Mentoring: A Catalyst for Corporate Philanthropy
By Lina Caneva. Originally published on Pro Bono Australia. Having drawn inspiration from the CSR work of the world’s corporate titans, global online software company Salesforce is hoping to mentor and encourage other companies to take [...]
Pledge 1% Movement Launches in U.K.
More than 25 companies join Pledge 1% in the U.K., dedicating 1% of employee time, equity, product or profit to improve communities around the world U.K. companies, including NewVoiceMedia, Qubit and Sage, commit to making [...]
Pledge 1% Program Launched to Celebrate, Foster and Inspire Early Stage Corporate Philanthropy
Originally published on CSR Wire. BOULDER, CO, Dec. 02 /CSRwire/ - #GivingTuesday — Atlassian, Entrepreneurs Foundation of Colorado and the Salesforce Foundation today announced the Pledge 1% program, setting a target of securing 500 pledges [...]
Salesforce Foundation and partners want startups to pledge 1% of equity to philanthropy
By Chris Rauber. Originally published on San Francisco Business Times. The Salesforce Foundation is hoping to inspire 500 startups to pledge 1 percent of their company's equity, 1 percent of the founder's personal equity and 1 [...]
Salesforce and Atlassian team up to help startups give back
By Matt Weinberger. Originally published on Computer World. Cloud CRM provider Salesforce has long distinguished itself from other Silicon Valley heavyweights by refusing to move its corporate headquarters and offices from San Francisco itself, even as [...]
Corporate-Giving Effort Aims to Expand Giving Tuesday
By Tom Held. Originally published on The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Organizers of the "1-1-1" model for corporate giving hope to use Giving Tuesday to dramatically expand the effort. The goal of the 1% Program, launched on [...]