refresher? The report highlighted the rapid deterioration of our Earth's ecosystems, and we, human beings, are largely to blame. Our planet is on the brink of a climate crisis, threatening [...]
When I first started working at this gorgeous company that we like to call PocketChange, myself and many of my fellow employees were tasked with the duty of selecting charities. At the time, we were working towards building the tool from scratch - this is a daunting task. There would be no PocketChange without [...]
There is always something crazy going on in the world. Whether we like it or not, the Earth continues to spin madly on even when we finish that nightcap episode of New Girl. (I was tempted to say Great British Baking Show, but I decided to give you all a break after the last blog. [...]
Have you ever run after someone who dropped their wallet in the middle of the street? Remember that time someone pulled over on the side of the road and helped you when your car broke down? What about the time that stranger in front of you in line paid for your coffee at Starbucks? Everybody [...]
