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At MacHub, our mission is to empower our community by efficiently sorting and processing donations and transforming them into valuable resources. Through the profits generated, we aim to create a sustainable cycle of giving and receiving. We are dedicated to making a tangible difference, ensuring that every donation not only finds a new purpose but also contributes to the betterment of our community.
Community Impact
MacHub's heartbeat is our community. We receive and process donations from nonprofits and individuals in the Yamhill County area. Those donations are then redistributed throughout the area to meet specific needs, or are sold through our multiple marketplaces. The proceeds generated from these sales fund MacHub’s operations in strengthening our local community by:
Creating internships for students
Diverting materials from landfills
Redistributing resources throughout our community
Performing donation pick-ups for those in need
Providing volunteer opportunities
Providing job placement programs and training
History
MacHub grew out of the compassion of our community and was driven by the dedicated vision of Cami Nyquist, owner of long-established McMinnville business, Swedemom.
Cami assembled resources to branch out the operations of Swedemom to support nonprofits. Swedemom provides a competitive eCommerce platform featuring a website of its own, and a top-rated eBay seller status with over two decades of experience on the marketplace. In 2018, Swedemom Center of Giving (SCOG) was formed as a nonprofit organization that partners with other nonprofits to provide operational and administrative support through Swedemom’s software services. Cami donated the extensive inventory that Swedemom had on hand to help jumpstart MacHub’s sales and begin its thriving partnership with SCOG which continues through to present day.
Early on in the project to launch MacHub, community partners such as Yamhill County Gospel Rescue Mission (YCGRM) were committed to overseeing the MacHub project take off. YCGRM was key in allowing MacHub to evolve into the wide-ranging program that it is today, and in 2018, SCOG adopted the operations of MacHub from YCGRM, continuing the MacHub mission to serve and partner with local community partners.
In a community-driven response to the Covid-19 pandemic in the Spring of 2020, MacHub and McMinnville Habitat for Humanity launched a project to meet the needs of local residents who were suddenly confronted with the excess belongings in their homes and met with limited options to donate these belongings due to business closures and social distancing protocols. By organizing curbside pickups to people's homes and redistributing donations throughout the community, this initiative created a more streamlined and stress-free environment while providing valuable resources to those in need. These initiatives were foundational to shaping the present-day operations and services provided by MacHub.
Today, MacHub has continued its dedication to making a meaningful impact on the community by fostering a culture of giving and support.
