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Candoris began Nate Kirby Day in 2016 as an opportunity to honor a friend and colleague and bring the team together as community volunteers. Experience our fifth annual day of service and see how our pledge of giving time and profit to serving others is part of a larger movement of companies giving back.

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Empower your employees to give back at the individual level by downloading our new Virtual Volunteering Playbook, which includes ideas and best practices on how to excite and inspire individual giving.

This Thanksgiving, the Pacific Point Hawaii team worked in tandem with their client, St. Francis Healthcare System, to deliver meals to those in need. Each person loaded up their car with meals from their designated restaurant and completed much anticipated deliveries on their assigned route throughout Oahu.

Very early in the COVID-19 crisis, Pacific Point worked with St. Francis to design and implement a solution for St. Francis’ meal delivery program based on Salesforce Health Cloud and Field Service Lightning. With Stay-at-Home orders in place, it was clear that seniors were not only at a higher risk of the virus, but also at a higher risk of not being able to meet their nutritional needs since maintaining social distancing was critical to their health and safety. The tech-based meal delivery solution allowed St. Francis to streamline meal request intake and manage food deliveries in real time from each driver’s mobile device, helping to ensure meals would reach those who needed them.

By volunteering their time with St. Francis on Thanksgiving Day, the Pacific Point team got to experience the meal delivery solution in action. In addition, team members experienced how the work they do has a positive impact on their community; in this case, helping seniors receive healthy and delicious meals while staying safe.

“This was a wonderful program to participate in, and especially meaningful for us on Thanksgiving as we reflect on all we have to be grateful for,” said Pacific Point CEO, Deena Tearney.

There are many reasons for charitable giving and many ways to give. Pacific Point is a firm believer in giving back through non-profits and educational programs in all the cities they have offices, which is why Pacific Point has been giving back since their inception and officially joined the Pledge 1% movement last year.

It has been harder in 2020 to find ways to donate time since many go-to outlets for volunteerism involve in-person contact that just doesn’t work during a pandemic. But giving back has never been so important. Pacific Point was thrilled to find a way to give back while keeping both their team-members and the people they helped safe. The fact that in the process the team also got a chance to feel great about the good that can come from their work was the icing on the cake…. or rather the whipped cream on the pumpkin pie.

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.

Empower your employees to give back at the individual level by downloading our new Virtual Volunteering Playbook, which includes ideas and best practices on how to excite and inspire individual giving.

From day one, when Litify’s workforce was in the single digits, our company has been a proud Pledge 1% member. Giving back—through our time, profits, and product—has been at the forefront of our company culture. In fact, it’s so embedded in our culture that we established Litify.org, the dedicated charitable arm of our company.

Though the workforce became fully remote amid the coronavirus pandemic, it by no means put an end to charitable giving and volunteerism. When stay-at-home orders were first announced, we worked with our partners and employees to find creative ways to give back throughout the year. 

With each socially-distanced volunteer event and fundraiser, we found that employees felt more connected with each other and the company. Giving back has also helped foster a culture of service and kindness that spills over into our everyday interactions at work.

Here are the creative ways we’ve exercised our company values and have kept employees engaged while we’ve been away from the office.

1. Daily Giving Through Good Today

Good Today sends a slack message highlighting an important cause every morning to each of our 120 employees. Our employees can select the relevant charity that they would like to support, and Litify donates $.25. While seemingly small, it totals $90 dollars per employee on a yearly basis and creates a daily habit of giving back.

2. Virtual Conversations

Like many other companies, Litify had to temporarily postpone our in-person conferences. Traditionally, each of our conferences highlighted and supported a local charity. As part of the Gag the Swag initiative, Litify.org donates the money normally spent on branded merchandise to the local charity of choice and invites them to share their story with our audience. 

Since we couldn’t meet in-person, we decided to launch a monthly webcast, “Conversations for Change.” Each conversation features a social justice nonprofit or advocate who guides us in a thought-provoking discussion on some of the most important issues affecting our society today. Episodes have featured the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Colibri Center for Human Rights, and most recently, The Wounded Warrior Project.

In a similar vein, Litify’s CRO Terry Dohrmann joined Good Today’s Joe Teplow in a recent LinkedIn Live conversation on generosity and empathy in the workplace.

3. Virtual Letter-Writing Campaign 

When stay-at-home orders were first issued, Litify teamed up with Letters of Love to send handwritten letters to seniors who have been isolated from loved ones this year. The company mailed stationary and pre-stamped envelopes to each employee and organized a Zoom letter-writing party. 

