As originally published on DeccanChronicle.com

As originally published on Webkul.com

What is CSR?

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a concept that suggests that it is the responsibility of the corporations operating within society to contribute towards economic, social and environmental development that creates a positive impact on society at large.

In short, Corporate Social Responsibility reflects a company’s sense of responsibility towards the community and environment (both ecological and social) in which it operates.

In the era of growing partnerships and stiff competition rising among corporates, building a successful business based on profits is not enough.

Corporates need to realize the importance of giving back to society and incorporate corporate social responsibility into their core business ethics.

Webkul’s Contribution towards CSR –

Webkul believes in having strong business ethics, work culture, and work-life balance. As well as Webkul completely understands the roles and responsibilities of an organization towards society and non-profit organizations. And hence, making some contribution towards society as well as for non- profit organizations.

Webkul’s contribution to Non-profit organization-

Webkul is providing a discount on eShopSync for non-profit organizations. So that non-profit organizations that are using Shopify for their online store can easily purchase this connector at an affordable price. And hence, making it easy and reliable to integrate their Shopify platform with Salesforce.

This connector provides real-time synchronization, interactive design with a brilliant user interface to manage data efficiently, Multi-store oriented integration to enhance management of e-Commerce data, effective utilization of multiple Shopify stores in single Salesforce CRM and with the use of this connector they can process bulk data from their Shopify Store to Salesforce. It allows to sync categories, products, customers & orders from Shopify to Salesforce.

The idea behind the concept of this connector is to increase data integrity, maintain proper inventory of stock, provide brilliant customer care services and much more.

The non-profit organizations which are using this connector developed by Webkul are –

Vermont Association of Snow Travelers – VAST is responsible for the organization of the sport, maintaining and grooming trails, VAST is one of the oldest snowmobiling organizations in the U.S. and a non-profit, private group that includes 131 clubs statewide with over 24,000 members combined. VAST is using eShopSync for Shopify for managing its online store.

Native Hope, Inc – Native Hope is a non-profit organization that exists to dismantle barriers and inspire hope for voices unheard. Their 100% of donations go to fund vital programs. They believe in the power of storytelling to dismantle barriers, bring healing and inspire hope for Native people. Native Hope is using the connector developed by Webkul for the integration of their Shopify’s online store with Salesforce.

Ascension – Ascension is a faith-based healthcare organization dedicated to transformation through innovation across the continuum of care. And one of the leading non-profit and Catholic health systems in the U.S.Ascension is using Shopify platform and also using eShopsync for Shopify for the synchronization purpose.

The Kabbalah Centre – The Kabbalah Centre International is a non-profit organization located in Los Angeles, California that provides courses on the Zohar and Kabbalistic teachings online as well as through its regional and city-based centers and study groups worldwide. The Kabbalah Centre is also using this connector eShopsync for Shopify developed by Webkul.

So, the above mentioned are the non-profit organizations that are using eShopsync for Shopify as well as there are many other non-profit organizations are there which are using this connector developed by Webkul.

Webkul’s contribution to Social Welfare –

Webkul is supporting Goonj, as Goonj is a non-governmental organization headquartered in Delhi, India which undertakes disaster relief, humanitarian aid, and community development in parts of 23 states across India.

Goonj focuses on clothing as a basic but unaddressed need. As well as Goonj uses the under-utilized and excess urban household material as a tool for rural development across 23 states in India. It thus aims to bring an equitable relationship of strength, sustenance, and dignity between the cities and villages.

So, Webkul helped Goonj by distributing ready to eat packets of food, Clothes, and Study materials for orphan children.

Webkul at Goonj –

We believe it’s not our responsibility rather it’s our social duty. A simple step from our side to make a millions of smile face.

As originally published on Pulse2.com

Identity management company Okta is a major advocate of the Pledge 1%. Here are some of the ways that Okta is driving social good.

Okta, a company that has built a solution that helps organizations both big and small accomplish important missions, had taken an oath to Pledge 1% for social good a few years ago. Through the program, Okta started offering its products free to nonprofits with 25 employees or fewer. And the company will be offering deep discounts to larger organizations.

Back in 2016, Okta CEO and co-founder Todd McKinnon pointed out that “technology can truly be the catalyst for positive change, which is why we recently debuted our Okta for Good program and took the 1% pledge — committing our time, product, and equity to give back to the community.”

And Okta co-founder and COO Frederic Kerrest also explained in an Inc. article that there are 4 ways that startups can launch a social impact program. The four ways include making a commitment, connecting your product to impact, activating your team, and not going at it alone.

In order to activate a team, company leaders need to engage the broader organization in social good efforts. And leaders need to make sure that everyone has the ability to contribute time and effort to local volunteering or fundraising events. One of the best ways to do this is by giving employees time off each year to participate in social good efforts. Okta gives each employee 3 days of volunteer time off per year.

Plus it is important to team up with other organizations in order to build relationships with business partners, customers, prospects, and industry peers. By driving social good as a team, it will further business and community objectives.

