Lone Andersen: Don’t Be Afraid To Change Your Mind

Pledge 1%'s #WomenWhoLead series celebrates female leaders who are paving the way for the next generation. While our featured leaders come from a variety of backgrounds and industries, they are united in their efforts to promote equality for all women in the workplace. We’ve asked them to share a bit about their journey to success, [...]

2021-06-16T23:04:20-04:00June 30th, 2021|

Equity pledge to drive new wave of corporate philanthropy

Originally published at Philanthropy Australia. Written by Mark Reading, Head of Foundation, Atlassian Foundation. The non-profit Pledge 1% movement has prepared detailed guidance on ways for USA-based members to implement their equity pledges. There has been no equivalent guidance in Australia, until now. Startup founders want to have an impact on the world around them. They are [...]

2021-06-25T01:32:18-04:00June 25th, 2021|

Jiordan Castle: Leave Room For Error And Leave Room For Change

Pledge 1%'s #WomenWhoLead series celebrates female leaders who are paving the way for the next generation. While our featured leaders come from a variety of backgrounds and industries, they are united in their efforts to promote equality for all women in the workplace. We’ve asked them to share a bit about their journey to success, [...]

2021-06-23T20:03:41-04:00June 23rd, 2021|

Aussie Broadband joins Pledge 1% to help build better communities

Originally published in IT Wire. Written by Alex Zaharov-Reutt. Aussie Broadband has announced it has joined Pledge 1%, a global movement that encourages businesses to be a force for good. Community Impact Manager, Caroline Kennon said Pledge 1% is simply about committing company resources to help improve communities. "At Aussie Broadband, we're in business to change the game. This includes how [...]

2021-06-14T20:33:54-04:00June 17th, 2021|

Atlassian push to make companies back up words with donations

Originally published at The Australian Financial Review. Written by Natasha Gillezeau. Atlassian has signed on to a new deed of equity, created by its charitable foundation, which it is hoping other companies will also sign, to make it legally enforceable to make good on public pledges of donations. The Australian tech giant co-founded the Pledge 1% [...]

2021-06-16T21:15:20-04:00June 16th, 2021|

Bárbara Corvacho: Speak Your Mind and Chase Growth Opportunities

Pledge 1%'s #WomenWhoLead series celebrates female leaders who are paving the way for the next generation. While our featured leaders come from a variety of backgrounds and industries, they are united in their efforts to promote equality for all women in the workplace. We’ve asked them to share a bit about their journey to success, [...]

2021-06-14T19:34:53-04:00June 16th, 2021|

Shipshape Grants 2% of Its Equity to Help Low-Income Homeowners Weatherize & Update Their Homes

Originally published in PRWeb.com.  Shipshape Solutions Inc., a company with a vision for every home to be safe, reliable and efficient, today announced the establishment of the Shipshape Foundation and a corresponding grant of 2% of the company’s founding equity to the foundation. In addition to the equity grant, Shipshape pledged 2% of its product [...]

2021-06-14T20:18:42-04:00June 15th, 2021|

Why top VCs are convincing their companies to give away equity

Originally published on Protocol. Written by Biz Carson. SPACs may have been the hottest IPO trend in the last year, but now a bunch of investors are hoping to make another aspect of going public just as cool: corporate philanthropy. The blockbuster IPOs of companies like Coinbase and UiPath came with a pledge to set [...]

2021-06-14T20:51:24-04:00June 14th, 2021|

Pledge 1% Named a Finalist in the 2021 Classy Awards

Today, we are excited to announce that Pledge 1% has been named a Top 50 Finalist for the 2021 Classy Awards! Classy, online fundraising software for nonprofits, launched the Classy Awards in 2009 to recognize the achievements of nonprofits and social enterprises operating in our communities and around the world, and to shine a spotlight [...]

2021-06-14T19:37:29-04:00June 14th, 2021|

Supporting Automation for Good – UiPath Joins Pledge 1%

Originally pubished on uipath.com. On Our Path to Automation for Good  Daniel Dines The UiPath journey began with 10 people in an apartment in Romania. As our company has grown into a multinational business operating in nearly 30 countries, so has our belief in UiPath’s role and vision for impact in the world. Today, we [...]

2021-06-09T21:18:57-04:00June 9th, 2021|
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