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This piece is shared as part of Pledge 1%’s #GivingTuesdayNow campaign, which highlights how Pledge 1% members and the business community are coming together as a force for good to combat COVID-19.

Our industry in particular can do, and is currently doing, great work on behalf of the first responders, frontline workers, and nonprofits and community organizations that feed, house, educate, and nurture neighbors impacted by the pandemic. And, we at Established are incredibly proud to know that many of our Startup of the Year alumni are doing what they can to help.

Some of the Startup of the Year Alumni featured:







Meanwhile, Established and Startup of the Year’s community partners are doing all they can to help:

Learn more about these efforts and more at https://soty.link/COVID19Resources.



Originally posted: May 5th, 2020


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By Salesforce Ventures. Read original piece here.

While these are clearly trying times, we see stories of generosity all around us as people find new ways to show solidarity with those who are most in need. In an effort to help people and organizations throughout the global community find solutions to this crisis, many companies are making their products and services more accessible. From free technology tools for first responders and healthcare organizations, to assistance for struggling individuals and businesses, companies are doing what they can to support the cause and quicken recovery.


 


We’ve provided a roundup of resources being offered by Salesforce Ventures portfolio companies below. For more information about these programs, please reach out to the companies directly.


 


Benefits for first responders and healthcare organizations


 


BugCrowd is offering emergency response teams, hospitals, & care providers free access to their Vulnerability Disclosure Program and Attack Surface Analysis for the next 90 days.


 


Guild Education has partnered with Southern New Hampshire University and Penn Foster to build free training courses to assist workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic with staying safe.


 


JazzHR is providing JazzHR PRO for free to Primary, Emergency & Urgent Care providers. Sign up by May 1, 2020.


Snyk’s cloud-native application security solution is free for six months to organizations in the healthcare, hospitality, travel and entertainment industries.


 


Free or discounted tools for organizations working on COVID-19 solutions


 


Algolia’s Pro Plan is free to any developer or team working on COVID-19-related, not-for-profit websites or apps.


Automation Anywhere has a free thirty-day trial of Automation Anywhere’s Enterprise A2019 to create bots for solutions to aid those affected by COVID-19.


 


CartoDB is offering its spatial analysis and visualization platform to private and public sector companies using maps to fight against the COVID-19 outbreak.


 


Copado announced the immediate availability of free access to its platform for anyone working on applications to fight COVID-19.


 


Dropbox Business and HelloSign Enterprise subscriptions are free for a three-month period to nonprofits and NGOs that are focused on fighting COVID-19.


 


Helpshift is offering our technology to community, government and healthcare organizations at no cost, enabling them to leverage the power of automation to rapidly scale operations without additional staff.


 


PropelPLM launched the Healthcare Manufacturer Community, a free and open community built on Salesforce Care which contains easy to navigate medical device designs, sourcing and component data, and documentation that allows companies to pivot and manufacture ventilators, as well as other life-saving medical equipment.


 


Free or discounted access for schools, teachers and students


 


AdmitHub is offering free access to the AdmitHub platform and its AI-powered bot to the government & educational community for 90 days.


 


Hustle’s texting platform is free through May 31, 2020 (up to 10,000 messages) to help governments, NGOs, and schools to connect with their communities.


 


Zoom is free to all new users and has lifted the 40-minute meeting limit for free Basic accounts for K-12 schools. Zoom is used by businesses for meetings, by families to keep in touch, and by teenagers who want to hang out with their friends.


Vidyard is offering free access to Vidyard for Schools to enable teachers and staff to record and share secure video messages for better engagement with students, parents, colleagues, and the community.


 


Services that make it easier to give back


 


Beliive is using technology and time exchange to help individuals connect with one another. By sharing an hour of knowledge or experience with someone in the community, you receive a credit that can then be used to learn from someone else.


 


Catalant is waiving their fee on projects for qualified 501(c)(3)s that need to accelerate strategic work to help people affected by the pandemic.


