This story was submitted as part of the #Pledge1Gives GivingTuesday campaign, which celebrates the many ways our member companies are having an impact around the world.

Procore is a leading provider of construction management software. We launched Procore.org in 2017 with the mission to empower the construction industry and the communities it serves. 

Procore.org witnessed some of the most instances of resilience and service in 2019 than ever before in its three-year history. The past year also saw a growing number of efforts aimed at promoting inclusion and diversity as key drivers of culture, innovation, and success.

The examples of Procore.org’s work in 2019 represent not only our commitment to advancing the construction industry, but also our network’s dedication to supporting the people and communities served by the industry. 

Formalizing Procore’s dedication to social impact 

Procore’s vision is to improve the lives of everyone in construction. In April, Procore joined the Pledge 1% Movement, formalizing Procore’s dedication to social impact through our product and our employees’ time. 

“Community engagement is a critical component of delivering the necessary building blocks for construction to reinvent itself in the digital age. It’s an honor to be able to drive impact through workforce development and industry advancement, while upskilling the digital literacy of craftspeople in the trades with the work we do through Procore.org,” said Sasha Reed, Director of Industry Advancement of Procore.org.

Additionally, this year Procore won the prestigious Forbes Cloud 100 Pledge 1% Impact Award. The award recognizes one company from the Cloud 100 list that goes above and beyond to have a positive impact on their communities.

Helping rebuild communities impacted by disaster

With access to Procore and our training services, more than 240 nonprofit partners of Procore.org were equipped to invest more time in their mission and humanitarian efforts. 

Through our program, we were able to support Team Rubicon’s long-term recovery efforts in the aftermath of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season. Nearly 100 families* now have a place to call home thanks to the nonprofit organization, which serves communities by leveraging the skills of military veterans to help people prepare, respond, and recover from disasters and humanitarian crises. 

Building on the impact of Team Rubicon’s lifesaving efforts, Jake Wood, the organization’s co-founder, kicked off day two of Groundbreak in Phoenix, AZ to discuss the importance of building resilient teams.

Team Rubicon’s presence at Groundbreak came just weeks before Procore included the organization’s logo on the Procore 95 car as it battled for the win during a Nascar competition in Texas.

Building an inclusive culture that drives business

Our inclusion and diversity initiatives are diversifying the workforce, growing the labor pool, and challenging bias by empowering individuals to take action — regardless of career level or function.  

Procore’s’ newest continuing education program, Building Inclusion, was launched as a three-part course series that gives companies and individuals the tools to start building more inclusive, productive, and profitable workplaces within the construction industry.

Educating future generations of construction professionals

Our partnerships with more than 245 schools and 58 K-12 programs are navigating the operational and generational shift in the construction industry, reinforcing the ongoing digital evolution and preparing students for the modern jobsite. 

Mobilizing high-school students as volunteer builders and college students as project managers, Boise State University is building a community center in a neighborhood situated on the outskirts of town. The effort, which is managed in the University’s donated Procore account, is slated for completion in the coming months.

To further Procore.org’s commitment to inspiring the next generation of the construction workforce, we announced our partnership with Build California in October 2019 to create a steady pipeline of motivated and skilled workforce for California’s construction industry. 

Modernizing the jobsite and increasing digital literacy

Procore offers training to equip the industry’s workforce for the jobsites of tomorrow. The in-person trainings and on-demand continuing education courses we offer to more than 80 training centers ensure today’s workforce is prepared to operate on a modern jobsite.

According to Anthony Fasano, Southern Region Training Coordinator at the Carpenters Training Institute (CTI), as the construction industry has evolved, his more recent apprentices have tended to eat, live and breathe technology. In his opinion, this new technological know-how enhances the quality of training and increases engagement, which in turn produces a new generation of construction workers that are better equipped for the modern job site. 

“Procore literally revolutionized our training.” 

Procore.org owes the deepest of thanks to the hundreds of donated accounts that make our commitment to industry advancement possible. It is an honor to give back to the industry that has been instrumental in shaping our success, and we look forward to what’s to come.  

‘Tis the season of thanks and giving, and on #GivingTuesday 2019, Established wants to give a shout out to the 1400 founders and executives that have committed to our partner Pledge 1% via our year-round Startup of the Year program and events.

