Hello, P1% Community! My name is Pen, and I recently joined Pledge 1% as the Senior Manager of Community Engagement. My background is in social impact consulting as well as corporate community engagement strategy for mission-first businesses. My role...
With the world going completely digital and decentralized, Non-Fungible Tokens have a greater part in making it happen. NFTs, by the way, gave a far more fascinating touch to the market with its unique asset resource and management. NFT Marketplace r...
Hello, P1% Community! My name is Pen, and I recently joined Pledge 1% as the Senior Manager of Community Engagement. My background is in social impact consulting as well as corporate community engagement strategy for mission-first businesses. My role...
Last week's APAC workshop on expanding Pledge 1% - leveraging keynote presentations at start-up hubs - was a successful first step. We already have 5 volunteers as keynote speakers/panellists (4 in Australia, 1 in India) and 2 start-up hubs based in ...
Anybody here also on the journey to B corp certification?
I recently spoke to APS client and Pledge 1% member @MangalaMartinus about his journey into structured giving, charity funding, volunteering, and leveraging his networks for good. Whilst talking about giving can sometimes feel uncomfortable, it's won...
Hi Pledgers I'm one of the founders of Good Thnx, an Australian technology company that's on a mission to build the world's best recognition and gifting tool. Have just redone our company site and for the first time we now have a standalone Impact pa...
Hi everyone, We are all experiencing a lot of emotions in the throes of the Supreme Court ruling(s). We would love to hear from you around what your companies are doing in terms of navigating these times. We are working on putting an upcoming program...
Hi all - Braze just opened a role for a CSR Manager. Our Social Impact Department oversees Pledge 1% (equity pledge), Corporate Social Responsibility, and DEI. This role will have two core focuses – building out our product grant program and starting...
Join Raise for Good at the upcoming community event, Beyond the Grant on Thursday, June 30 at 10:00am PT. This conversation will focus on the value of strategic capacity building support for nonprofits. What does it actually mean to build capacity? H...
Are you interested in getting involved in helping Pledge 1% expand in APAC? Then please join us for this interactive workshop on June 28th, at 2:00pm-3:00pm AEST. We’ll present one concept, focusing on mentoring and keynote talks by Pledge 1% members...
Digital communication has never been more important, but nonprofit organizations are slow to transform this technology into global impact. How can nonprofits address this gap? Starting this summer Twilio is launching Transform Together, a brand new s...
Hi all, Happy Monday! I found this piece pretty succinct in terms of what companies should be looking at when considering or managing a giving program. Key topics include using a consistent equity lens, and engaging employees across generations. Simp...
Hi everyone! As SolDevelo Foundation members, we would like to share a story of our Pledge 1% of Product. We have recently come up with a new service. It’s called EMRSCloud and its main goal is to enable more people to use OpenMRS, by hosting it in a...
Hi everyone, We are so excited to be launching our Humanitarian Relief Series soon! Our first speaker has shared this relatively new effort to support upskilling refugees around the world. A nice reflection on the initiative below, with a link you ca...
This morning at our Customer Conference we launched our first Impact Fund - and we’re seeking your help to get the word out to nonprofits in your community. We’ll be granting $100,000 in this first round for digital transformation projects. Will you ...
The growing NewRelic.org team is looking for an awesome Social Impact Program Manager to help take our employee and community engagement programs to the next level. Do you love dreaming up new ways to support employee volunteerism & giving? Building ...
Zillow, one of our Pledge 1% Builders is hiring a Principal Product Manager, Social Impact Product Development. More info and a link to the application for this exciting opportunity can be found here!
May is Mental Health Awareness month. Since the pandemic, companies' roles have dramatically shifted in terms of employees' wellbeing. Not to mention that being an employee these days comes with its own unique mental health challenges over the past f...
Happy Wednesday Everyone! I found this Forbes piece really compelling and actionable. Pledge 1% Member and Builder Digital Ocean provides some learnings from the conceptualization, launch, and early stages of their social impact arm. Happy reading! T...
At Australian Philanthropic Services, we regularly focus on a particular area that requires philanthropic funding. We've recently looked at homelessness on behalf of our clients, and I thought I'd share some resources with you. While addressing the h...
Hi, I’m a new member here looking to connect with companies open to hiring refugees to carry out entry-level, remote work. I work for Salesforce and give back 1% of my time to Open Door Policy, a non-profit aimed to connect refugees in limbo with sus...
Pledge 1% Member company Lookout launched the Day of Shecurity summit six years ago with 25 female engineers gathered around a table at the Lookout headquarters. The Day of Shecurity events continue to help achieve Lookout's simple goal of inspiring ...
New Pledge 1% member company, Unagi scooters, partners with forward thinking companies like Google, Salesforce, Okta and All Birds to give employees an innovative employee benefit - an eco-friendly commuting solution via a monthly subscription to an ...
Hi Pledge 1% Members, hope this note finds you well! I’m reaching out with a request for your expertise and knowledge of the carbon emissions space. As I may have mentioned, we are currently working to better understand the current (or future) proble...
Check out this article “Value of Volunteer Time Rose to Nearly $30 per hour in 2021” from Philanthropy New Digest. Given the high demand for volunteering across the US, but also the increased restrictions in the last few years due to the pandemic, th...
Happy Friday Pledge 1% Community Members! We wanted to share this recent published study by McKinsey around the "Great Resignation". So many of you are doing amazing things to attract and retain your talent, including elevating social impact as an em...
The Treasury of the Australian Government is conducting a consultation on the distribution guidelines for ancillary funds. The consultation is seeking feedback around: • lowering the % distribution requirement of PAFs and PuAFs; and • the accumulatio...
It's that time of the year! Happy Earth Month to all! Climate action has always been critical, but this year's rising geopolitical tensions make climate issues all the more urgent. All month, the Pledge 1% blog will highlight member case studies, exp...
How can companies do good in light of recent events in the Ukraine? After discussing this question with a panel of experts over a webinar (recording + recap article to come!) I want to hear what YOU think. How is your company thinking about this cris...
This article was published on Pro Bono Australia this week discussing results from a report by the Centre for Social Impact (CSI) and Social Ventures Australia that found the prevailing funding model for not for profits is failing to cover indirect o...
As we enter a new era of work, social impact leaders are being challenged to identify ways to engage their teams via virtual volunteer activities that still facilitate connection and impact. In this Virtual Volunteering Playbook, we’ve gathered insights, best practices, creative ideas, and outside-the-box examples from our Pledge 1% Builders and Members who have expanded and redefined what “volunteerism” means at their companies.
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