PLEDGE 1% vision: A new business paradigm whereby social impact is integrated into the DNA of companies of all sizes and stages.

Impact to Date

Pledge 1% has experienced incredible growth since its inception:

• 150% growth per year

• Over ½ billion in new philanthropy ignited by members

• Over 8,500 companies in 100 countries

• Named Fast Company’s most innovative non profit in the world in 2017

Addteq is proud to Take the pledge 1% more than three years ago. Since joining, Addteq actively participates in Pledge 1% initiatives within the community and continues to plant the seed of giving back within Addteq’s culture.

Pledge 1%  celebrated their 4th anniversary on November 27th, 2018  by ringing the opening bell at NASDAQ!  In celebration of Pledge 1%’s Fourth Anniversary, core founders and builders stood together and rang the Nasdaq Stock Market Opening Bell. Addteq was proud to be listed alongside these amazing companies.

Why join Pledge1% Builder’s network with Addteq

Addteq Joined the Pledge 1% builder’s network in November 2018. Pledge 1%  builders, is a group of companies that are investing in the future of Pledge 1%.

We are excited to be part of the core funders and builders who are not only having a direct impact with their own social impact programs, but also committed to building the Pledge 1% movement and propelling thousands of other companies to accelerate social impact globally. Builders are the future of the Pledge 1% movement. Builders serve as thought leaders, advisors, and supporters to the initiative. They enable pledge1% to educate and empower the community and drive impact at scale.

Pledge 1%’s core funders include tech leaders like Salesforce and Atlassian, and Pledge 1% Builders include recent IPOs like DocuSign, Pluralsight, and Upwork, hot acquisitions like SendGrid and Weebly, as well as some of today’s fastest growing companies like Addteq, Appfire, Box, Classy, Cloud Co-Op, Contentstack, Crunchbase, Flexport, Gliffy, Hint Inc., MapAnything, MediaMath, Okta, Optimizely, PagerDuty, Postmates, Silicon Valley Bank, Silverline, and Twilio. Influential tech ecosystem partners have also backed the movement, including 500 Startups, Foundry Group, Salesforce Ventures, StartCon, SV Angel, Techstars, TechCrunch, and WebSummit. Read more.

Addteq’s Pledge% in practice

Addteq’s Pledge 1% initiative is to donate 1% of Excellentable revenue to sponsor the students who are smart enough to be an aspiring Engineer but, are not fortunate enough to afford the school fees. Some of our other recent initiatives include:  We are with Women , Spotlight on #BeBoldForChange Campaign at Addteq , Giving Back to Community: Addteq’s Story , Small first steps turn into a search for Einsteins ,  Iris Foundation , A Transformational time for women around the world, World Read Aloud Day from a Enterprise DevOPS Engineer and most recent fundraiser with book author Oanh Ngo  and Room2read New Jersey Chapter to celebrate international Day of Women. Few our employees at Addteq donate their 1% their paycheck toward Iris foundation and room2read. And, we continue to activate and expand Pledge 1% program within our company culture.

Why Give Via Room2Read & Why Invest in Education and How you can get Involved

Addteq wanted to offer the opportunity to continue education with a tuition reimbursement program and flexible work schedules. We were set out to allocate one tuition reimbursement for the year. However, we exceeded our original goal and allocated three tuition reimbursements for employees. Two of the three recipients were women.  According to the Department of Labor, only 11% of all engineers in the U.S. are women. Among computer programmers, the situation is only slightly better. According to a Wired study, only 26% of all American coders are women. To solidify and strengthen  the impact of Pledge 1% and Room2Read Addteq’s 2018 holiday party was dedicated to #donotreadthis Room2Read campaign and Pledge 1%. We nominated and awarded the employees based on the activities with Pledge 1% , Room2Read and volunteerism and giving back.

Addteq’s founder grew up in a humble environment, in a home that was only 150 square feet. He believes that in order to take this society forward, everyone should have an opportunity to education. Here at Addteq, we are strong believers of giving back to the community and launched the Iris Foundation in 2015. The purpose of the Iris Foundation is to help provide scholarships to students who are smart enough to become engineers but not privileged enough to pay for school fees. We believe every child deserves to become what they want to be. When you are in poverty and don’t have any resources to climb up, education is the only way to success.

In February of 2019 I was in India for my sister’s engagement celebration. While I was in India I visited many villages in state of Punjab, city of Pune and Delhi.