4. Virtual Fundraising Drives

Throughout the year, Litify has held numerous fundraising drives and matches employee contributions. One fundraiser supported our charity partner Caps for Kids, which provides signed ball caps from famous celebrities to kids battling cancer. 

Another supported the important work of our client, The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), which supports victims of civil rights abuses and hate crimes. Litify matched all employee donations to SPLC up to $10,000. 

5. Pink Selfies for Breast Cancer Awareness:  

On October 16, we marked Breast Cancer Awareness month by encouraging staff to post selfies wearing pink. Our slack was filled with pictures of employees, family members, and pets wearing pink to mark the occasion. For each picture posted, the company donated to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

6. Halloween Pumpkin Surprise: 

In collaboration with our partner Vonage, Litify kept the Halloween spirit alive by surprising a 4th-grade class at St Therese School in Succasunna, NJ with all of the pumpkins and supplies needed for a pumpkin decorating party. The class was in particular need of some holiday fun as one of their classmates was battling a rare brain tumor.

7. Powering the Polls on Election Day: 

Litify partnered with customer Pond Lehocky to ensure local polls were properly staffed and could support a fair and safe election this year. Employees could use VTO hours to work their local polls if they were comfortable doing so, or could use the time to volunteer remotely by working with nonprofits to text or call voters with local voting resources to ensure everyone could vote safely.

8. Thanksgiving Turkey Drive:

In collaboration with client Daniel Stark Law Offices and BCS Together, Litify distributed turkeys for families in need in the Bryan, Texas area. Over 200 turkeys were distributed on November 21. 

9. GivingTuesday Food Insecurity Campaign:

To mark Giving Tuesday, Litify will partner with our customer, Pond Lehocky, to help families and individuals who are food insecure this holiday season.

To learn more about what Litify is doing in our community through Litify.org, please follow us on social media (@LitifyHQ on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram), or contact Laura Dohrmann, Litify Corporate Affairs (laura@litify.com).

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By John Mowry, Managing Director for Alton Aviation Consultancy in New York

Alton Aviation Consultancy was proud to be the first aviation and aerospace company to join Pledge 1%. We did so to reinforce our commitment to giving back, and to demonstrate how social responsibility remains core to our business values. 

Fast forward to 2020, and there has never been a more important time for donations of 1% equity, product, or employee time to the communities we serve. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a devastating impact on our world, creating an acute need for financial and humanitarian support. 

For the aviation industry, ongoing measures to combat the spread of the virus have led to global restrictions and lockdowns, with passenger travel almost grounding to a complete halt in the early months of this year. 

Throughout these unprecedented times, we’ve been proud to watch how commercial aviation stakeholders have  come together to support passengers, keeping them safe during their flight, but also in the much wider mission of keeping the world moving throughout the pandemic. 

Transporting medical supplies and cargo has been crucial in the COVID-19 response, which is why at Alton Aviation Consultancy, we’re proud to support Airlink, the rapid-response humanitarian relief organization.

For the last three years, the charity has been the largest beneficiary of our Pledge 1% commitment, and this year we’ve watched closely as Airlink has significantly supported numerous pandemic-related relief efforts, delivering nearly eight million pieces of Personal Protective Equipment across three continents. At the same time, Airlink has launched responses to 19 different emergencies worldwide, helping Non-Governmental Organizations to transport 487,490 lbs. of cargo and fly 522 aid workers and volunteers to disasters and crises such as the Beirut port explosion, and Hurricanes Eta, Laura, and Sally.  

On this Giving Tuesday, we‘ll be thinking about the valuable work of our charity partners, and also looking at future ways that we can continue to donate 1% of our time to the communities around our offices in New York, Dublin, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo and Beijing. 

For our company, the ethos behind Pledge 1% runs through everything we do and we encourage other aviation companies to consider the movement. It serves as a reminder that in this global world, we are all truly connected, and that even small acts can make a big difference. Learn more on our website.

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At Relativity, we believe that discovering truth is fundamental to the creation of a more just world. This year has brought countless challenges to so many of us, including those fighting for racial justice. The recent events surrounding racial injustice in the United States, and broader discussions on racial equality globally, have greatly impacted us and the communities in which we live and work – shining a light on oppression and injustice that have existed for hundreds of years.

In order to help progress such an important cause in our society today, Relativity expanded its social impact initiatives with Justice for Change, a new program providing access to our SaaS platform  RelativityOne for those fighting for racial justice initiatives. Our vision here is to create a world where social justice and racial equity are strengthened by one’s ability to access the resources necessary to discover the truth.

