Welcome! Introduce yourself to the group ‌👋

[Michelle Fifis]

Attention Pledge 1% supporters in San Francisco! Join us as we gather the local community for inspiration, learning, and collaboration. This group is your platform to connect, discuss local happenings, and engage both digitally and in person. Pledge 1% members, social impact practitioners, and impact evangelists are invited to join. 

So we can all get to know each other, as you join this group, please make an introduction, answering the below (you can cut-and-paste):

🏢 Do you work remotely or in the office?

💼 What's your role in the company (title, and what do you do day-to-day)?

💰 Are you a Pledge 1% member and if so, what Pledge types has your company made?

💛 What's the social impact cause closest to your heart?

📣 If you could give a shoutout to one other person or company who is doing social impact well, who would it be?

Thanks for being here and supporting your local Pledge 1% community!

[Juan_Pledge_1]

Hey everyone. My name is Juan. I am the Chief of Staff at Pledge 1% and I work AND live in SF. Nice to meet everyone. 

• My work is hybrid - I go into our office in the Presidio area of SF 2-3 days a week typically
• Chief of Staff - a lot of Operations-focused work 
• Feeding those who are in need!

[Michelle Fifis]

Thank you, @Juan_Pledge_1!

[NMCavanaugh]

Hello San Francisco! I'm Natasha Cavanaugh and I look forward to engaging with the community.

🏢 I work remotely

💼 As VP, Social & Environmental Impact at Twilio, I lead the company's ESG, humanitarian action, employee engagement and social impact investments teams.

💰 Twilio has taken the 1% equity pledge

💛 In my personal time, I work with nonprofit organizations empowering young people with the skills and support required to secure and retain fulfilling livable-wage careers.

📣 Shout out to Mastercard for all of its global efforts!

[Michelle Fifis]

Welcome, @NMCavanaugh , and congrats to you and your team for launching the Twilio.org Climate Tech Prize! It’s fantastic to see an initiative tackling such an important issue while also supporting entrepreneurs and innovative nonprofits. I'm looking forward to following along and learning more about the recipients!

[Michelle Fifis]

Welcome to the San Francisco group, @kevinbai32, @lkeeler and @Cooper ! 👋
 
As you join this group, please make an introduction, answering the below (you can cut-and-paste), so that we can get to know each other better:
 
🏢 Do you work remotely or in the office?
💼 What's your role in the company (title, and what do you do day-to-day)?
💰 Are you a Pledge 1% member and if so, what Pledge types has your company made?
💛 What's the social impact cause closest to your heart?
📣 If you could give a shoutout to one other person or company who is doing social impact well, who would it be?
 
Thanks again for being here and supporting your local Pledge 1% community!

[lkeeler]

Thanks Michelle! Hi everyone! 👋 I'm Lauren. I technically don't live in the Bay Area - but my local teammate left the org and I want to make sure I stay connected since New Relic is headquartered in SF.

🏢 I work mostly remote, but go to the Portland office occasionally (like today!) and sometimes make it to our SF office. 
💼 I lead Social Impact - day to day that is driving our social impact strategy with a focus on employee giving, volunteering, and community partnerships. 
💰 Yes! Time + Product. 
💛 Before moving to PDX I volunteered with a local refugee nonprofit that I loved. 
📣 Atlassian! Crushing it, always. 

[Michelle Fifis]

Thank you, @lkeeler! I love Portland. I lived there for 12 years and it is such a fun place to be. Enjoy your time there and we are happy to have you in the group! 💛

[Kali N]

Thanks for the company shoutout @lkeeler 😀

[kevinbai32]

Hi everyone! I'm Kevin Bai and I work at Cruise. I'm actually fully remote (based in LA) but our HQ is in SF. 

🏢 I work fully remote.
💼 Social Impact Specialist - I manage our programs and partnerships with nonprofits related to our social impact function.  
💰 Yes, Cruise is a proud member of Pledge 1%.
💛 Transportation access is always a huge factor when it comes to how equitable our communities are and is an area that I've thought about and worked in for a majority of my career now!
📣 Ben & Jerry's: Their commitment to their values despite external pressure has always been admirable.

[davidgrubman]

Greetings All. I am David and I work for GoodMvmt.  I consider myself to be part of the Bay Area but actually live a few hours south (half way between LA and SF in Paso Robles). I do frequent the Bay Area and raised my daughters there. Hope I still qualify 😉

🏢 Work location: We are fully remote workforce, while we are headquartered in Mill Valley. We work remote. 

💼My work: I am the CEO of the company leading GTM and strategy. 

💰Pledge 1% commitment:  Yes, proudly we have met the equity pledge. Honored to do so. 

💛Personal cause:  Two fold: supporting local. I live in a rural community and there are so many ways my community needs help. Second: scale philanthropy. What are the philanthropy investments we can make to achieve self sufficiency and amplify impact. 

📣Programs that move me: Ben & Jerry's (as others have said) for the pure commitment to their beliefs. Also the amazing work other large corporates are doing (ala Cisco, Pinterest). Only because I have been close to their programs and have seen from close up the work they do and the culture they drive. 

[Michelle Fifis]

Welcome, @kevinbai32 and @davidgrubman! I'm so glad you both joined the group. @davidgrubman, do you have any recommended resources or thought leaders to follow to learn more about scaling philanthropy? I would love to explore this topic more. Thank you!

@jennabigham, @erecobs and @kathygu  -  I thought you would appreciate the Pinterest mention! ❤️