August 2019 - Pledge 1%

Cannabis Delivery Service, Inspired by Personal Quest, 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 to care for his mom, who has Multiple Sclerosis. Cannabis proved to be a lifesaver for his mother, helping with her pain, sleep and seizures and allowing her to stop taking several medications that [...]

Kait Sheridan2019-08-30T14:43:55-04:00August 30th, 2019|

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 Establishes crisis response technology network to help nonprofits expand the number of people they serve via communications $5 million in grants available to nonprofits for communications technology supporting people in crisis [...]

Kait Sheridan2019-08-30T14:39:26-04:00August 30th, 2019|

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 can. You know the donuts are good because: They don’t have a website. No two donuts look the same. [...]

Kait Sheridan2019-08-30T14:31:25-04:00August 30th, 2019|

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 Week. This comes with the announcement that the conference, in partnership with the Atlassian Foundation, will be a Pledge 1% event and will stand within a week-long, multi-venue [...]

Kait Sheridan2019-08-23T12:36:10-04:00August 23rd, 2019|

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 companies, regardless of their size. Comprised of more than 8,500 companies in over 100 countries, it encourages and challenges these companies to pledge one percent of equity, profit, [...]

Kait Sheridan2019-08-23T12:27:23-04:00August 23rd, 2019|