This story was submitted as part of the #Pledge1Gives GivingTuesday campaign, which celebrates the many ways our member companies are having an impact around the world.
Foundry Group, Silicon Valley Bank, Techstars, and Pledge 1% Colorado hosted our 3rd annual Tech Gives Back volunteer event in October this year. This event is part of an international effort led by SVB in their 9th year, 3,000 professionals from over 200 companies in 11 U.S. states, Canada, the United Kingdom, China and Israel will volunteer thousands of hours in one of the tech industry’s largest community service events of the year.
While many of our organizations give back via philanthropic dollars, donations, and long term community support – we still think it’s important to get together, roll up our sleeves and donate time. As our startup community continues to grow here in Colorado, our local Tech Gives Back day is an excellent opportunity for us all to take a moment to recognize and support the community that surrounds the burgeoning tech community. It’s a great way for us as service providers to share our passion for giving with our partner companies and portfolio companies.
This year we had two volunteer locations in Denver; one at Raft making hands-on education kits for kids out of recycled materials, and another at Heart and Hand Center cleaning up a building of theirs to become a new multi-use space for programming and events.
Our call to action to all types of companies is to think about how you are giving back to your community and encourage others to join you. Pledge 1% is a great way to channel your philanthropic initiatives – be it equity, product, profit, time, or a mix.