Throughout my trip in Delhi and Pune I visited many places which were 5 star hotels, penthouses. While busy in conversations, sipping on drinks and fancy coffee, something really bothered me: children begging on streets. I kept thinking about the little kids, little girls and boys, I saw begging on streets, or doing child labor in front of restaurants, bars & hotels (of course they were not allowed in front of the main gate). I asked many people why they are begging. Some said that their parents send them on street to beg, some said their families are poor, some said parents take drugs while others said that it’s just a business. The answers I got were neither convincing nor did they answer any questions I had about the children. I do know that giving money to child beggars won’t help anyone in the long run, but at same time I don’t want to look the other side or the cycle of poverty will never break.  I remember the concept Sukbhir Dhillon, CEO of Addteq always refers to “Give a Man a Fish, and You Feed Him for a Day. Teach a Man To Fish, and You Feed Him for a Lifetime.” He believes that in order to take this society forward, everyone should have an opportunity to education. Based on that Addteq will continue to invest in education and continue to invest in programs like Room2Read and Pledge 1% .

One of Partner Amanda Deol’s goal at Addteq is “Think globally, act locally” that being said being in Princeton, NJ  we have abundance of wealth of resources in our community. In April Addteq will be sponsoring 49th Annual Communiversity event by Art council of Princeton. We will be donating our sponsored booth to Room2Read New Jersey Chapter so, we can spread the word about Room2Read.

What is Communiversity?

It’s produced by the Arts Council of Princeton with participation from the students of Princeton University and support from the town of Princeton, Communiversity ArtsFest features over 200 booths showcasing original art and contemporary crafts, unique merchandise and culinary masterpieces from local chefs, plus six stages of continuous live entertainment. Communiversity ArtsFest draws over 40,000 art lovers and fun seekers to downtown Princeton, making it Central New Jersey’s largest and longest running cultural event. So, do the math for Room2Read awareness………….. I am personally excited to volunteer at the booth and talk to the community about Room2Read.

PLEDGE1 Today: join the Pledge 1% Builder’s and give back via Room2Read.

As originally published on blog.procore.com

Procore’s clients are making a physical mark on the world – building our community’s schools, homes, hospitals, airports, and more. We’re honored to create products for the people in construction and we are continuously inspired by our users to help improve the industry we serve and the communities we call home.

Procore drives social impact through two company initiatives: Procore.org and Procore’s employee volunteer program. These initiatives have been growing and we wanted to take the next step in our commitment to corporate philanthropy. By partnering with Pledge 1%, a global movement of organizations dedicated to making giving back a fundamental piece of business, we’re formalizing Procore’s dedication to social impact through our product and time.

At Procore, more than one percent of our total active client accounts are nonprofit or educational organizations that receive Procore’s software, implementation, and support at no charge. In addition, Procore employees spend at least one percent of their annual working hours engaging in community service.

Procore.org – Giving Our Product

Established in March 2017, Procore.org connects nonprofit builders, schools, associations, and local organizations with construction education, workforce development and training programs, and free access to the full Procore product suite in order to support building for charity and advancing the construction industry. Procore clients through Procore.org have a dedicated implementation manager and unlimited customer support, data storage, and user seats. What started as a grassroots effort by employees who wanted to do more for the industry is now an essential and strategic initiative towards realizing our vision of improving the lives of everyone in construction. Take a look at the 2018 progress of Procore.org.

Employee Volunteering – Giving Our Time

Our employee volunteer program, Procore Cares, is an employee-led initiative and is designed to connect employees with volunteer opportunities in their local areas. Procore’s volunteer policy encourages employees to take paid time off each year to participate in community service, and establishing a volunteer program was key in promoting this policy. As our team grows, so do our efforts, impact, and interests in how we volunteer our time. Whether it’s hands-on, such as packaging food for those in need, or skills-based, like mentoring local engineering students, we’re always looking for opportunities to incorporate service into our work at Procore.

Giving back isn’t only the “right thing to do,” it’s an effort that impacts a company’s business, customers, employees, and communities. By sharing news of our partnership with Pledge 1%, we hope to inspire others to prioritize philanthropy in their businesses.

As our team continues to grow across the globe, we’re always looking for new team members to grow with us. If you’re interested in career opportunities with Procore, visit our jobs page.

As originally published on DealRoom.net

As part of DealRoom’s newly developed giving program, our organization is proud to sponsor a Tutoring Chicago event.

