By Ben Rooks, ST Advisors, Inc. After spending ten years of my career as a sell-side equity research analyst and six years as an investment banker, I began ST Advisors as a way to do the work I loved while living my values, one of which is intellectual integrity (something that was often challenging in [...]
Cloud Co-op joined the Pledge 1% movement with a commitment to pledge 1% of our profit and time to charitable causes in our community. Our Pledge 1% motto, “Plant seeds to grow where you live so others can benefit from you being there.” We believe that our success is tied to our local community and [...]
Three and a half years ago, we set out on a radical mission to change the healthcare industry. We had friends and family diagnosed with cancer told to wear tube socks over their PICC lines and felt that there had to be something better. We wouldn’t and couldn’t accept that using a tube sock was the norm [...]
By Jason Payne, CEO of Ada Diamonds, the world's first custom fine jeweler exclusively using laboratory-grown diamonds. My wife and I founded Ada Diamonds in 2015 on the belief that diamond jewelry should brighten the entire world, not merely the recipient's world. To achieve that goal, Ada Diamonds proudly utilizes real diamonds that are sustainably [...]
By Kara Goldin, founder and CEO, hint, inc. Since creating hint® water to help myself and others break free from sugary and diet-sweetened drinks, I’ve heard from thousands of people who feel that drinking hint helps them live healthier lives. Their stories inspire us not only to continue our fight against the giant beverage companies but also to [...]
What makes your giving program stand out? Have you done a unique combination of time + product donation (or another combination)? As a newer player in the corporate social impact space, we’re focusing heavily on learning and listening. Okta for Good is still fairly limited in breadth right now – and intentionally so. We’re in early [...]
From day one, our mission at Postmates has been to help people unlock the best of their cities. While some companies try to build a warehouse outside of a city and funnel goods into it — we know that our cities, our towns and our communities are our warehouses. A big part of what we do is help local [...]
An interview with Jill Harrison, Innovation Programs, Silverline CRM How do you contribute to the non-profit community? * 2017 marked Silverline’s 7th consecutive year sending a team of volunteer consultants and technology experts to the annual New Orleans Entrepreneur Week conference in partnership with Salesforce. This team of ten spent a week in March donating [...]
It’s the season for sharing and service and for the last three years 97th Floor, along with thousands from around the globe, have shared ways a simple $20 dollar bill can serve others during this holiday season with our 20 Helps campaign. But whether it’s 20 dollars, 20 minutes, 20 acts of service or 20 [...]
By the team at LoSoMo. When our founder, Scott Romney, first heard of the 1% Pledge through a contact at Salesforce last year, it immediately resonated with his desire to make a difference as a business owner. He brought the idea back to our team, and we all jumped on board and took the pledge [...]