“The Established team searches across all avenues and around the world for diverse, rising startups that are the best of the best to apply to be part of our Startup of the Year community and programs. As a part of our application process, young companies are invited to “Take the Pledge” and learn more about how to incorporate giving back from our long time partner Pledge 1%.” We find extreme value in keeping philanthropy at the forefront of our global startup community’s mind.” – Jen Consalvo, Co-CEO, Established.

For our friends that don’t know, Pledge 1% is a national nonprofit that inspires early-stage corporate philanthropy. We incorporate a set of introductory questions in our startup award application and event registration, encouraging all to make the choice and/or learn more on how to further their impact. Companies are able to choose a way to give back that is relative for the company’s set of values and mission, which is great as they continue to evolve and grow. 

Established is grateful to be a Pledge 1% Builder member, and we will always encourage our startup community to embrace a vibrant crossroads of early-stage giving and continued innovation. 

Visit startupofyear.com to listen to our Podcast, sign up for the Daily Dealflow™ newsletter, and stay in the loop for 2020 Startup of the Year application news.

Giving thanks to individuals and organizations who make their communities better and brighter 

Giving back and supporting the communities we serve is integral to TaskRabbit’s mission. This holiday season, we’re thanking individuals and organizations who make a positive impact on their local communities through our ‘Task the Season initiative. We scoured the US and UK for unsung local heroes and surprised them with Taskers to help make their holiday wishes come true. Meet our honorees and see how they’ve made the people and places around them better and brighter.

 

The Local Heroes

Our first honoree is Kay Champagne, a Grant Writer who has been with the Texas Ramp Project for 12 years. Kay’s work securing grants has helped the organization expand into 36 regions across Texas, ensuring  that no Texas resident lacks mobility and safe access at home. To celebrate her hard work and dedication, Taskers will help construct ramps for Austin-based residents in need this month.

Anita Buckel of Furnishing Dignity is our second ‘Task The Season honoree. Anita co-founded the organization in 2014 because she saw that many people transitioning out of homelessless or foster care lacked living essentials for their new homes. Taskers will be helping Anita and her team set up furniture in the homes of several individuals and families who are transitioning out of homelessless or foster care in the Phoenix, Arizona area, ensuring that their houses feels like a home this holiday season.

We’ve also partnered with journalist and cancer survivor Amanda Salas to honor someone she considers a hero: Vanessa Henriques. Amanda and Vanessa bonded over a shared struggle — Vanessa’s son was battling Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, the same cancer Amanda herself has been dealing with. Vanessa is often stretched thin, as she is managing her son’s care and raising her children as a single mom. We will be providing Vanessa with Tasker support so that she can focus on what matters most: her family.

Additionally, we’ve partnered with Sergei Urban, founder of The Dad Lab and  stay-at-home father of two boys, to recognize the life-changing work Child.org is doing in the UK. With programs such as comprehensive education, support groups for pregnant moms in Kenya, and women’s groups focusing on life skills, Child.org helps lift families out of poverty in order to achieve their full potential – a mission that Sergei whole-heartedly stands behind. TaskRabbit will be providing Child.org with Tasker support to renovate its newly opened co-working space, Cahoots, which provides flexible, affordable, central London workspace and a friendly community for small charities and social enterprises.

TaskRabbit for Good Grant Winners

In addition to our ‘Task The Season recipients, we’re awarding three $10,000 grants to local nonprofits through our inaugural TaskRabbit for Good (TR4G) community grant program. This year’s recipients are all closely aligned with TR4G’s mission of helping neighbors in need find work and a place to call home, and we’re excited to help them continue their great work. 

Grateful Gatherings furnishes the homes of families transitioning from homelessness or crisis as they move into a new place. They provide new beds, furniture, kitchen items, linens, curtains, carpets, and other household essentials – all within a single day – to create a safe, comfortable home for those who need it most. 

Run by formerly incarcerated individuals, The First 72+ aims to end the cycle of incarceration by fostering independence and self-sustainability through education, stable and secure housing, employment, health care, and community engagement. The organization will leverage the TaskRabbit grant to expand the support they offer and help more people get back on their feet. 

Based in the UK, The Beam Foundation aims to promote the education of people experiencing homelessness, people with disabilities, and people with a criminal record by providing assistance in the form of crowdfunded vocational training to help their community members into stable, skilled work. It will leverage the TR4G grant to support six individuals experiencing homelessness with job training so they can seek and obtain skilled work. 