 


UniteUs is offering an option for new communities to launch a rapid-response network for the immediate crisis that also provides the infrastructure to grow in the coming months.


 


Financial assistance for individuals


 


FutureFuel launched a free service to help all student loan holders get on federal repayment plans that lower monthly payments, all the way down to $0 for 12 months.


 


Support for small businesses


 


Automattic’s WooCommerce has partnered with GoDaddy to offer 3 months of WordPress e-commerce and hosting for just $1.


 


BringgNOW, a last-mile delivery solution to immediately launch or scale your delivery operations is free for SMBs.


Digital Asset’s world-class legal team is available free of charge to advise small companies who may be struggling under the current circumstances.


 


Gusto has put together a compilation of federal, state, and private resources to help small businesses find loans, grants, and credits.


 


SmartRecruiters SmartStart is available to make hiring easy for teams and smaller organizations of up to 250 employees. SmartStart is entirely free with an unlimited number of users and candidates.


 


nCino’s SBA solution helps to quickly respond to regulatory changes as a result of the CARES Act and the Paycheck Protection Program by decreasing loan processing time and increasing capacity for new loan applications.


 


Ureeka has partnered with Salesforce for the Salesforce Care Small Business Grants as the grant application, judging and community partner. Ureeka will provide businesses with grant application support, ongoing resources, and counsel.


 


Tools to help companies take care of their employees


 


Pymetrics is offering two free solutions, Digital Interviewing and Internal Mobility to companies interviewing or looking to move current employees to different roles.


 


Simplrr is waiving implementation fees and offering a two-week deployment to support organizations with an enterprise-wide internal communications platform to keep the workforce connected and aligned.


 


Vidyard is offering its new internal communications tool free through June 30 to help companies adjust and stay connected to your remote workforce


 


Thousand Eyes is offering free use of their end-user experience monitoring agents for 90 days to IT teams that need to support remote workers at an unprecedented scale due to precautions businesses are taking in response to COVID-19. Reach out to their team by June 30, 2020.


 


Information and other resources


 


Forter has created this weekly report to share insights on consumer behavior and fraud trends during this unprecedented time.


 


Gusto has a resource hub that provides SMBs with updated news, information, and advice as you navigate this difficult time.


 


Traction on Demand, through their initiative, Respond Together, is sharing an online inventory of response solutions that highlight rapid development projects they’ve completed and made available to others who might benefit from their use.


 


If you want to join or support the cause


 


COVID Tech Connect


 


Loop & Tie Founder and CEO Sara Rodell along with other technology leaders joined together to provide donated tablets to hospitals across the United States to connect critically ill COVID-19 patients with family members. Loop & Tie repurposed their operational structure to help receive orders from hospitals, device donations, and manage shipping and handling of devices to matching recipients.


 


#StoptheSpread


 


Spearheaded by Rachel Carlson, CEO of Guild Education, Stop the Spread (STS) is a coalition of 1,500+ volunteer CEOs working to unlock the collective potential of US businesses to catalyze action and bolster the public sector in response to COVID-19.



Originally posted: May 5th, 2020


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By Laura Schreier, Sr. Content Marketing Manager, ALM Works

This piece is shared as part of Pledge 1%’s #GivingTuesdayNow campaign, which highlights how Pledge 1% members and the business community are coming together as a force for good to combat COVID-19.

So many people are hurting as a result of this pandemic. If you want to help, where do you even start? We spent the month of March watching as the seriousness of the pandemic started to hit home. The shutdowns began, and everyone got a crash course in epidemiology. It was overwhelming. It’s still overwhelming.

We wanted to donate our Pledge 1% money where it could do the most good. In these early days of the crisis, we decided to go to those directly fighting COVID-19: hospitals right in our own backyard. ALM Works put all of our yearly donations into hospitals near our two office locations: Half went to Newton-Wellesley Hospital here in Massachusetts, and half to St. Petersburg “City Hospital No. 15” in Russia.