“Justice for Change will empower the e-discovery community to tackle the most important issues by providing technology to the organizations fighting for justice that need it most,” said Mike Gamson, CEO at Relativity. “I’m incredibly proud to work with such a dedicated team of Relativians and our community leveraging the power of our product to help make our world a more just and equitable place to live.”

Any of our customers and organizations that are advocating for racial justice are eligible to apply for the program. Selected organizations without a RelativityOne license or litigation support experience will be paired with a Relativity service provider or participating law firm to provide software or support.

Following the September launch of the program in the U.S., Justice for Change has also kicked off in Australia following a demand from the local community. Relativity is thrilled to include the Australian community in our efforts to make inclusion, diversity and belonging an integral part of our culture. Our teams around the world look forward to seeing the difference we can make when our communities come together to create positive change. 

If you work for an organization that is fighting for racial justice and are in need of technology to help with legal matters, please reach out to socialimpact@relativity.com to learn more about the program. If you’re ready to apply, please fill out this form.

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Gwinnett County, Georgia-based nonprofit HoPe (Hispanic Organization Promoting Education) was the recent recipient of an in-kind technology contribution that will help them grow their mission and better serve their student members and alumni of the program. 

The organization, which mentors and empowers hispanic high school students in the Atlanta area to graduate high school and attend college, currently has chapters in 66 high schools in 21 school districts, serving over 3,500 students and graduating over 1,100 students annually. With this contribution, HoPe thinks they can serve even more and expand their geographic footprint.

Greater Atlanta, Georgia-based Ad Victoriam Solutions (AdVic), a Salesforce consulting partner, donated over 200 hours of their technical expertise to help HoPe implement Salesforce. AdVic’s expert knowledge of the Salesforce platform allowed them to customize HoPe’s CRM to give their team a 360-degree view into their nonprofit. 

With the help of this in-kind contribution, HoPe is now transitioning out of Google Sheets to track their activities, campaigns, and members (potential, current, and alumni) through Salesforce, allowing them to automate items like marketing campaigns, volunteer drives, student sign-ups, and student engagement. Most importantly, HoPe is positioned to better serve their beneficiaries and scale their operations. 

Ad Victoriam team members were participating as a part of their commitment to Pledge 1%, a nonprofit organization founded by Salesforce and Atalassian that encourages their members to donate 1% of equity, time, product, or profit. AdVic’s commitment to Pledge 1%, along with their status as a certified B Corp, led to the creation of The Victory Project, which connects nonprofits new to the Salesforce ecosystem with members of the AdVic consulting team to streamline operations and help nonprofits like HoPe do more with less. In the first two years since the program’s inception, AdVic has donated over 1,500 consulting hours to nonprofits across the country. 

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Endiem is proud to be a part of the #GivingTuesday movement. #GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform the world, beginning with their community. This year the event takes place on December 1, 2020. 

The majority of children in Houston ISD qualify for free/subsidized meals and when school is not in session the children’s main food source is gone. Kids’ Meals’ mission is to end childhood hunger by delivering free healthy meals to the doorsteps of Houston’s hungriest preschool-aged children and through collaboration provide their families with resources to help end the cycle of poverty. Known for acting early and in response to the increase of food insecurity with kids out of school during the COVID-19  pandemic, Endiem doubled its monthly donations to Houston Kid’s Meals in March. 

Endiem also empowers employees to show their generosity and give back to the community by participating in charitable efforts. Throughout the year the Endiem team is granted paid Volunteer Time Off (VTO). Throughout the pandemic, Endiem employees used their VTO to perform various tasks such as bag lunches at Kid’s Meals. And all of our team members were given an extra half-day of VTO during the week of May 5, 2020, in solidarity with #GivingTuesdayNow, an emergency response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19.

If you’re interested in being a part of #GivingTuesday and need help getting started, the movement’s website has an extensive list of ideas. Kid’s Meals could also always use a helping hand. You can make a difference by volunteering to decorate lunch bags, delivering meals, or packing lunches. As a non-profit, Kids’ Meals welcomes monetary donations, every $2 makes and delivers a healthy meal directly to the homes and into the hands of hungry children. Want to learn more about Endiem’s community efforts, contact us today!

Originally published on mumbrella.com

Quiip has achieved carbon neutral status and joined Pledge 1%, a corporate social responsibility model to commit one per cent of the company’s time, product, profit, and/or equity to charity.

The announcement:

Reflecting its commitment to meeting the highest standards of social and environmental responsibility, Australia’s leading social media and online community management specialist Quiip has achieved carbon neutral status and joined Pledge 1%.

The significant milestones follow Quiip’s 2019 B Corp commitment to accelerating the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to reach net zero by 2030. Quiip became B Corp certified in 2018, and was among the first 300 Australian companies to do so.

