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Suma is proud to be a member of The Consumer Alliance of Oregon! Forming from the legislative cohort organized by Oregon Consumer Justice, this alliance of nonprofits, CBO’s, and national advocacy groups has convened for the last two years to champion the rights and interests of consumers across Oregon. Click their link to learn more about how your organization could join us in building the support and power needed to pass pro-consumer legislation!?

?? Data Planner ?? We're looking for a creative problem-solver who can analyze and transform data into stories?that can be understood by our?user community and partners. Come work with our team to plan updates to our time-consuming process of user enrollment and validation on the suma app, and plan data dashboards to be utilized by both our users and our team. ?? Role: Data Planner ?? Duration: 120 days ??? Start time: Early to mid March ?? Location: Portland, OR- Hybrid or Remote Option ?? Type: Contract What We’re Looking For: ?Familiarity with affordable-housing intake systems and data management practices. ?Experience planning and implementing user-facing dashboards for apps or websites. ?Familiarity with privacy standards, and protecting individual identity through data privacy standards and technical systems. ?Ability to collaborate while iterating and prototyping solutions.? ?Understanding platform data management and interacting with platform developers. ?Prior experience with design software and wireframe tools. ?Experience with Metabase, SQL + Project management software Our Values: Suma values and prioritizes contractor diversity as well as experience working with low-income people, people of color, adults with disability and other frontline communities. We believe that data is a community resource- a disorganized, dispersed resource today, but important enough that powerful institutions build businesses and political models based on extracting it at minimum cost. We created the suma platform to transform personal data from a dispersed resource outsiders extract to an organized resource the community controls. We think this is an important lens to have while evaluating and planning in this role! ?? Interested? Send us a message or email at [email protected] if you'd like more information or would like to apply. To learn more about suma visit mysuma.org. #Hiring #DataPlanner #Contractor #DataAnalytics #JobOpportunity #DataJobs #Analytics #RemoteWork #ContractRole

The holiday season is a sweet time to spend with loved ones, but it also can come with extra stress and more financial burdens than usual. Our Holiday Special in the suma app was created with that in mind. We wanted to alleviate some of the pressure and offer a meal to bring friends and family together at an affordable price. This last season, 90 suma users purchased meals that feed 4-6 at a discounted price! In total, users paid $890 and received $13,450 worth of holiday meals and ingredients. We’d like to give a big thank you to our partners at Hacienda Community Development Corp. (CDC), New Columbia and Our Just Future for providing us with spaces for easy pick-up for our users. We’re grateful for the chance to connect our community to a discounted option for a meal during a busy time. #sumaApp #DigitalJustice #technology

In the midst of the chilly winter, we’re reminiscing about the warmer months and reflecting on the success of the Summer Special app offering. This last summer, suma users placed 826 orders for market vouchers between three different markets, that’s 531 more orders than the prior year! By purchasing market vouchers through the suma app, users were able to expand their spending power. Users saved $13,403 this summer using the suma app! 9,645 vouchers were used between three markets, to redeem fresh food from local vendors. That’s $19,290 going toward local businesses! We want to give a big thank you to everyone who supported our crowdfund earlier this year and made this possible! ?? FLI Social #freshfood #localbusiness #sumaApp

At suma, we’re committed to creating a space that is accessible and inclusive for all. Our work is rooted in the belief that technology should serve as a bridge, not a barrier, for frontline communities. In the effort to break down barriers, we’re dedicated to learning and evolving to meet the diverse needs of the community we serve. Do you have an accommodation request or a suggestion for us? If so, please feel free to send us an email at [email protected] or send us a direct message here. #AccessibilityMatters #DigitalInclusion #sumaApp

? Third year of the Holiday Special on the suma app ? The suma team is grateful for our community for being apart of bringing affordable meals to our local families. We are honored to have added more local vendors this year, giving our app users even more choices. To appeal to our plant-based users, we were fortunate enough to partner with Black Girl Veggies, whose meals sold out in record time! For a culturally specific holiday meal for our users at Hacienda CDC, we had the pleasure of teaming up with Tienda Do?a Maria to offer packets of classic Mexican-holiday food ingredients. Last but not least, a special shout out to Sheridan Fruit Co., who has partnered with us for the third year in a row! Thank you for being with us since the beginning and helping us launch this offering. Most importantly, we’re grateful for our users, whose engagement inspires us to continue finding ways to bring affordable, quality food to our communities. ??: FLI Social @everardogf #sumaApp #CommunityPartners #SupportLocal

We’ve officially launched our Holiday Special on the suma app! Join us in bringing affordable, delicious meals from local vendors to our community. We’re thrilled to welcome two new vendors to the suma app: Black Girl Veggies and Tienda Do?a Maria. Plus, for the third year in a row, we’re teaming up with Sheridan Fruit Co. You can make a difference by sponsoring a meal for suma users and families. Together let’s support our community and celebrate the season with good food! https://mysuma.org/donate/

It’s that time of year again- our Holiday Special is back for the third year! This season we’re thrilled to partner with local favorites- Sheridan Fruit Co., Black Girl Veggies, and Tienda Do?a Maria- to bring delicious, affordable meals to 100 suma families. Each meal (serving 4–6) will be available for just $5-$10! Want to make a difference this holiday season? Join us by sponsoring meals for suma users and families! #holidaygiving #localbusiness #supportlocal

Suma recently presented at Pitch Latino, an event hosted by Latino Founders to celebrate local business and uplift the vibrant Latino entrepreneurial community.?They brought eleven Latino company founders to showcase their products, services, or innovations for a chance to win funding. We’re grateful to have presented alongside so many talented founders, including Ocata, a Salvadorian crema company and winner of the top grant. We can’t wait to try your product! When presenting, we shared some analytics with the audience about the impact we’ve made so far on the suma app (see image below). ? Suma users have purchased about $53K in platform products (top line) ?But they only paid about $10K out of pocket (bottom line) ?They were able to pay less because they accessed subsidy (orange line) and discounts (yellow line) in their suma app wallets

We’re gearing up for our third year of offering the Holiday Special!? This year we’re bringing 100 families affordable holiday meals through the suma app, thanks to the generosity of our community partners and sponsors. Together, we’re making it possible for families to enjoy a holiday meal (feeding 4-6) for just $5-$10! Want to support your community? Join us by sponsoring meals for suma users!? Email [email protected] or visit mysuma.org/donate to get involved. #holidaygiving #communitysupport #foodsecurity