Kait Sheridan, Author at Pledge 1%

MIT Solve Announces Recipients of Second-Round Prize Funding totaling $1.5 Million from Australian DFAT and Atlassian Foundation International

By Andrea Snyder. Originally published on the Solve website. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 17, 2018—Solve, an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, today announced the Solver recipients of the remaining $1.5 million pool of prize funding from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and Atlassian Foundation International. During the Solve at MIT Opening [...]

Kait Sheridan2018-05-22T12:51:59-04:00May 22nd, 2018|

Social Impact (Capitalism For A Cause)

Originally published on the In What Language website. As the world continues to develop, the need for corporate social responsibility becomes even more important. Social problems exist whether we like it or not, so what can we do about it? Well… When corporations value social responsibility and make an effort to integrate social impact into [...]

Kait Sheridan2018-05-22T05:12:33-04:00May 22nd, 2018|

Sustainable interior design – Plant a Tree for Me!

Originally published on the Designbx website. Throughout the world there’s a steady increase in demand for timber, leaving a trail of devastation behind. Unsustainable and illegal timber logging satisfies the needs of many multi-million dollar companies, creating devastation to ecosystems and forest growth. The importance of fostering ethical business and for our industry to encourage [...]

Kait Sheridan2018-05-22T04:53:02-04:00May 22nd, 2018|

Making a Pledge

Originally published on Designbx's website. Designbx is revolutionising the furniture and homewares industry, by making interior design truly accessible, intuitive and affordable to every Australian. The co-founders share a passion to improve the home and work environments of 1 million Australians by 2023 and this extends beyond our business practice into the community. As our [...]

Kait Sheridan2018-05-22T04:51:50-04:00May 22nd, 2018|

60 x 60 Success: Pledge 1% Boston Meets an Ambitious Goal

Originally published on the Boston Foundation's blog. Diana Akelman usually goes at things at 110 percent. But recently she’s found something appealing about 1 percent. Pledge 1% Boston, that is. Akelman was part of a wave of new members to the movement during Pledge 1% Boston’s ambitious “60 x 60” campaign at the end of [...]

Kait Sheridan2018-05-07T22:34:34-04:00May 7th, 2018|

Africa’s Got Digital Talent – A Development Initiative for Talented Young Africans

Originally published on the Eventerprise blog. Zurich, Switzerland, 15 September 2017 – Global events platform, Eventerprise has today announced the official launch of its Corporate Social Responsibility initiative – Africa’s Got Digital Talent. It’s goal is to provide career-defining digital and entrepreneurial skills to talented young African students who are keen to participate in Eventerprise’s international Young Gun internship [...]

Kait Sheridan2018-05-06T23:31:39-04:00May 6th, 2018|

Pledge 1% Announces 5,000 Members in Over 100 Countries at Collision

New Partnership with Web Summit Inspires Companies Large and Small to Join Pledge 1% New Orleans, Louisiana - May 3, 2018 - Pledge 1%, the global movement to make giving back the norm for companies of all sizes and stages, announced today that it reached 5000 members in 100 countries. With a growth rate of [...]

Kait Sheridan2018-05-03T07:28:55-04:00May 3rd, 2018|

Salesforce Ventures Introduces $100 Million Canada Trailblazer Fund

Originally published on Markets Insider. TORONTO, May 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), the global leader in CRM, today announced that Salesforce Ventures, the company's global corporate investment group, has launched the Canada Trailblazer Fund, a $100 million fund to invest in Canadian startups and fuel cloud innovation and customer success in the region. Salesforce Ventures has supported the [...]

Kait Sheridan2018-05-03T15:40:17-04:00May 3rd, 2018|

Scaled Agile Accommodates Anticipated Growth with Move to Larger Office

Originally published on the Scaled Agile site. BOULDER, COLO. (PRWEB) MAY 01, 2018 Scaled Agile, Inc., provider of SAFe®, the world’s leading framework for enterprise agility, today announced it has recently moved to a 27,000-square-foot office space at 5400 Airport Blvd. The space was formally unveiled during an open house event in February. The new headquarters allows [...]

Kait Sheridan2018-05-02T16:30:00-04:00May 2nd, 2018|

Taival joins Pledge 1%

By Michael Hanf. Originally shared on LinkedIn. At Taival we believe that giving forward has to be an integral part of what we do and who we are. Therefore, we have made the pledge to contribute 1% of our working time for a good cause. Every Taival employee will have the chance to spend 1% [...]

Kait Sheridan2018-04-16T18:20:57-04:00April 16th, 2018|

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