Hospitals desperately needed to increase capacity to handle a surge in patients. The hospital in St. Petersburg needed to be outfitted with equipment and beds for COVID-19 patients, and Newton-Wellesley is actively involved in treatment and — just as importantly — prevention of further spread. 

A thank-you letter from Newton-Wellesley noted that our donation aids virus sufferers as well as prevention measures. “Community hospitals are at the epicenter of controlling the spread of COVID-19,” the letter noted, adding that our donation came during a critical time in controlling the outbreak. 

It’s become a cliche to talk about healthcare workers as the “front lines” of the fight, but they really are shouldering huge burdens right now, caring for desperately ill people while putting themselves at risk. We want to give them all the support they need. 

This crisis will take a long time to overcome, and the economic ramifications are going to be severe for people all around the world. In addition to our Pledge 1% donation, the company also offered to match any employee’s personal donation to any organization related to the crisis. As individuals, we can’t control this pandemic — but as a community, we’ll do what we can to help each other through. 



Originally posted: May 5th, 2020


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By Melynnie Rizvi

At SurveyMonkey, our goal has always been to make the communities where we live and work better, safer, and healthier. And as a survey company, we’re uniquely suited to help. Throughout the crisis, we’ve poured resources into not only supporting our employees and customers, but also helping build a better world at large.

Here are the ways that we’re looking out for our users, our employees, and everyone else who’s been affected by these tumultuous times.

Providing Free Public Resources for Organizations of Every Size

Every company and organization has been affected by the virus. Many are suddenly and urgently coping with less revenue, while also trying to keep business operations going in a quarantining world. 

SurveyMonkey launched new, free survey templates designed by our in-house survey experts to help business leaders and individual managers stay connected. Our Coronavirus Leadership Check-In template enables executives and small business owners to assess employees’ wellbeing and address potential challenges, our Work From Home template enables individual managers to check up on employees at a regular cadence, and our B2B customer pulse survey enables users to check on customers. 

SurveyMonkey is also constantly publishing new research about social sentiments around the coronavirus, including the number of people quarantining, top concerns, changes in buying habits and more. Since February, we’ve polled more than 600,000 people across the U.S., U.K., and Canada. We publish this data weekly to help bring more clarity about these world changes to our customers and other readers. 

Supporting our Nonprofit Partners

SurveyMonkey is currently offering extreme discounts to nonprofits, educators, and students to enable them to continue their important work and enable remote education. 

And the work that we’re seeing from nonprofits truly is inspirational. Here are a few examples: the American Red Cross is using SurveyMonkey technology to recruit blood donors who have already recovered from the virus (and therefore have coronavirus-fighting antibodies in their blood), so that sick people can recover more effectively. Meanwhile, the Boys and Girls Club of San Mateo uses SurveyMonkey to check in on community needs, and created a food distribution station for needy families as a result of their research.

We’re also promoting broader use of SurveyMonkey Contribute, a platform that enables people to take surveys in exchange for a SurveyMonkey-sponsored donation to a nonprofit of their choice. For every survey taken, SurveyMonkey donates 50 cents, many of which—like Doctors without Borders and American Red Cross.—are directly supporting virus relief efforts. Our hope is that people can use SurveyMonkey Contribute to help support positive change, even if they can’t afford to give money themselves during this time. Historically, the platform has raised over 15 million dollars for worthy causes.

Enabling Healthcare Breakthroughs and Other Research

Some of SurveyMonkey’s most exciting work right now comes from partnerships with healthcare and other public health organizations. 

COVID Near You is an organization that is tracking symptoms across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, helping communities understand whether they are at risk and how the virus works. It provides real-time public health updates using survey data. Almost 600,000 people have made reports to the site in order to help spread awareness.

Another powerful new partnership is with the state of Rhode Island, which is using SurveyMonkey to check in on people who tested positive, track changes in symptoms, identify problem areas where illness is spreading, and research possible solutions.

