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Procore is a leading provider of construction management software. We launched Procore.org in 2017 with the mission to empower the construction industry and the communities it serves.
Procore.org witnessed some of the most instances of resilience and service in 2019 than ever before in its three-year history. The past year also saw a growing number of efforts aimed at promoting inclusion and diversity as key drivers of culture, innovation, and success.
The examples of Procore.org’s work in 2019 represent not only our commitment to advancing the construction industry, but also our network’s dedication to supporting the people and communities served by the industry.
Formalizing Procore’s dedication to social impact
Procore’s vision is to improve the lives of everyone in construction. In April, Procore joined the Pledge 1% Movement, formalizing Procore’s dedication to social impact through our product and our employees’ time.
“Community engagement is a critical component of delivering the necessary building blocks for construction to reinvent itself in the digital age. It’s an honor to be able to drive impact through workforce development and industry advancement, while upskilling the digital literacy of craftspeople in the trades with the work we do through Procore.org,” said Sasha Reed, Director of Industry Advancement of Procore.org.
Additionally, this year Procore won the prestigious Forbes Cloud 100 Pledge 1% Impact Award. The award recognizes one company from the Cloud 100 list that goes above and beyond to have a positive impact on their communities.
Helping rebuild communities impacted by disaster
With access to Procore and our training services, more than 240 nonprofit partners of Procore.org were equipped to invest more time in their mission and humanitarian efforts.
Through our program, we were able to support Team Rubicon’s long-term recovery efforts in the aftermath of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season. Nearly 100 families* now have a place to call home thanks to the nonprofit organization, which serves communities by leveraging the skills of military veterans to help people prepare, respond, and recover from disasters and humanitarian crises.
Building on the impact of Team Rubicon’s lifesaving efforts, Jake Wood, the organization’s co-founder, kicked off day two of Groundbreak in Phoenix, AZ to discuss the importance of building resilient teams.
Team Rubicon’s presence at Groundbreak came just weeks before Procore included the organization’s logo on the Procore 95 car as it battled for the win during a Nascar competition in Texas.
Building an inclusive culture that drives business
Our inclusion and diversity initiatives are diversifying the workforce, growing the labor pool, and challenging bias by empowering individuals to take action — regardless of career level or function.
Procore’s’ newest continuing education program, Building Inclusion, was launched as a three-part course series that gives companies and individuals the tools to start building more inclusive, productive, and profitable workplaces within the construction industry.
Educating future generations of construction professionals
Our partnerships with more than 245 schools and 58 K-12 programs are navigating the operational and generational shift in the construction industry, reinforcing the ongoing digital evolution and preparing students for the modern jobsite.
Mobilizing high-school students as volunteer builders and college students as project managers, Boise State University is building a community center in a neighborhood situated on the outskirts of town. The effort, which is managed in the University’s donated Procore account, is slated for completion in the coming months.
To further Procore.org’s commitment to inspiring the next generation of the construction workforce, we announced our partnership with Build California in October 2019 to create a steady pipeline of motivated and skilled workforce for California’s construction industry.
Modernizing the jobsite and increasing digital literacy
Procore offers training to equip the industry’s workforce for the jobsites of tomorrow. The in-person trainings and on-demand continuing education courses we offer to more than 80 training centers ensure today’s workforce is prepared to operate on a modern jobsite.
According to Anthony Fasano, Southern Region Training Coordinator at the Carpenters Training Institute (CTI), as the construction industry has evolved, his more recent apprentices have tended to eat, live and breathe technology. In his opinion, this new technological know-how enhances the quality of training and increases engagement, which in turn produces a new generation of construction workers that are better equipped for the modern job site.
“Procore literally revolutionized our training.”
Procore.org owes the deepest of thanks to the hundreds of donated accounts that make our commitment to industry advancement possible. It is an honor to give back to the industry that has been instrumental in shaping our success, and we look forward to what’s to come.