“Creating a successful social impact program does not stem from just one person at a company; it’s a team effort, ideally supported by leaders dedicated to giving back, motivated employees and community partners who view corporate giving in a similar light. We all have a responsibility to give back, and our success is linked to our communities: businesses can’t thrive unless our communities are thriving as well. The earlier you embed the ‘giving mindset’ into your organization, the easier it will be for your company to scale alongside the mission and build on it as you grow,” wrote Kerrest via Inc.

As originally published on Finance.Yahoo.com

MILL VALLEY, Calif., Aug. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — In 2003, Rick Bakas left a lucrative job at Nike’s California headquarters and headed to Boulder, Colorado to care for his mom, who has Multiple Sclerosis. Cannabis proved to be a lifesaver for his mother, helping with her pain, sleep and seizures and allowing her to stop taking several medications that came with harsh side effects.

Today, Bakas’ appreciation for the benefits of cannabis and his amassed product expertise has morphed into a major fully licensed, premium cannabis delivery service in Northern California called Flowsent. Its team is comprised of business owners and marketers, with a combined 50+ years of experience in and outside of the cannabis industry – several of whom have won awards for their cannabis recipes and resulting products.

This month, Flowsent stretched its wings even further with the launch of its weed club, akin to wine or beer of the month clubs. Club members can choose from four packages:

• Keep Tahoe Green (monthly selection of flower products)


• 710 Racing (monthly selection of cannabis oil)


• Goddess (monthly selection of health and beauty products with a focus on CBD)


• Flow Box (monthly selection of any type of product including edibles and gear)

Club members also enjoy a host of added perks, including discounts on purchases, priority delivery and invitations to grower dinners and other exclusive events. The organization’s founders say the weed club is the “first-of-its-kind” in the legal cannabis space.

“We are a bit spoiled here in California. We have the best of everything right at our fingertips and just expect access to the finer things across the board. Flowsent caters to that expectation by offering an award-winning selection of the highest quality cannabis products delivered right to our customers’ doors,” explained Aaron Grimes, one of the co-founders, whose relationships with California growers have been a key to giving the company a competitive advantage.

“When looking for cannabis products for our menu, we intentionally look for those that come from plants with minimal or, preferably, zero exposure to chemicals. We believe cannabis, like the foods we eat, should come from farmers who grow their crops sustainably,” said co-founder Stig Westling, who brings degrees in chemistry and business to the table.

“Since my mom started using cannabis products 16 years ago for her MS, the products available and the industry have completely evolved. Yet, one thing remains the same: cannabis is changing and saving lives, and its wide range of uses continues to expand,” Bakas added.

Bakas said the company always keeps its roots top of mind. As such, it advocates for improved access to cannabis and CBD products for medicinal purposes for people like his mother, cancer patients, veterans suffering from PTSD and others who can benefit from them. The company has, in fact, taken the 1% Pledge and donates both products and employee time as a result. Pledge 1% challenges companies to pledge one percent of their equity, profit, products and/or employee time for their communities.

Expansion plans for Flowsent are in full swing as the business prepares for the launch in 2020 of its full line of CBD products to be sold nationwide. For more information about Flowsent, its products and weed club, go to flowsent.com/hello.

As originally published on UCToday.com

Lorelea first explains to Patrick why AMC are so passionate about helping charities and non-profit organisations. Everyone at AMC has benefited at some point from the work of charities and the whole organisation is grateful and keen to providing assistance back in any way possible. As well as wanting to help, AMC are also uniquely placed to assist charities with CRM integration to improve contact centre efficiency, which often forms a critical part of their fundraising systems.

“We really understand the challenges that charitable organisations come up against.”

Lorelea explains to Patrick that although non-profit organisations don’t have identical requirements to conventional businesses often the demands in terms of contact centre provision are even more important to their overall efficacy. Ensuring donors have a smooth and simple experience is key to increasing potential donations which can in turn be reinvested in good causes.

The Helping Hands Initiative is AMC’s own internal scheme for charitable discount. It provides a quantity of its DaVinci software licences completely free of charge, for registered charities and non-profits, and then further licences at a significant 65% discount. As well as the discounted software AMC also makes its professional services expertise available at the same massively discounted rate.

“This enables them (Charities and non-profits) to put their budgeted dollars, from donations, phone calls etc into their more crucial projects that support the communities they serve.”

AMC has also been supporting, and participating, in the global Pledge 1% program. The program asks organisations around the globe to donate 1% of their equity, profit, product, and/or employee time back into their communities.

Patrick also asks Lorelea how else AMC have been helping charities and non-profits. Lorelea explains that AMC can use its expertise in the field of contact centres to help organisations improve their efficiency by streamlining CRM integration within platforms to enhance the process of receiving financial donations or support.

Finally Lorelea tells Patrick about some examples of how AMC have assisted charitable organisation with its unique set of specialisation and skills.

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As originally published on Feld.com

Over the years, I’ve written about my belief in the importance of giving back to your communities and #givefirst. In this spirit, one of the key organizations my partners at Foundry Group have helped create and nurture is Pledge 1%.

