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Australia’s top 50 corporate givers

Original article hereAuthor: Anastasia Santoreneos The top 50 corporate givers in Australia contributed close to $1.5 billion to the nation’s community in 2023, thanks to large donations from companie...

What’s Happening On Earth Day And How To Continue Fighting For The Planet

Original article here Author: Alexander Puutio Earth Day is upon us. Since its inception in the 1970s, April 22nd has provided an apt opportunity for companies and their leaders to reflect on their im...

Leading with Community: Reddit Joins Pledge 1%

Original post here. Author: Reddit We proudly announce that today Reddit has joined Pledge 1% to help support and grow communities that are driving social good online and in real life. Pledge 1% is a ...

Why Robert Downey Jr. and Craig Dubitsky are giving away part of their new coffee company

Author: Stephanie MehtaOriginally posted here. When serial entrepreneur Craig Dubitsky (Hello Products, EOS) was developing Happy, his new coffee company, he says he also wanted to reinvent the relati...

In digital age, here is why the Indian consumer should care about ESG

Originally posted here. Author: Navanwita Sachdev, Hindustan Times In recent years, you must have heard of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and how companies are embracing ESG principles. I...

20 innovative ways companies can contribute to their communities

Author: Fast Company Executive Board Originally posted on Fast Company As consumers become more focused on brands that practice corporate social responsibility, more and more companies are finding imp...

Resilience in Action: Splunk Releases 2023 Global Impact Report

Originally posted here. Today, we released Splunk’s third annual Global Impact Report, which shares our progress across four key Global Impact pillars: data responsibility, ethical and inclusive growt...

HOW ATLASSIAN BUILT A PEOPLE-FIRST CULTURE

Originally posted here. Author: Shradha Sharma In Conversation with Shradha Sharma, Scott Farquhar, co-founder and co-CEO, Atlassian talks about the company’s efforts to develop conducive policies to ...

Checkr named winner of 2023 Pledge 1% Impact Award

SAN FRANCISCO, October 4, 2023 – Pledge 1%, a global movement that inspires, educates, and empowers every entrepreneur, company, and employee to be a force for good, announced today that nearly 30% of...

Pledge 1% and Austin Gives team up to help foster a culture of corporate social responsibility (CSR)

Pledge 1% and Austin Gives team up to help foster a culture of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and philanthropy among businesses in the Austin region New partnership drives greater opportunities...

Nearly 30% of this year's Cloud 100 List are Pledge 1% members

Each year, Bessemer Venture Partners, Salesforce Ventures, and Forbes release the Cloud 100 List, a ranking of the top 100 cloud companies. We are delighted to announce that nearly 30% of the companie...

Box's ESG fact sheet

Box's ESG fact sheet Follow the link to find Box's ESG fact sheet: Building a better future through ESG Initiatives.

Corporate volunteerism: 'Not charity. It's good business.'

Originally posted on Washington Post. Corporate volunteerism: 'Not charity. It's good business.' The one-day volunteering event — where employees give back to their communities by packing boxes of foo...

Pledge 1% Helps Keep Social Impact Top of Mind During Economic Downturn

San Francisco, Calif. – December 6, 2022 — During times of market turbulence, philanthropic giving can take a hit as corporate budgets shrink. Despite the downturn in the market and lower valuations a...

Prince Harry has been recognised in HELLO! magazine's Kind List 2022

Originally published on hellomagazine.com Prince Harry has inspired the world with his kind acts this year - particularly in getting people to open up and talk about their mental health. The Duke of...

Litify Adds Leading Employment Firm The Noble Law to Growing Roster of Innovative Clients

Originally posted on DigitalJournal.com Litify, the end-to-end legal operations platform for law firms and legal departments, today announced its partnership with The Noble Law, a women-owned plaint...

Announcing the Pledge 1% Climate Action Series & Open Forum

In honor of Earth Month, we're launching a Pledge 1% series all around Climate Action! With the help and support of our members, we’ve developed some of today’s top tools and resources for companies t...

#GoGiveOne is on track for their goal

Dear 1% Coalition Members, I trust this finds you well and in good health. I am writing to you to share an opportunity to join us in a vaccine equity milestone moment! March 1st 2022 will mark the one...

Pledge 1% Member Event: Demystifying Evidence

You're invited to join the next APAC timezone-friendly Pledge 1% Member Event being delivered in partnership with Atlassian Demystifying Evidence February 16, 2022 3:30pm – 4:30pm AEDT You’ve Pledged ...

APAC “Hot Topics” in Philanthropy Workshop

Join Atlassian and other APAC Pledge 1% members to hear about what “Hot Topics” you’d like to learn more about, or collaborate on in 2022. As we look ahead to the new year, help us set a calendar of A...

Go Give One This Giving Season

Less than 8% of people in low-income countries have been vaccinated compared to more than 60% in high-income countries. That means 1 in every 13 people in a low-income country has received their first...

Join us for the Corporate Impact Leaders Forum 2021: Lead with Equity

Before you head out for the holiday, take a minute to sign up for our Corporate Impact Leaders Forum! Convene with Tides, Pledge 1% and our network of corporate partners and changemakers on December 1...

Event Roundup - Employee Engagement 2.0: Post-Pandemic World

Next in our two-part series on Employee Engagement, this session explores why businesses need to lean in and engage their employees through pro bono programs, including developing opportunities to lev...

BetterUp pledges 1% of their equity pre-IPO and has helped unlock $1B in new philanthropy

Originally published on Twitter. Today, we’re celebrating the news that as part of our 1% equity commitment through @PledgeOne, we’ve helped to unlock $1B in new philanthropy in just 4 months. 懶 pic.t...

Pledge 1% Members Unlock $2 Billion in New Philanthropy with Support from our Boardroom Allies

On the 25th & 26th of October, we celebrated reaching this milestone with our Pledge 1% Boardroom Allies, who were featured on the Nasdaq Tower. Scroll down below to see some of the day’s highlights! ...

Pledge 1% Unlocks Another $1 Billion in New Philanthropy

Originally published in Businesswire. Equity pledges from Pledge 1% companies like Remitly, Sprinklr, and Toast contribute to $2 billion benchmark in just four months SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--P...

Study.com Joins the Pledge 1% Movement

Pledge Expands Study.com Impact Efforts focused on Education Originally published on PR Newswire. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Study.com announced today that it has joined Pledg...

Announcing Justworks.org to Create Equitable Access to Entrepreneurship

Originally published at PR Newswire. NEW YORK, Oct. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Justworks, the software platform that gives small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) access to benefits, payroll, HR, and co...

Day of Shecurity: A two-day virtual conference advocating the inclusion of women & diversification o

With such a strong response from the March 2021 Day of Shecurity event and the high demand for jobs in the cybersecurity field, Secure Diversity and the Lookout Foundation will host its next virtual D...

Canva founders to give $16.5b fortune away

Originally published at Australian Financial Review. Written by Michael Bailey. The married couple behind Canva are worth $16.5 billion after the visual communication platform hit a $55 billion valuat...