Taking Care of Our Troop

The health and safety of our employees (affectionately known as our Troop) remains a top priority at SurveyMonkey. That’s why SurveyMonkey was among the first companies to implement a work-from-home policy in early March 2020, helping establish the norm that is attributed to saving lives in California before the state safer-at-home order was in place. 

During this time of instability, SurveyMonkey has strengthened our commitment to protect our employees. Our CEO, Zander Lurie, took  a public pledge to do no layoffs for 90 days starting April 1, and we are committed to paying hourly workers and contractors their regular wages, despite a decreased need for services.

As we began remote work, one of our first steps was to check in with our Troop to understand their concerns and the support tools that would help them navigate this new landscape, using our leadership check in template. Based on their feedback, and in recognition of the challenges associated with caregiving and homeschooling, we provided all employees with a stipend to set up a comfortable and effective remote workspaces and help support childcare, dependent care, educational learning subscriptions, and more. We also added emergency paid sick leave for any employee who is personally affected by the virus, so that they won’t be depleting any sick days.

We sent our Employee Resource and Social Impact Groups (ERG & DIGs) the guidance and resources they need to host virtual events and Community Chats to maintain connection, collaboration and morale during this time of physical distancing. These groups are also tackling the new challenges facing individual communities at this time, including xenophobia and racism against the Asian American community, the disproportionate health and economic impact the virus is having on the African American and Latinx communities, and the mental health impact of this new world order.

Additional Advocacy

In addition to our CEO’s pledge not to do any layoffs for 90 days, SurveyMonkey has been involved in other social initiatives that aim to support our communities through this crisis. 

To support small businesses that are particularly vulnerable during this time, SurveyMonkey joined the #OpenWeStand Coalition of more than 30 companies to help small businesses sustain during and recover after from the financial impact of COVID-19. 

Before becoming law on March 18, 2020, SurveyMonkey advocated for the passage of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which provides funding for free coronavirus testing, 14-day paid leave for American workers affected by the pandemic, and increased funding for food stamps.

Like everyone else, SurveyMonkey has had its share of challenges in a rapidly changing world. But we truly believe that we can work together to make a positive impact, and we commit to continue working toward that impact in whatever ways we can.



Originally posted: May 5th, 2020


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By Lauren Coberly, Box.org

This piece is shared as part of Pledge 1%’s #GivingTuesdayNow campaign, which highlights how Pledge 1% members and the business community are coming together as a force for good to combat COVID-19.


“I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” ~ Mother Teresa


 

You might be familiar with Giving Tuesday… and remember it as the Tuesday that follows Black Friday and Cyber Monday, focused on giving to the many great causes and passionate nonprofits working to make the world a better place.  In light of the global pandemic and the impact all over the world, there is a new global day of giving and unity today, May 5th, called Giving Tuesday Now.  Giving Tuesday Now is an emergency response to the unprecedented needs caused by COVID-19.  The hope of this movement is for a collective response from individuals, businesses, philanthropy, and all that are able, to create “grassroots generosity” and show support for communities and nonprofits around the globe.  

 

The Giving Now movement encourages participation in a range of ways — getting involved with a need in your community, supporting a neighbor, or donating to a cause.  At Box, our employees will give in ways that resonate most with them, whether that involves their time, dollars or expertise. In fact, we have employees standing by now to partner with our nonprofit community across various skill areas and projects through our Virtual Volunteers program. 

 

We are truly inspired by the work and dedication of so many organizations at this time, including those on the front lines or supporting and enabling the front-line workers.  Today Box.org will be making a donation to an organization called PATH, a global nonprofit committed to improving public health.  PATH is working around the clock to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 as it spreads around the world.  

 

Located in 70 countries, PATH works across governments, ministries of health and the private sector.  The organization is laser focused on developing life-saving vaccines, creating diagnostic tools, training health workers, designing and manufacturing PPE equipment, and developing pandemic response plans.  Their work is particularly critical at this moment, with communities around the world struggling to manage through this pandemic.

