Instrument Gives Back to Local Businesses in Portland [Video]

In honor of Giving Tuesday, Instrument is relaunching its pro bono program, Build, Grow, Serve to help shape a better future for Portland communities. In partnership with Vanport Studio, Instrument held Build Week, a new hackathon-style event designed to elevate local businesses through collaboration and innovation in just three days. 

To help transform visions into reality, Instrument worked alongside three Portland BIPOC-owned businesses: Camp Yoshi, Hot Mama Salsa, and Pacmodo. Instrument applied their expertise in branding, marketing, and product development to deliver creative solutions and drive meaningful growth. 

“Build Week isn’t just an event – it’s a launchpad for progress,” said Leon Anderson, president, of Instrument. “Whether perfecting a brand’s voice or engineering the next must-have product, the purpose of Build Week was to hold a creative sprint where innovative ideas meet practical solutions, turning vision into reality.”

“Being able to provide best-in-class creative and strategy work to Black and brown founders …