How Okta Is Driving Social Good
As originally published on Pulse2.com Identity management company Okta is a major advocate of the Pledge 1%. Here are some of the ways that Okta is driving social good. Okta, a company that has built ...
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Procore Recognized with Forbes Cloud 100 Pledge 1% Impact Award
September 11, 2019 – 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 Procore, the all-in-one ...
Cannabis Delivery Service Caters to Californians Lofty Lifestyle Standards
As originally published on Finance.Yahoo.com MILL VALLEY, Calif., Aug. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — In 2003, Rick Bakas left a lucrative job at Nike’s California headquarters and headed to Boulder, Colorado...
Twilio.org Announces Crisis Response and Prevention Initiative
As originally published on Finance.Yahoo.com SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Initiative will enable communication efforts by nonprofits supporting individuals and communities in times of crisis Establi...
I’m going to tell you about the best and cheapest investment that I ever made. And how I lost it all
As originally published on LinkedIn.com Here’s what happened. My favorite donut shop is a good 45-minute drive from my house. I go out of my way to stop by Spunky Dunkers in Palatine, IL whenever I ca...
southstart conference partners with Atlassian Foundation as a Pledge 1% event
SouthStart has released early bird tickets for its 2-day, multi-track technology conference, taking place at the Adelaide Convention Centre on 20-21 November in conjunction with Global Entrepreneurs W...
Silafrica is the First African Packaging Company to Join the Pledge 1% Movement
Originally published by Silafrica. NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — This global campaign is dedicated to creating a new normal, whereby giving back is integrated into the DNA of comp...
Out Loud: How AMC Technology Helps with Charitable Challenges
As originally published on UCToday.com Some of the most important organisations globally are those most invested in helping their local community’s or global causes. Registered charities and non-profi...
Pledge 1% Today
As originally published on Feld.com Over the years, I’ve written about my belief in the importance of giving back to your communities and #givefirst. In this spirit, one of the key organizations my pa...
DroneDeploy Pledges 1%; Launches DroneDeploy.org
As originally published on PRNewswire.com DroneDeploy, the enterprise-grade drone data platform, announced today the roll out of two major philanthropic efforts: the organization’s commitment to the P...
Medallia Demonstrates Philanthropic Leadership by Joining Pledge 1% Movement
As originally posted on PRNewsWire.com As one of the first customer experience management companies to join this social impact initiative, Medallia will drive action at the community level to help non...
Google, Pledge 1%, Kate Spade, and Twilio: Mastering Social Impact
As originally posted on Forbes.com In decades past, business leaders had to focus on two things: product and profit. In modern times, they must add social impact to the list. If leaders want to win th...
Aki Technologies Embraces Philanthropy Moments with Aki for Good
As originally posted on PRWeb.com Moment marketing company commits to giving with new charitable arm, joins the Pledge 1% movement Aki Technologies, the moment marketing company that improves the mobi...
OpenMRS and SolDevelo – together for the health of the developing countries
There are many ways in which IT companies can help make the world a better place. The most effective way to do this will always use the skill, that your organizations know best. In the case of the IT ...
ACLU x Postmates x Planned Parenthood
As originally posted on PostMates.com With over 60% of female customers, and tens of thousands of woman-owned businesses who earn and sell through the Postmates marketplace — today we joined the ACLU,...
The new philanthropy
As originally posted on Medium.com Despite what you hear about the greed of the top 1 percent or the .01 percent, and the blame for some social ills aimed there, Philanthropy isn’t dead it is alive an...
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colorado Hosts Aviation Day
Denver area Littles let their dreams soar in a new event to promote interest in aviation-related careers On Saturday, May 18, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colorado (BBBSC) hosted an Aviation Day to enc...
RightRice Donates 1% Equity Stake to Support No Kid Hungry to Help Fight Childhood Hunger
Innovative brand joins Pledge 1% Movement and kicks-off “Right Mission” Campaign SAN FRANCISCO, CA (June 6, 2019) – RightRice® the delicious breakthrough vegetable rice announced today it joins Pledge...
MedShare’s Mission Made Better With Pledge 1% Member Flexport
Logistics is something most of us take for granted. When we order something online, it just magically appears. Most of us have no idea the journey our new gadget or garment has taken to get to our fro...
MediaMath is replacing ads with Amber alerts to help find missing children
As originally posted on TheDrum.com Ahead of National Missing Children’s Day on 25 May, MediaMath is launching a program that will scatter Amber alerts across the web. Adtech company MediaMath and its...
Veteran-Owned IT Consultancies Join Forces to Help Government Agencies…
As originally posted on Virtual-Strategy.com. Cloud Pathfinder Consulting (CPC), a national consulting firm enabling clients to fully harness the capabilities of Salesforce customer relationship manag...
#WomenWhoLead : MELISSA GRIMES
What is your name and title? Melissa Grimes, Chief Operating Officer at Nextep. Briefly describe your role at your company? As the COO, I’m responsible for the operations of the company, supporting ou...
Hubtel donates ICT equipment to 5 schools
As originally published on MyJoyOnline.com Ghana’s leading bulk messaging and e-commerce platform, Hubtel, has donated ICT equipment to five schools in the Greater-Accra Region. The donation is part o...
Zylo Pledges to Create Positive Community Impact
As originally published on Zylo.com At Zylo, we believe that community is a pillar to the success of any endeavor. For us, the concept of community takes many different shapes. From your local neighbo...
From a Tech Billionaire Couple, Millions to Find the Best Solutions to Homelessness
As originally published on InsidePhilanthropy.com Few issues have confounded urban policymakers more in recent years than homelessness. And while agreement has lately been growing among advocates and ...
Pledging 1 Percent To Charity Made Easy For Companies
As originally published on Forbes.com If you were (or are) the founder or CEO of a start-up company or later-stage firm, would you be willing to pledge one percent of your equity to charity? How about...
The Power Of Purpose: How Salesforce And The Pledge 1% Model Is Inspiring Silicon Valley To Do Good
As originally published on Forbes.com Suzanne DiBianca, Chief Impact Officer and EVP of Corporate Relations at Dreamforce 2018, Salesforce.com’s user and developer conference JAKUB MOSUR PHOTOGRAPHY S...
How tech founders are trying to disrupt — and replicate — the Giving Pledge
As originally published on recode.net The Giving Pledge is the brainchild of some of the most prominent elders of Silicon Valley — people like Bill Gates, Pierre Omidyar, and Larry Ellison — who made ...
Our Earth Day Commitment: Flexport’s Aid Shipments Are 100% Carbon Neutral
As originally published on Flexport.com. Recently, Flexport.org shared the progress we’re making in delivering humanitarian aid, increasing environmental sustainability, and demonstrating social respo...
Facebook for hostels? SaaS startup is bridging the gap between students, parents, and hostels
As originally published on yourstory.com Anyone who has ever lived in a hostel will relate to this pain point: getting approval from the warden for a night out. Assuming that your parents or local gua...
