This profile is published as part of Pledge 1%’s Women Who Lead series, which celebrates women in the Pledge 1% community who are creating change within their workplace and communities. Susan Jones is the COO and Co-founder of Wear+Care, a Pledge 1% Member company. Q1: What inspired you to work in this industry? My [...]
This interview is published as part of Pledge 1%’s Women Who Lead series, which celebrates women in the Pledge 1% community who are creating change within their workplace and communities. Q1: What is your Name and Title? Gemma Sole, Cofounder and COO/CMO of Nineteenth Amendment Q2: How long have you been in your current [...]
This profile is published as part of Pledge 1%'s Women Who Lead series, which celebrates women in the Pledge 1% community who are creating change within their workplace and communities. Lynn is a highly experienced board member. Over the past 25 years she has served on private and public company boards, including listed, in [...]
By David Callahan. Originally published on Inside Philanthropy. The rising philanthropy of the U.S. tech sector has come in waves. In the first wave, the big winners from the early boom in computer hardware and software shifted billions of dollars into major foundations, creating the Hewlett, Packard, Moore and Gates foundations—all of which emerged as new [...]
This interview is published as part of Pledge 1%'s Women Who Lead series, which celebrates women in the Pledge 1% community who are creating change within their workplace and communities. Q1: What is your Name and Title? Alexandra Lindsay, Head of Marketing for hobbyDB. Q2: How long have you been in your current position? A year [...]
This profile is published as part of Pledge 1%'s Women Who Lead series, which celebrates women in the Pledge 1% community who are creating change within their workplace and communities. Karen Lawson is the CEO of Slingshot. She is an award winning business executive and leader in the digital industry. She has held executive positions [...]
Originally published on Tech.Co. Charitable giving has become an integral part of the business world in recent years. With over two thirds of millennials preferring to work for a company that gives back, and the incredibly tough competition for top talent, building a culture of giving within your company is officially good for business. And [...]
By Ben Paynter. Originally published in Fast Company. Over the past two years, Silicon Valley unicorns Atlassian, Box, Pure Storage, and Twillio all went public, earning billion dollar valuations. At the same time—and while less profitable—each was already giving back as a member of Pledge 1%, an initiative for companies to donate at least 1% of [...]
Read the original release here. Amplifinity, a leader in referral program software, announced today the details of their partnership with Playworks – a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating safe and healthy play in schools. As part of Amplifinity’s Pledge 1% commitment, Amplifinity has donated a portion of its referral marketing software to Playworks to help [...]
February 13, 2017. Pledge 1% has been recognized as one of Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies in 2017. In addition to this honor, Pledge 1% has also been listed as one of the top 10 Most Innovative Companies in the Nonprofit Category. To read the full list of featured companies, visit fastcompany.com. Pledge 1% [...]