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...
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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...
Matchstick Ventures Announces $55 Million Fund III
Originally published at Tech.mn. With our newest $55 million Fund III, we are thrilled to announce Matchstick Ventures will continue our investments in pre-seed and seed-stage technology startups with...
Canva Raises At $40 Billion Valuation — Its Founders Are Pledging Away Most Of Their Wealth
Originally published at Forbes. Written by Alex Konrad. Canva is now one of the world’s most valuable startups after raising $200 million in new funding at a $40 billion valuation. The round, led by T...
Airbnb: Serving our stakeholders
Originally published on Airbnb. Airbnb is committed to building a 21st century company that serves all stakeholders, and that includes sharing our success and benefits with the Hosts, guests, communit...
Blend Announces ‘Blend Impact’ Program to Increase Access to Housing and Financial Services
Originally published on PR Newswire. SAN FRANCISCO, July 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Blend (NYSE: BLND), a leader in cloud banking solutions, today announced the launch of Blend Impact, a program focused ...
Guild Education Receives the Pledge 1% Impact Award at this year’s Cloud 100 event
August 10, 2021 – Forbes’ The Cloud 100, the definitive list of the 100 top private cloud companies and the 20 rising stars poised to join their ranks, announced today that Guild Education, a mission-...
Shipshape Grants 2% of Its Equity to Help Low-Income Homeowners Weatherize & Update Their Homes
Originally published in PRWeb.com. Shipshape Solutions Inc., a company with a vision for every home to be safe, reliable and efficient, today announced the establishment of the Shipshape Foundation an...
Pledge 1% Named a Finalist in the 2021 Classy Awards
Today, we are excited to announce that Pledge 1% has been named a Top 50 Finalist for the 2021 Classy Awards! Classy, online fundraising software for nonprofits, launched the Classy Awards in 2009 to ...
Pledge 1% Launches Boardroom Allies with Top Venture Capitalists
Alliance of VCs commit to helping portfolio companies set aside stock for social impact on path to IPO; $1B in new philanthropy already ignited in the last year by companies like Coinbase, UiPath, and...
Pledge 1% Members & a Coalition of Companies Launch Challenge Campaign for Vaccine Equity
Since the start of the pandemic, our Pledge 1% community has demonstrated a commitment to working together and supporting those who are most in need. Right now, the gap between countries that can and ...
Event Roundup–Why CEOs Should Set Aside Equity, and Why Investors Should Support Them with Pledge 1%
Business as a force for good is a top-of-mind topic. The last eighteen months have proven the power and the important role businesses have when it comes to tackling problems in our interconnected worl...
Global Coalition Mobilizes $28M to Support India COVID-19 Relief
Philanthropic funding from 43 companies will go toward organizations responding to the COVID-19 crisis in India, with a focus on medical supplies, vaccine awareness and distribution, and food security...
Coinbase Giving: how we are operationalizing our commitment to Pledge 1%
Originally published on The Coinbase Blog. Prior to our recent direct listing, in April 2020, we partnered with Pledge 1% to build a corporate giving program that would commit 1% of Coinbase profits, ...
Event Roundup–Pledge 1%: Business as a force for good at Collision Conference!
Event Roundup–Pledge 1%: Business as a force for good at Collision Conference! To find out why pledging equity is not only the right thing to do but also the smart thing to do to drive your company’s ...
Cruise Joins the Pledge 1% Movement, Introducing Cruise for Good
Written by Dan Ammann for Pledge 1%. Sometimes terrible events can be clarifying. Last fall I wrote about the spike in auto fatality rates and the record-breaking wildfires, and how both situations fu...
Coinbase Announces Update Regarding Conversion of Shares of Class B Common Stock
Originally appeared on Businesswire. Coinbase Announces Update Regarding Conversion of Shares of Class B Common Stock to Shares of Class A Common Stock Remote-First-Company/PORTLAND–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Co...
Appfire pledges to donate 1% of equity, completing all 4 pledge types
Originally published on Appfire.com. Written by Cody Wooten. In 2015, Appfire formally joined an impressive network of organizations across the globe who have committed to philanthropic efforts throug...
Lob launches Lob.org, Joins the Pledge 1% Movement
Originally published on Lob.org. Written by Christina Louie Dyer. Lob Launches Lob.org to Leverage Our Direct Mail Platform for Good Today, we are excited to share that Lob has launched Lob.org, our d...
Pledge 1% Members Around the World Come Together To Show How Businesses Can Be a Force for Good to C
[May 5, 2020] This May 5th, organizations around the world are coming together for #GivingTuesdayNow, a new global day that celebrates generosity and unity in response to COVID-19. As a global philant...
Pledge 1% Partners with Bay Area Companies to Unlock $22M in Funding in Response to COVID-19
Bay Area Companies Come Together to Distribute $22M in Funding in Response to the COVID-19 Crisis Funding from 25 companies will go towards organizations responding to the crisis, with a focus on COVI...
