Since Postmates began FoodFight!, they’ve made some pretty significant leaps and bounds in their journey to reduce hunger and food waste in the US. FoodFight! currently operates in Oklahoma City, Nashville, Detroit, and Los Angeles, and are actively working on expanding their reach. Between their four established cities, Postmates caters to over 600 FoodFight! enabled [...]
GiveFirst is a core value for all of us at Techstars - a way for us to continually improve the world around us. We want to ensure that the cycle of giving continues indefinitely and we believe that we, as the tech industry, through a cultural evolution, can fundamentally shift corporate and individual philanthropy. It’s [...]
Today when you look at a company, one should consider it’s product, it’s people and its focus on purpose. The product will vary and often drive public opinion by the consumer on how they see the company. In the event, a consumer calls into the service depart they will have a chance to interact with [...]
By: Suzanne DiBianca, EVP Corporate Relations & Chief Philanthropy Officer At Salesforce we operate with a set of core values and after nearly 20 years, our values and commitment to equality and improving the state of the world have not wavered. We strive to create a world that fosters acceptance and equality. Taking the Pledge [...]
Why Vidyard Joined Pledge 1% A little over a year ago, we at Vidyard, an online video platform for business to increase leads, accelerate pipeline and delight customers, signed up to be part of Pledge 1%. While we were already doing many things internally to help give back to our community through various grassroots initiatives, [...]
By Elizabeth Tse The nature of work is evolving rapidly. As the largest freelancing website, my company Upwork is proud to be at the forefront of this change. We know that not everyone is set up to thrive in the new economy but believe that digital platforms like ours can make a difference. Our vision [...]
Giving Tuesday is focused on mobilizing the world around giving and community engagement. It’s a day meant to kickoff the charitable season, celebrate giving and philanthropy––and is fueled by the power of collaboration. Pluralsight believes that technology has the power to create freedom, equality and opportunity around the globe. Pluralsight One, together with Pledge 1%, [...]
In the last blog on Spotlight on #BeBoldForChange Campaign at Addteq, we talked about our individual 2017 goals for the Women in Tech movement, and Pledge 1% growth at Addteq. Our goals were to empower women’s advancement, promote women’s education and promote gender equality. Now that we are nearing the end of 2017, Addteq is [...]
Optoro is a reverse logistics technology company helping brands and retailers reduce supply chain waste. Every year we host a free community event called Swap Shop. Swap Shop brings our community together to trade used clothing, shoes and accessories so that these items don't end up in landfills. Every year, millions of quality items are [...]
At ShoppingGives we believe that customers want to support brands and retailers who prioritize giving and that they will prioritize shopping at those brands. Our mission is to create frictionless giving between these brands and the causes their customers are most passionate about. This #GivingTuesday, we’ve enabled select retailers and their shoppers to work together [...]