At Salesfix, our culture is still evolving. We are a SMB business with big dreams; not just for the business but for the impact we are capable of making on our community and the individuals within, including our own people.
Our philanthropic values have become an integral piece of our day to day business, being driven from management and as a core piece of our annual business planning days. It is at our annual conference that we put a $$ figure beside the 1% Pledge items of profit, services and time. Then we strategize how we are best able to fulfil these targets.
Every year is different, 2016-2017 included a week in Cambodia for a team of 11 out of 13; we packed hampers for Foodbank, we ran up and down the beautiful Sunshine Coast for Cancer, we supported our beautiful Maria as she cycled the mountains of New Zealand for the Smiddy Challenge to name just a few.
It’s not always fun packed days though. As a Salesforce Gold Consulting Partner, we are well positioned to provide valuable support to the administration of our Australian based Non for Profits. This can include Salesforce implementation, Salesforce support and/or Health Checks along with pro-bono sessions supporting our general NFP community. We also support our Melbourne and Brisbane NFP Salesforce User Groups, in fact Wyan Carter is the Melbourne NFP User Group leader and a valued employee of SalesFix.
In addition, our CEO Jason Lawrence actively promotes a workplace culture of respect and equality and is at the forefront on our philanthropic endeavours. He sleeps under the starts every year for the CEO Sleepout (supporting our homeless community), sponsors all our individual charitable endeavours by donation matching, and has a swag of NFP’s that are thankful for his regular donations and services.
Why should partners join the global Pledge 1% philanthropy movement?
Community involvement improves not only the world in which we do business but also the world in which we want to live. Our community is us, we are our community. In fostering respect and equality both internally and beyond, staff appreciation is high, team participation and collaboration comes easier, and the SalesFix business is a happier, and more successful workplace.
