A company is much more than its product. Take GlobeIn, for example, a subscription company that delivers “a fresh collection of useful and enthralling [artisan] items from around the world” straight to your doorstep each month. While the contents of their boxes are delightful, their fair-trade and philanthropic philosophy is equally important for members. By [...]
By Olive Keogh. Originally published in The Irish Times. When it comes to their careers, most millennials (roughly those born between 1980 and 2000) are not driven by money. They are natural job hoppers and they “hop” more for learning and personal development opportunities than they do for higher salaries. Income is typically not even [...]
By Philip Rojc. Originally published on Inside Philanthropy. It’s nothing new to see corporate donations that complement the company’s core business and reflect its worldview. A set of grants last month from cloud communications firm Twilio certainly fits the bill. Totaling $1 million, the grants represent part of the company’s 2015 pledge to commit [...]
Ostendio has joined the Pledge 1% movement, a national philanthropic organization encouraging companies to give 1 percent of their equity, employee time and products to good causes. Ostendio has committed to 1/1/1, which means committing at least 1% of employee time, equity and product to worthy causes. At Ostendio we have a deep commitment to [...]
Pledge 1% is thrilled to partner with Bessemer Venture Partners, Forbes and Salesforce Ventures for their Cloud 100 event, which honors the top 100 private cloud companies in the world. Cloud 100 Pledge 1% members have had incredible impact- donating their time, product, and profits to their communities. To recognize this, we formally launched the [...]
By Mark Reading. Originally published on the Atlassian blog. When I joined Atlassian as the Head of Foundation last December I knew I was becoming part of something very special. Atlassian’s 5 values really do drive behaviours (so much more than anything I have experienced elsewhere during a career spanning more than 35 years) and the passion [...]