Social Impact Forum
Ask questions, get ideas, and share best practices with other social impact leaders.
cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Forum Posts

Community Update: Join us on October 28th!

Hey there folx, and happy Wednesday! Following up from our post earlier in this forum, the team here at Pledge 1% wanted to share what we learned from the feedback that you all shared with us over the last few months! Join us on October 28th for a Co...

by Community Manager

Senior Manager, Community Engagement, Pledge 1%

  • 969 Views
  • 5 replies
  • 2 kudos

Bridgespan Study on Big Bets for Social Change

Hi everyone, Happy Tuesday! We wanted to share this study from Bridgespan - an amazing nonprofit consulting agency. They looked at the major social change movements in recent history and elevated key elements for sustained social change (cross-sector...

by Pledge 1% Alumni

Vice President, Pledge 1%

  • 260 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 2 kudos

DEI officer survey - engaging 1st generation students

Cue Career currently helps students build social capital by connecting them with industry associations. We are currently surveying DEI officers about a new product we are evaluating that helps companies build relationships with first-generation stude...

by Adventurer

CEO, Cue Career

  • 248 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 1 kudos

Support for NYC Architects Regatta!

Hi fellow pledgers! 5 members of my firm, CTA Architects P.C., are participating in the 2022 New York Architects Regatta on September 22nd. Please visit our team page and consider donating to help us meet our fundraising goal, which supports charitab...

by Adventurer

Sustainability Coordinator, CTA Architects

  • 267 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 3 kudos

Help shape the future of the Pledge 1% Community!

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...

by Community Manager

Senior Manager, Community Engagement, Pledge 1%

  • 1086 Views
  • 4 replies
  • 9 kudos

Expanding Pledge 1% in APAC via Start-up Hubs

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 ...

by Pro

Managing Director, Payments Consulting Network

  • 1060 Views
  • 6 replies
  • 5 kudos

A giving journey

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...

Braze looking for a CSR Manager

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...

by Path Finder

Braze

  • 376 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 1 kudos

Expanding the Pledge 1% Network in APAC

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...

apac p1.png apac p1.png
by Community Manager

  • 491 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 3 kudos

Modernizing your Company's Giving - "Simple Starts"

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...

by Pledge 1% Alumni

Vice President, Pledge 1%

  • 259 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 1 kudos

How To Install OpenMRS Easily? Welcome To EMRSCloud!

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...

by Adventurer

Copywriter, SolDevelo Social Impact Foundation

  • 286 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 2 kudos

Obamas, Carters, Clintons Chair Welcome.US for Refugee Support

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...

by Pledge 1% Alumni

Vice President, Pledge 1%

  • 322 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 2 kudos

NewRelic.org Announces our first Impact Fund!

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 ...

by Ambassador

Senior Social Impact Program Manager, New Relic

  • 332 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 6 kudos

New Relic is looking for a Social Impact Program Manager!

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 ...

by Ambassador

Senior Social Impact Program Manager, New Relic

  • 304 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 1 kudos

Resolved! May: Mental Health Awareness Open Thread

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...

mental-health-g787777556_640.jpg
by Community Manager

Content Writer, Pledge 1%

  • 873 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 2 kudos

Resolved! Philanthropy to support homelessness

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...

Remote Work Opportunities for Refugees in Limbo

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...

by Adventurer

Account Executive, Salesforce

  • 490 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 4 kudos

Eco-friendly Commutes

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 ...

Calling ESG and Sustainability leaders in the innovation ecosystem - love your quick input

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...

by Adventurer

Director, Corporate Social Responsibility & ESG, Silicon Valley Bank

  • 473 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 1 kudos
Virtual Volunteering

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.

Playbooks are a Pledge 1% Member resource. Not a Member yet? Take the Pledge today for full access to the Pledge 1% tools & resources.

Top Kudoed Authors