The Contingent
Leveraging data and technology to mobilize community and empower leaders
- 21-100 employees
- B2B
- Product Management
- Portland Downtown, Portland, OR
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Company mission
To empower leaders and mobilize community for the common good.
Our take
The Contingent is a nonprofit using technology and community collaboration to address pressing social challenges. It partners with government agencies, nonprofits, and businesses to support foster care systems, connect underrepresented talent to career opportunities, and develop innovative solutions for community issues.
Its made a huge impact too, with over 31,000 volunteers actively supporting children and families, more than 12,000 community members are exploring foster care, and over 500 interns has been placed in career-building roles. These efforts really demonstrate The Contingent's effect in creating real change.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company values
- Listening: At The Contingent, we place a high value on listening. It’s the key to co-designing our products and programs in a way that truly serves and empowers communities with excellence
- Accountability: The Contingent holds itself accountable to improve outcomes by publishing our results real-time. Every week, we evaluate our data and make no excuses in asking the question, “How will we get better today?”
- Action: We are a team trained for action. We don’t sit on good ideas—we bring them to life. From documenting concepts for clarity and seeking feedback to testing viability and making immediate adjustments, we’re always moving forward
- Innovation: At The Contingent, we don’t cling to outdated methods or fear failure. We embrace bold challenges, use technology for good, and rely on both qualitative and quantitative data to guide our work
- Radical Hospitality: Radical hospitality is at the heart of everything we do. It creates space for transformation, offering a place where compassionate truth-telling thrives, and needs are met—even at a personal cost. Our brand of hospitality disrupts the status quo, driving change in profound and meaningful ways
Leadership
Ben Sand
(CEO)Ben is also the CEO of Portland Leadership Foundation. They previously spent over 12 years at Warner Pacific University as an Adjunct Professor and Strategic Advisor to the President. Prior to that, they spent nearly 12 years at Degrees of Change as a Strategic Director.