As an entirely distributed company with no central offices, achieving carbon neutral status meant calculating carbon emissions of all team members’ home offices as well as business activities, web hosting and travel. Quiip’s carbon neutral status will aid biodiversity protection, with its chosen carbon offset project a rare pocket of intact native vegetation at Mount Sandy in South Australia.

Quiip joins the likes of Atlassian and Salesforce by taking the global Pledge 1%, a new model of corporate social responsibility that sees companies commit to donating 1% of staff time, product, profit, and/or equity to charity. Quiip has pledged to donate 1% of revenue to its chosen charities and 1% of its team’s time to supporting not-for-profits and social enterprises.

The business has already provided its social media strategy, social media management and online community expertise to eight organizations working to address issues including homelessness and youth suicide.

“We’ve always believed in the power of business for good and both these achievements are important steps in our journey and our commitment to balance profit with purpose. Because the Pledge 1% initiative doesn’t just stop at financial donations, we have gone a step further by also pledging our time to give back to the community. Our carbon neutral achievement is a great first step towards our ambitions to reach NetZero 2030. While we’re thrilled to achieve carbon neutral status and working with a fantastic carbon offset project, this is just the beginning,” Quiip CEO Alison Michalk said.

Source: Extollo media release

Originally published on Goodtoday.medium.com

Businesses now more than ever understand the deep benefits of social responsibility. It’s been well documented that positive social impact leads to better employee retention, happiness and meaning in the workplace. We’ve seen studies with powerful data, showing that companies with giving programs have 2.3X the employee retention rate.

 

While the benefits of corporate giving is clear, the details and implementation of a meaningful program are much more murky.

 

One program that addresses this is Pledge 1% , a global movement that inspires, educates, and empowers every entrepreneur, company, and employee to be a force for good. Over 10,000 members in 100 countries have used Pledge 1%’s flexible framework to ignite half a billion dollars in new philanthropy.

 

The legacy CSR playbook has a host of ways for corporations to give back; a company backed matching program, one-off volunteer initiatives, or bulk grants allocated and decided upon by company leadership. All of these are impactful programs that lay the groundwork for a culture of giving.

 

Bringing employee engagement into your CSR program

 

GoodToday was founded on the principle that generosity is a muscle, and when exercised often, transforms one into a giver. We started off with a daily newsletter that highlights a timely cause and two related organizations. Initially, individual subscribers would sign up to donate 25¢/day to one of featured charities, all with one click, and then track our collective impact in real-time. It wasn’t long before socially conscious companies asked if they could also receive the newsletter and sponsor daily giving for their employees.

 

We launched GoodToday for Teams, with a mission to make giving charity a daily habit, build a muscle of generosity and humility. Through our new Slack/Email app, teams can now cultivate and implement a habit of giving for their employees. Companies sponsor their employees for 25¢/day and we send a daily message featuring one timely problem in the world and two charities tackling the issue in a different way.

Donating Via GoodToday’s Slack App

It’s been humbling to see teams rally together in the midst of the many issues we are currently facing, to make giving a habit. Employees seem to truly cherish the opportunity to give back daily remotely, and it has shown with 30–50% of the 12,000+ employees engaging daily.

 

It’s no wonder we’ve found that some of the first companies to adopt our employee centric workplace giving platform have been Pledge 1% companies. MediaMath, Jefferies, Jebbit, Litify and other Pledge 1% members are all onboard GoodToday and use it to power daily discovery and giving for their employee base.

 

MediaMath is a leader in CSR, having built a .org initiative that threads through every aspect of their business. Since adopting GoodToday’s slack app on their team last year, the team has engaged over 40% EVERY SINGLE DAY, using it as a tool for their team to educate themselves on timely causes and take action in the same morning moment.

Michael Quinn, Director of MediaMath.org said, “GoodToday provides a daily dose of perspective on issues around the world and a habit-forming act that will hopefully help us all become more kind and giving individuals at work, at home, in our communities, and the broader world at large.”

 

So, what’s next? We’re continuing to work with people-first companies that are providing actionable ways for their employees to build positive habits. If you’re an HR Leader, Founder, or anyone else who wants to make giving a foundational part of your company culture, check us out!

 

By joining GoodToday you’ll instantly boost the overall impact of our community while transforming the daily habits of your entire team. Check back here as we share more on how over 30 companies and 10,000 employees use GoodToday to build daily positive habits all while making an impact.

 

To learn more about Pledge 1% and to take the pledge visit pledge1percent.org.

 

To learn more about GoodToday and to sign up your team, visit goodtoday.org or email cynthia@goodtoday.org