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Pacific Point, a Salesforce consulting partner headquartered in Hawaii, has had a long history of having a positive social impact to the community from youth mentorship to beach clean-ups. In 2020 Pacific Point made their commitment official by joining the Pledge 1% movement with a focus on inspiring youth to pursue careers in technology. Deena Tearney, CEO of Pacific Point is personally invested in supporting youth programs focused on women in business and technology enablement. She shares, “What I have found through my time speaking to and mentoring youth is that this next generation is truly empowered professionally and will fearlessly try new things. I’d like to help inspire young people to follow their career dreams and develop their global consciousness.”
Since 2020, Pacific Point’s Pledge 1% commitment has grown beyond Hawaii into other states and globally! Their team of consultants volunteers at the Hawaii STEM Conference annually and finds themselves inspired by the energy and enthusiasm (and smarts!) of the junior high students. Pacific Point’s team additionally supports university level student mentorship at the University of Hawaii and the University of Colorado in a variety of ways from mentoring, mock interviews, networking, and Salesforce student group workshops. Pacific Point has been 3-year sponsor for the University of Colorado Low-Code Hackathon and the team jumped in with their time too supporting the teams with their apps and pitches.
Pacific Point, in partnership with Mile High United Way, has an annual tradition of ending the year with holiday cheer by hosting a toy drive in Denver to help families in need each holiday season. Mile High United Way makes it easy for Pacific Point’s global team to show support through online donations or Amazon Wish List. This December marks the 3rd Annual Pacific Point x Mile High United Way Toy Drive.
This theme of giving has now gone global as the Pacific Point Singapore team volunteered at the United Women Singapore STEM Fest focused on empowering young women to enter explore and enter technology fields.
Investing in future technology and business leaders is something Pacific Point continues to prioritize for its Pledge 1% commitment.
