Kahuso Celebrates the Upside by Pledging 1% to the Upside Foundation
Watch this video to hear why Michael Carter, co-founder at Kahuso, decided to Pledge 1%. https://vimeo.com/192806219
Comalatech’s Annual Tradition: Giving Back to the Community
The holiday season brings with it the season of giving, and at Comalatech that means fondly remembering the opportunities we've had to give back to our communities. We are ardent believers that our success as a team comes with an obligation to return some of that good fortune to the places we call home. We [...]
With Great Growth Comes Responsibility
By Jessie VanderVeen, CMO, Tempo Tempo has been a partner of Room to Read for more than six years now as part of our corporate culture of community service and philanthropic leadership to empower others within the global community. To date, we have donated more than $75,000 to Room to Read through Tempo’s Starter License Program–$100 [...]
How Pledge1 has Helped RefinedWiki Bring Effective Altruism into Focus
Joining Pledge1 has helped us to engage our employees and be more transparent in the way we give to charity - Co-founder Jimmy Lundström We want to create a workplace people are proud to work at - CEO and Co-founder Emil Sjödin At RefinedWiki we aim to instil 'effective altruism' into our company culture, and [...]
Teaming up for computer science education in Sydney
By an Atlassian volunteer. I have a son and a daughter attending public school in Sydney. As an Aussie transplant having grown up in Czechoslovakia, when I moved to Australia, I wanted to learn as much about the Australian education system as I could to try and understand how it is preparing my kids for life in [...]
The Salesforce Incubator #PledgesItForward
Last Thursday, the newly launched Salesforce Incubator invited member companies to come together in person to talk about how they are building Pledge 1% into the DNA of their business. During the event, 3 new companies and 3 Ambassadors joined Pledge 1%. But what was even more exciting was to hear leaders like Chuck Liddell of Kapuhonu speak [...]
will.i.am and i.am+ Reveal BUTTONS and Join the Pledge 1% Movement
Global music artist and entrepreneur will.i.am and his company i.am+ have joined the Pledge 1% movement and are #PledgingItForward in a big way with the launch of their newest product BUTTONS, premium BluetoothTM earphones. As a new Pledge 1% member, i.am+ is donating 1% of net proceeds, 1% of staff time, and 1% of product to the i.am.angel Foundation, which [...]
Pledge 1% Ambassador PandaPay launches #MindfulCommerce Movement to Boost Giving Back
This week, PandaPay, an API for charitable giving and a Pledge 1% member, is announcing the launch of Mindful Commerce, a new movement that helps companies get involved in Pledge 1% and start giving back. PandaPay takes care of the tax, legal, and engineering implications for companies who want to launch and grow cause marketing campaigns. [...]
Pledge 1% Member Simplus Ditches the Swag & Gives Back at Dreamforce
September 30, 2016. With Dreamforce just around around the corner, we are proud to see Pledge 1% member Simplus leading by example and making giving back a core part of their booth activation. This will be Simplus' first year having a booth at Dreamforce, and they are making a big splash with their #SimplusGives campaign. [...]
Accomplice pledges 1% of carry to local non-profits at Pledge 1% Boston kick-off event
Last night, September 28, Pledge 1% partnered with The Boston Foundation to launch Pledge 1% Boston, a pilot regional model for the movement. The event started with resounding enthusiasm as Accomplice founder Jeff Fagnan took the stage and announced that Accomplice will pledge 1% of their carry in perpetuity to two local nonprofits InnerCity Weightlifting [...]