 

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A January meeting at the Health Emergency Operations Center in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The center was established in 2017 with support from PATH and is now being used to coordinate the country’s COVID-19 response. Photo: PATH



Today, everyone is facing some sort of challenge — whether it’s supporting family in this stressful time, dealing with physical or mental health challenges, managing the stress of a lost job, or simply holding the feelings of being scared or feeling isolated.  No one is immune to what is taking place, and we stand with you during this time.  If you’re in a place where you can give in some way, we encourage you to think about how you’d like to make a difference today — make a supportive phone call, take groceries to a neighbor, volunteer your precious time, or donate to your favorite organization.  If you’d like to join us in supporting PATH and their work to combat COVID-19, you can do so at path.org/stopcovid.

 

Together, we’ll make a difference.  And together, we’ll get through this. 

 

Learn more about Box.org and our mission at www.box.org. Contact us here. Follow Box.org on Twitter and LinkedIn to see what we’re up to, and learn more about inspirational nonprofits we are fortunate to partner with. #MoreGoodTogether


Originally posted: May 5th, 2020


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This piece is shared as part of Pledge 1%’s #GivingTuesdayNow campaign, which highlights how Pledge 1% members and the business community are coming together as a force for good to combat COVID-19.

A letter from our CEO:

Hello from Houston. Our city has been on lockdown since mid-March and the Endiem team watched as the world and economy responded to the pandemic. 

There are few things we cannot control just now – but we can control how we choose to contribute during this uncertain time. At Endiem, we are choosing to contribute with intention.  

This means taking care of our community, which not only includes everyone in the extended Endiem family but also our beloved Houston area as a whole. That’s why we are thrilled to be part of the #GivingTuesdayNow movement.

In response to the CO-VID crisis, Endiem doubled its monthly donations to local non-profit Kid’s Meals, which feeds thousands of pre-school children in Houston every day. With schools closed many kids have lost the two regular meals they depended on each day. Kid’s Meals stepped up to fill that void by packaging and delivering thousands of extra nutritious sack lunches to homes to make sure Houston’s kids are fed. Endiem’s stepped up to provide extra funding for those lunches and snacks.

Throughout the year the Endiem team is granted paid Volunteer Time Off (VTO). Last week, Advantage by Endiem analyst Laura Martin used her VTO to bag lunches at Kid’s Meals. And off of our team members have been given an extra half-day of VTO this week in solidarity with #GivingTuesdayNow. 

“At Endiem we believe in deeds, not words. Our community is suffering and we must act. The need is now so we’re taking action to help however we can – with cash, with time, and with hands-on volunteering,” says Geraldine Gray, Endiem’s CEO. 

We’re creating an environment where compassion and flexibility rule while fulfilling customer needs and keeping in mind that everyone’s struggling with new routines and, for some, unsure futures. 

Every Thursday we hold an “open mic” session that welcomes employees, partners, and clients to Zoom into as a space to be human and vulnerable during this crisis. Yes, we talk about our feelings. The feedback regarding these sessions has been phenomenal – we laugh, we pray, we send good thoughts, we sometimes shed a tear but we always end on a hopeful note.

Join us as we support #GivingTuesdayNow. We’ll get through this together because we’re in this together and because you know us at Endiem you know that we’re all in. Stay safe, stay well, and stay sane.


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Endiem is the largest independent Salesforce consulting partner in Houston. We help organizations discover, design, and build Salesforce solutions that help businesses achieve their goals. Find us on Twitter. 



Originally posted: May 5th, 2020


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This piece is shared as part of Pledge 1%’s #GivingTuesdayNow campaign, which highlights how Pledge 1% members and the business community are coming together as a force for good to combat COVID-19.

ShoppingGives is a commerce platform that enables conscious brands to streamline their giving process so that they can focus more on doing good and less on how to do it. Right now, brands are putting giving back and social impact at center stage to provide aid to their customers, those on the frontlines, and the global community. 