In 2007, we were a founding member in the predecessor organization to Pledge 1%, called Entrepreneurs Foundation of Colorado (or EFCO). EFCO started as an experiment here in Boulder, not unlike Techstars and Startup Week/Weekend that got their start in our backyard. In 2014, Pledge1% Global launched as a joint effort between Foundry Group, The Entrepreneurs Foundation of Colorado, The Salesforce Foundation and The Atlassian Foundation which we helped seed financially and continue to support.

Pledge 1% Colorado has now distributed over $8 million back to various organizations in our community. And, the companies that have pledged 1% globally is remarkable.

While all of the Foundry Group partners have been involved, Seth Levine has been spearheading our engagement and the transformation from EFCO to Pledge 1% (he, along with key members of the teams from Salesforce, Atlassian and Ryan Martens are the founders of Pledge 1%). At a partner offsite at the end of last year, we were reflecting on some of the gifts from Foundry Group through our Pledge 1% involvement, which included:

• The Community Trust of Boulder – We believe that a rising tide raises all boats and wanted to do our part to support our local community here in Boulder and Colorado.


• United Way Foothills – After the Colorado flood in 2013 we decided to step up and fill a gap in funding from Foothills United Way.


• Museum of Boulder – Our city has a rich history on numerous dimensions. We now have a museum in downtown to be proud of.


• BCH Foundation Mental Health Campaign – Mental health is a major issue in our society, as well as in entrepreneurship. We are pleased to be able to help expand the mental health resources in our community.

We had some extra money left in our Pledge 1% Colorado account from distributions over 2018 and decided that, rather than saving it up for another larger gift, we’d give a series of modest gifts to a handful of local (and one non-local but nearby) organizations as a surprise holiday gift. Those organizations were:

• Access Opportunity


• Boulder Community Foundation Leadership Fellows


• Colorado FIRST Robotics


• Community Food Shares


• CU Science Discovery


• Defy Ventures Colorado


• Donors Choose – Sphero Match


• Emergency Family Assistance Association in Boulder (“EFAA”)


• I Have A Dream – Boulder


• Our Center


• Ranger Projects Yellowstone Forever Institute

If you are a co-founder at a startup, leading a company, or an employee at a company and want to learn more, check out the Pledge1% (or here if you’re in Colorado). Or email me or Micah Mador if you want to get involved.

As originally published on PRNewswire.com

DroneDeploy, the enterprise-grade drone data platform, announced today the roll out of two major philanthropic efforts: the organization’s commitment to the Pledge 1% Initiative and the launch of DroneDeploy.org, the philanthropic arm of the company focused on employing the use of “Drones for Good.”

“We think it is critically important that we utilize the power of technology to make our world a better place and to empower others to join us in our mission,” said DroneDeploy Chief Customer Officer and Co-Founder Jono Millin. “It is equally important that outside of our technology, we are giving our time and support to the many great nonprofits both here in the Bay-Area and across the globe that believe just as strongly as we do in creating value for our people and our planet.”

The Pledge 1% movement seeks to change the world by inspiring companies of all sizes and stages to donate 1% of employees’ time, 1% of profits, 1% of equity, and/or 1% of products to nonprofits.

DroneDeploy will join Pledge 1% in two ways. First, DroneDeploy will continue partnering with nonprofit organizations engaging in work that meets the mission of “Drones for Good” by providing its drone software free of charge. Second, DroneDeploy team members will be volunteering at charities such as the Ronald McDonald House and the Bay-Area’s own Room to Read and Project Open Hand.

DroneDeploy.org is the evolution of the Flyanthropy program, which was designed to equip organizations on a mission to improve the health of the world’s people, habitats, and history with software and intelligence to support data-driven decisions. The Flyanthropy program has contributed to multiple success stories, including supporting relief efforts during last year’s “Camp Fire” in California and devastating earthquake in Sulawesi, Indonesia.

With the launch of DroneDeploy.org, DroneDeploy is seeking to partner with even more organizations committed to creating a better future for people and communities across our planet. By visiting the new website and sharing their stories, individuals and organizations across the globe will have the chance to partner with DroneDeploy to achieve our shared purpose.

To learn more about “Drones for Good” or to partner with DroneDeploy on these important missions, please visit DroneDeploy.org.

About DroneDeploy

DroneDeploy is the enterprise-grade drone data platform. Trusted by leading brands globally, DroneDeploy makes the power of aerial data accessible and productive for everyone by transforming data collection and analysis across industries, including construction, energy, agriculture, and mining. Simple by design, DroneDeploy enables professional mapping, 3D modeling, and reporting from any drone on any device. To learn more visit www.dronedeploy.com and join the conversation on Twitter @DroneDeploy.

ABOUT PLEDGE 1%

Pledge 1% is a global moment that is creating a new normal for companies of all sizes and stages to donate 1% of either their product, equity, profit, or staff time to whatever charity of their choosing. Founded in 2013 by Atlassian, Rally, Salesforce, and Tides, Pledge 1% aims to encourage and empower companies to bake social impact into the DNA of their business. Thousands of companies around the world have taken the pledge and used Pledge 1%’s framework and toolkits to give back. To learn more or to take the pledge, please visit www.pledge1percent.org.