https://community.pledge1percent.org/t5/Australia/Generosity-and-impact-were-everywhere-at-SOUTHSTART-2026/m-p/32362#M68 <P><SPAN><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Southstart &amp; Pledge 1% Mar2026 collage.jpg" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://community.pledge1percent.org/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/6786i20B1246732F89EAB/image-size/large/is-moderation-mode/true?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Southstart &amp; Pledge 1% Mar2026 collage.jpg" alt="Southstart &amp; Pledge 1% Mar2026 collage.jpg" /></span></SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Generosity and impact were everywhere at <STRONG>SOUTHSTART</STRONG> this year, and the Pledge 1% team felt deeply welcomed into a community that truly wants to build <STRONG>“companies for good”</STRONG> from day one.&nbsp;<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":yellow_heart:">💛</span></SPAN></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><SPAN>Antonia Ruffell led a practical workshop on <STRONG>“Building social impact into your startup from day one”</STRONG> and hosted a panel on <STRONG>“Why being a good company is good for business”,</STRONG> alongside leaders from Atlassian, Canva and We Are Mobilise, with founders keen to turn intent into action.</SPAN></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><SPAN>For the Pledge 1% community, SOUTHSTART reinforced that more and more founders are keen to have a positive impact on the world from day one, and are looking for simple frameworks and peers to learn from as they grow.&nbsp;<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":seedling:">🌱</span></SPAN></P> Tue, 24 Mar 2026 22:52:16 GMT Gisela Wildie 2026-03-24T22:52:16Z https://community.pledge1percent.org/t5/Australia/Generosity-and-impact-were-everywhere-at-SOUTHSTART-2026/m-p/32362#M68 <P><SPAN><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Southstart &amp; Pledge 1% Mar2026 collage.jpg" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://community.pledge1percent.org/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/6786i20B1246732F89EAB/image-size/large/is-moderation-mode/true?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Southstart &amp; Pledge 1% Mar2026 collage.jpg" alt="Southstart &amp; Pledge 1% Mar2026 collage.jpg" /></span></SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Generosity and impact were everywhere at <STRONG>SOUTHSTART</STRONG> this year, and the Pledge 1% team felt deeply welcomed into a community that truly wants to build <STRONG>“companies for good”</STRONG> from day one.&nbsp;<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":yellow_heart:">💛</span></SPAN></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><SPAN>Antonia Ruffell led a practical workshop on <STRONG>“Building social impact into your startup from day one”</STRONG> and hosted a panel on <STRONG>“Why being a good company is good for business”,</STRONG> alongside leaders from Atlassian, Canva and We Are Mobilise, with founders keen to turn intent into action.</SPAN></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><SPAN>For the Pledge 1% community, SOUTHSTART reinforced that more and more founders are keen to have a positive impact on the world from day one, and are looking for simple frameworks and peers to learn from as they grow.&nbsp;<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":seedling:">🌱</span></SPAN></P> Tue, 24 Mar 2026 22:52:16 GMT https://community.pledge1percent.org/t5/Australia/Generosity-and-impact-were-everywhere-at-SOUTHSTART-2026/m-p/32362#M68 Gisela Wildie 2026-03-24T22:52:16Z https://community.pledge1percent.org/t5/Australia/Generosity-and-impact-were-everywhere-at-SOUTHSTART-2026/m-p/32363#M69 Amazing! Thank you for sharing the update! Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:58:10 GMT https://community.pledge1percent.org/t5/Australia/Generosity-and-impact-were-everywhere-at-SOUTHSTART-2026/m-p/32363#M69 Michelle Fifis 2026-03-25T12:58:10Z