We’re proud and thrilled to honor these individuals and local organizations, and hope that it helps make their holidays merry and bright, while also inspiring others to give back and spread good cheer.  

For more information about ‘Task the Season and these heroes and organizations, please visit http://tasktheseason.taskrabbit.com/. 

Ready to tackle that to-do list — and maybe do some good in the process by scheduling a donation pickup or drop-off? Book a Tasker today. Interested in becoming a Tasker? Sign up here.

This story was submitted as part of the #Pledge1Gives GivingTuesday campaign, which celebrates the many ways our member companies are having an impact around the world.

As a founding member of Pledge 1%, Atlassian is committed to giving back to every community we live and work in. Atlassian donates volunteer time, financial contributions, skills and products to charities in our communities. Giving back is part of who we are as a company. To date, Atlassian has donated over $13 million USD to charitable organizations, given 61,000+ licenses to our products and employees have volunteered over 38,000 hours. Join the Pledge 1% community with Atlassian!

This story was submitted as part of the #Pledge1Gives GivingTuesday campaign, which celebrates the many ways our member companies are having an impact around the world.

Several years ago Isos Technology took the Pledge 1% along with Atlassian, pledging to divert 1% of equity, 1% of product, 1% of profit, and 1% of employee time to charitable causes. Every year we gather together and discuss causes that are near and dear to our hearts. Over the years, it became apparent that we all had a soft spot for children. Many of our initiatives involved helping children in some way. For example, this fall we raised over $1,000 and donated school supplies to a local school.

Now with the holidays coming, we knew our annual toy drive was a given. Each year we gather toys and books and donate them to a local school.

…but this year was a little different. Ryan Guard, a new member of the Isos sales team shared with us how a toy donation changed his life.

I was ten years old in the Summer of ’88, and like every other ten-year-old in Phoenix, I was going to spend my day at the pool. The pool in our apartment complex didn’t have a diving board, so I decided to ride my bike down to the public pool.

It only cost fifty cents to get in, and I could spend the whole day there. I could get a frozen Three Musketeers bar at the snack bar for another fifty cents, so I grabbed four quarters and a towel and hit the road. I should have grabbed a helmet too…

I was about a football field away from the pool when I went airborne. I don’t remember the Buick hitting me, but I do remember being in the air for a while, and I definitely remember landing. Apparently I pedaled my big head right into an intersection, and some poor guy didn’t have time to hit the brakes before he sent me and my towel flying.

I landed head-first, which certainly explains some things about my life. Well, technically I landed face-first, which is why I don’t remember it very well- I couldn’t see anything!

The ambulance came and they took me to the hospital, where I was  eventually checked into a room upstairs. I was going to be there for a while.

When my mom showed up, I remember being so proud of myself when I opened my hand to show her that I hadn’t dropped the four quarters she had given me! We were a poor family, and not even a Buick doing a California Roll through a crosswalk was gonna get my dollar.

I remember being so upset that I was stuck in that room. I looked like a human raspberry, with two black eyes to top it off, and I was strapped to that annoying monitor that never stops beeping… but then everything changed.

A nurse came in and asked me the question that every ten-year-old wants to be asked: “Would you like to play some video games?”

Yes. Yes, I would definitely like to play some video games!

“If you get bored of that, we’ve got a bunch of toys you can play with too. They were donated by some really nice people! You can even keep one or two of them.”

That was thirty years ago, and it wasn’t exactly fun spending time in the hospital, but it could have been a lot worse. Those toys and games helped to make my time there much more enjoyable than it would have been otherwise.

There are a bunch of kids stuck in their rooms at Cardon Children’s Medical Center who could definitely use a distraction. I volunteered there for several months, visiting kids in their rooms, asking them the same question that nurse asked me: “Would you like to play some video games?” Sometimes their shelves were jam-packed with toys and games, but other times the options were pretty limited.

Cardon Children’s Medical Center depends on the generosity of people like you and me to provide toys and games for the kids they’re taking care of. So we’ve created an Amazon Wish List that contains all of the toys and games that are requested by kids most often.

You can purchase items off the Wish List, and they will be delivered directly to us here at Isos Technology. We will personally deliver them to the team at Cardon Children’s Medical Center.

Let’s make sure that every kid at Cardon Children’s has the most enjoyable experience that they can while they’re getting the care that they need. Click HERE to do some shopping!