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 [...]
By Joshua Hall. Originally posted on Techpoint. You already know about part of Salesforce’s impact in Indiana — the software giant is creating more than 800 new jobs and 500 new apprenticeships, and investing $40 million that’s causing a ripple effect of growth and prosperity in the state’s tech sector. What you might not know [...]
By Ron Miller. Originally published in TechCrunch. If a startup founder could peer 8 years into the future and see a company that has become the symbol for disruptive culture, one that has raised over $8 billion on a valuation of $67 billion, that has a worldwide presence in hundreds of cities, millions of app [...]
Hiring is hard. We make it easier. Savvy Hires is a consulting and workforce development firm that helps companies develop Strategic Internship and onboarding programs for pipeline development. 80% of employee turnover is due to bad hiring decisions. $136.5M/ yr in the US is wasted on bad hires. The result of a poor cultural fit [...]
Originally published on New Voice Media's blog. Endure24 is dubbed the Glastonbury for runners. It draws together around 3,000 weirdos, like me, from all walks of life to spend 24 hours of their lives running multiple five mile (8k) laps of a course in Wasing Park near Aldermaston which is situated just outside of Basingstoke. [...]
By Lucia Maffei. Originally published on BostInno. TripAdvisor is now part of the Boston chapter of the Pledge 1% movement, a national philanthropic organization encouraging companies to give 1 percent of their equity, employee time and products to good causes. Specifically, the travel website company is committing money and resources to support underserved populations around [...]
By Laura Anderson, originally published on the K15t Sotfware blog. Trash belongs in garbage bins – a statement we probably all agree on. Sadly, beautiful places, such as forest trails, meant for everyone's enjoyment and recreation end up being littered with plastic bags, empty bottles, and lots of cigarette butts. In order to help clean [...]
Originally published on the Pledge 1% Colorado blog. On May 16, as part of Boulder Startup Week, Pledge 1% Colorado – an initiative of the Community Foundation Boulder County – and other sponsors launched a contest to showcase how cross-sector collaborations are positively impacting our community. El Centro Amistad, one of the six finalists, [...]
By Dan McConvey, Development and Partnerships Associate, The Boston Foundation. Originally shared on The Boston Foundation's blog. Pranam Lipinski was born and raised in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts in the town of Adams. While attending Endicott College as a business major, he co-founded the college’s Investment Club. It was through founding that club that [...]
By Anna Hendry, originally posted on Inside the Salesforce Ecosystem. “The business of business is improving the state of the world.” These words from CEO Marc Benioff serve as the guiding principle for the impact Salesforce wants to have on our community. And they describe why, when Salesforce was founded in 1999, the leadership team [...]