DealRoom was proud to sponsor Tutoring Chicago‘s inaugural Celebrity Spelling Bee!

Tutoring Chicago is a private, non-profit organization that offers free one-on-one tutoring services to an average of 700+ students in grades 1 – 6 every week. Their mission is to empower economically disadvantaged children through education. Each year, adult volunteers from all over the city work with students on homework, math, technology, reading, and life skills.

Tutoring Chicago was founded as the Cabrini Green Tutoring Program in 1965 by a group of employees at Montgomery Ward. The program officially became incorporated as a private non-profit organization in 1990 with dedicated efforts towards the youth of Cabrini Green. As the program continued to grow, Cabrini Green Tutoring Program wanted to target local neighborhoods beyond Cabrini Green and rebranded the organization as Tutoring Chicago in 2012. Today, Tutoring Chicago is working on opening a fourth site location.

They have received numerous awards including the the Sun-Time Literacy Award, the Impact 100 Award, and the Thomas A. Demetrio Lend-A- Hand Award of Excellence.

The spelling bee was comprised of local Chicago celebrities and emceed by Ryan Asher and Jeff Murdoch from The Second City, one of Chicago’s premiere comedy clubs. After eight rounds of spelling ,Team SYKES TalentSprout came out on top! The duo included Chicago Sun-Times interim CEO/COO, Nykla Wright, and a TalentSprout representative, Jonathan Gray.

Most importantly, the event raised more than $30,000 to help Tutoring Chicago continue their work. If you are interested in learning more about Tutoring Chicago, or donating to the cause, go to https://www.tutoringchicago.org/donate/.

In order to more effectively support Chicago’s community, DealRoom recently joined the movement Pledge 1%. Along with leading companies around the world, DealRoom proudly pledges to donate one percent of profit, employee time or product to local charities and nonprofits.

DealRoom as an organization greatly values strengthening Chicago’s educational resources as a way of advancing the community’s youth. DealRoom will focus our charitable efforts towards this cause and look forward to making a meaningful impact.

SmartRecruiters announces a new corporate responsibility initiative (CSR), and three other moments worthy of a mic-drop.

This morning, merry conference-goers were greeted by a classic case of San Francisco rain and fog. Is it any surprise that the number one tourist purchase in San Francisco is sweatshirt? However, damp environs proved no match for attendees’ giddy spirit or the palpable enthusiasm of a giant dancing alien named Winston the Smartian, SmartRecruiters’ brand new mascot.

The revelries began at the crack of 7:30. As conference-goers rolled into Pier 27 and began catching up over delicious cups o’ quiche, they couldn’t help but notice our friends at G2 crowd collecting surveys from SmartRecruiters customers. For every completed survey, SmartRecruiters made a $10 donation to Defy Ventures, a non-profit organization providing career training and mentorship for formerly incarcerated people in the US. Forgive the shameless plug, but it’s for a good cause, people!

But, enough of work. The sun is setting on our first day at the conference, and we’re all headed to the Smarty Party carnival, so let’s take a moment to recall some of the top moments of our first day at Hiring Success 19 – Americas.

When SmartRecruiters announced a new CSR: ‘Reverse Recruiting’ Invites Hiring Success Community to Give Back.

In the opening keynote by Jerome Ternynck, CEO and founder of SmartRecruiters, attendees learned about the launch of a new corporate social responsibility program, Reverse Recruiting!

This CSR goes well beyond the SmartRecruiters business. It starts with SmartRecruiters pledging one percent of their equity towards a future foundation. SmartRecruiters also wants to ensure non-profits have access to top-level hiring technology through free and discounted services for organizations of all sizes, and ends with everyone (including your company) getting involved with Reverse Recruiting!

What is Reverse Recruiting?

On Reverse Recruiting days, recruiters no longer work for their companies — they work for candidates. They invite rejected candidates and previously overlooked talent to review their resumes, conduct mock interviews, offer suggestions, and assist struggling candidates in their job search. And guess what? Managers are invited as well! What a great way for everyone to give back.

SmartRecruiters will participate in Reverse Recruiting days once a quarter in all of our global offices, and the hope is your office will consider this as well. Sign up to learn more and receive a toolkit with all the materials you need to host your very own Reverse Recruiting session.

How to ‘backtest’ your hiring practice like the folks in finance do.