For #GivingTuesdayNow, ShoppingGives has worked with their network of stores, or The Giving Economy as they’re more affectionately known, to raise donation amounts and enable every purchase to make an impact. ShoppingGives’ partner brands are all getting creative with giving back to the community, from featuring COVID-19 focused causes all the way to 5% give back on every purchase.   

In addition to flash giving for Giving Tuesday Now, most ShoppingGives partners give back to causes of the customers’ choice. When you shop their Giving Economy, you can select the cause closest to your heart to receive a donation. If you’re stumped for a cause, all retailers have at least one feature that they believe in, and you can always select that! Donations powered by ShoppingGives are made by the brand on the customer’s behalf. When you shop the Giving Economy, you never have to spend more to make a difference. 

Join ShoppingGives in making a difference by shopping conscious brands like Huron, Natori, Koio, Kenneth Cole, The Sis Kiss, JR Dunn, and Everyday California. For more sites giving back extra visit ShoppingGives.com or follow @ShoppingGives across all socials. 

ShoppingGives has already raised thousands in their effort to provide relief, and they look forward to continuing the trend in this time of abundant need. Happy Giving!



Originally posted: May 5th, 2020


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This piece is shared as part of Pledge 1%’s #GivingTuesdayNow campaign, which highlights how Pledge 1% members and the business community are coming together as a force for good to combat COVID-19.

When news broke about the pandemic, Selfless.ly, an all-in-one corporate philanthropy management software startup sprang into action. 

“It became clear to us that a lot of resources would be going toward COVID-related issues, however there are many nonprofits that still need support and may not have a mission that relates. We asked – What can we be doing to help these causes stay sustainable?” – Joshua Driver, Cofounder of Selfless.ly.

Selfless.ly reached out to partner with Serve Indiana, a division of the Department of Workforce Development for the State of Indiana, and launched Virtual Giveback. The partnership centralizes nonprofit-focused resources and created a webinar series with subject matter experts to provide information on pressing issues being experienced during this time. In addition to informational sessions, Virtual Giveback provides instruction on self-care techniques and a communication channel for nonprofits to be heard.

“We know these amazing people are pouring from an empty cup, and we need to let them know that someone is here for them.” Said Driver.

After learning more about the current struggles facing the over 60 nonprofits that registered to be a part of the Virtual Giveback program, the team at Selfless.ly began to schedule free consulting sessions on helping nonprofits transition their volunteer opportunities into virtual ones. In addition, Selfless.ly removed the paywall for nonprofits to use their volunteer management system, meaning Selfless.ly is currently free for nonprofits!

Currently, the team at Selfless.ly is volunteering with several nonprofits to help deliver masks to hospitals from the Million Mask Challenge Indy, support Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana, foster dogs from the Indiana Bulldog Rescue, consult on virtual event management and more.

If you have an hour to volunteer virtually, let us know!

About us– Selfless.ly is based in Indianapolis and is Indiana’s first Domestic Benefit Corporation and Certified B Corp. To learn more visit www.selfless.ly or join the movement here.



Originally posted: May 5th, 2020


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This piece is shared as part of Pledge 1%’s #GivingTuesdayNow campaign, which highlights how Pledge 1% members and the business community are coming together as a force for good to combat COVID-19.

At Rodan + Fields, people are at the heart of our business. As the impact of COVID-19 is felt around the world, we will continue to support relief efforts to do the right thing for the health and safety of our loyal customers, global consultants, home office employees and R+F global communities. 

To date, we have protected our people by elevating safety protocols throughout our supply chain, shifted home office employees to work remote, and championed healthcare workers on social with our #RFLove campaign. We have also donated more than 13,000 R+F skincare products to frontline healthcare workers to soothe skin irritation and are now making hand sanitizer for Bay Area hospitals. 

We have also expedited $1.5M in payments to our nonprofit partners to help them stay open and adapt their youth programs and are giving more than $420k to the American Red Cross.

Today, for #GivingTuesdayNow we’ll match your donation!



Originally posted: May 5th, 2020

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