In today’s Select track, Are Purple Unicorn Hires Repeatable, Robert Coombs, CEO of Head of Business Operations at CredSimple, talked algorithms. It’s a word we hear a lot, and before today this author defined it as ‘the magical computer thing that figures stuff out for us lowly humans’. Now I know it’s actually as simple as a set of rules we use to problem solve. A low-tech example of an algorithm is a recipe. We can reasonably expect chocolate chip cookies when we put the right ingredients through the right preparation and cooking steps, but let’s get more specific.

An algorithm, whether it be for cooking or financial gains, has several elements in common:

• Inputs –  The thing that is applied: data, ingredients, historical trends,


• Outputs – The thing that comes out: transactions, delicious cookies, great hires


• Definite –  Clear, unambiguous, and feasible


• Finite – Must have an endpoint


• Effective – Similar inputs yield similar desired outputs

So, let’s look at a recruiting example. Take one of your really successful hires, and let’s reverse engineer the process to see if your recruiting algorithm is effective. This is called ‘backtesting’.

We took the example of Roy Baladi, head of the marketplace for SmartRecruiters. Say we want to test effective keyword searches — we look at the job description and start pulling keywords to search for candidates. Again and again, Roy’s name does not show up in the shortlist. What does this tell us? Maybe we need to revisit the job description (i.e. our input) and revise our wording to be more relevant towards the role.

Some people call this process ‘dogfooding’, which basically means internally testing your external processes to see if they are indeed effective. Have hiring managers test this on themselves to increase empathy and produce more accurate job descriptions!

Three recruiting lessons from teachers, that are scalable for your TA function.

Speaking on the Attract track, Brian White of the Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437 asked everyone seated at the session Get Ahead of Seasonal Hiring Challenges to close their eyes and think of a teacher who made a positive influence in their life. For most attendees, it didn’t take long for inspirational educators to come to mind. Whether it was the math teacher who sat with you until multiplying fractions finally made sense, or the tutor who helped you master the past perfect in Spanish, the examples are practically infinite.

When we are asked to think of similar moments with recruiters, the examples are far fewer. So what can TA take from teachers’ best practices to boost candidate experience?

1. Learn what’s important to the student. The most effective teachers find out what motivates their students, what they care about, and use that knowledge to inspire learning.


2. Learn to communicate based on the individual. For teachers, this can mean catering to different learning styles. Brian’s team used this advice to create a texting line for job inquiries and implement a chatbot.


3. Understand the student is more than a number. Even with the incredible volume of students teachers interact with every year, they think of each one as an individual person. For recruiters this can be as simple as including a personal detail their outreach to show talent they really care.

The biggest myth is that anyone is normal.

In today’s hire track, during Mind Mix: Neurodiversity at Work’ Sara-Jane Harvey, an autism advocate who also is on the spectrum herself, helped our audience understand the prevalence and value of neurodiversity in our society.

The biggest mental health myth is that there is indeed a “normal”. Normal doesn’t exist. If your mind is a computer, then the way you process information is your operating system, and just because your computer doesn’t run Windows doesn’t mean it’s broken.

There’s no need to be ‘realistic’ when setting goals.

In today’s closing keynote, Colin O’Brady, four-time world record holding endurance athlete, reminds us how crazy his goals seemed when he first set them.

When Colin told his mother from a hospital bed in Thailand, where he was recovering from third-degree burns covering a quarter of his body, that he wanted to train for a triathlon, she didn’t say, ‘let’s set a more reasonable goal.’ Even with doctors saying Colin may never walk normally again, his mother took him seriously, and immediately got Colin small weights to start training.

Eighteen months later, Colin entered the Chicago marathon — and won! He continued to set outrageous goals, and continued to check them off like items on a grocery list. Climb the seven highest peaks in the world in a record-breaking 132 days – check! Be the first to cross Antarctica solo and unaided – check!

“I don’t think everyone wants to go walk across Antarctica,’ said Colin, ‘but I know that people certainly have challenges in their life. Everyone has reservoirs of untapped potential inside of themselves and can achieve really incredible things.”

As originally posted on businesswire.com

• Inclusion seeks to empower underserved communities through coding programs.


• Hack The Hood introduces members of under-resourced communities of color to careers in tech.


• Lesbians Who Tech + Allies is the largest LGBTQ technology community in the world — committed to visibility, intersectionality, and changing the face of technology.


• Douar Tech aims to provide technological skills training to rural communities in Morocco.


• BRIDGEGOOD, a project of Oakland Digital, is dedicated to bridging the tech gap for underrepresented communities.

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