This commitment led to the creation of Mumspring Foundation. This year, through the Genesis Project, we empowered and provided over 100 at-risk women with sterile delivery kits to prevent infections during childbirth. Our 1% program enabled our employees express their HEARTfor the community by making a difference with their paid expertise and time.
The process
We don’t think giving money is enough and don’t think giving with blind faith is enough. So we make each person do a dragons den style business case with the following process:
- Explain the root problem they are passionate and the outcome they value.
- Identify the charities that are providing solutions.
- Explain that charities bottlenecks and struggles.
- They choose the best way to help them whether consulting time, money or organizing something else.
Examples of maximising ROI
David supports a charity that works with suicide prevention. When they saved a person’s life he sent them a 100 packets of lifesavers to help them celebrate the wins and keep morale high. That $30 investment boost productivity and commitment to the cause.
Mark supports a charity working with vulnerable families. He went to their offices and helped them optimize their internal processes.
Sebastien cares about the environment. He saved a charity time by implementing a document generation tool for them after they do environmental assessments at homes saving them thousands in volunteer time.
Daniel despises human tracking. So he offered free advice around marketing and fundraising campaigns. He then provided them cash to fund their next fundraising campaign would have the best ROI.
The outcome
Everybody gets to live out their values, our impact is a catalyst for positive change and we are helping others be wise about how they invest. We encourage you to not give to a big brand charity but really dwell on the ROI of your giving.
Originally published on Medium by Sean Dukes of Learnsmarter
Just recently we’ve seen some great stuff coming out about taking Trailhead into your communities. The timing is great, because we’ve been working on doing just that and finally had our launch event today.
The charity we’re working with is called Trinity Winchester. They’re based in the city where I live and work, helping vulnerable people in the community and particularly the homeless and victims of domestic abuse. Winchester, like many cities, has changed greatly in recent years and I’m sure that many of us have felt that it would be great to do something really positive to help the people you see living on the streets. I’ve raised a bit of money doing a few charity sleepouts, but after hearing about some of the Trinity clients and talking to a few of the staff, I thought “wouldn’t it be awesome if we could help someone get a job by teaching them new skills using Trailhead?”
Turning that thought into action took a while. First, we had to sell the idea to Trinity. They were interested, but it was hard to get beyond that. I kept pestering them and finally we got a meeting. Things progressed pretty quickly from there, but it took six months from our first conversation to our first session.
I realised I couldn’t do this on my own. I’m a leader of the Hampshire user group so asked Alison from the group and Elise from my team to help out. That was a good move.
We did some prep for the big day. We set up our developer org to track the badges, installed the Trail Tracker and had a quick go at setting up some Chatter Free test users and linking them to Trailhead. Alison bought biscuits and I even wrote a speech!
The first thing you notice when you go into the Trinity Centre is that there are a lot of homeless people that you never see on the street. There’s a friendly atmosphere at the centre and we were greeted enthusiastically by the learning manager, Niamh, but neither she nor we had any idea what was going to happen next.
Before we started, I thought if we got three people that would be great and five would be amazing. We had one. The speech seemed a bit pointless so I started talking to Felix explaining what Trailhead was and tried to encourage him to have a go. He signed up.
Then Jade and Adrienne walked in. I explained again and they signed up too. It was so helpful having Alison and Elise there. We had all the technical issues you could wish for — PCs running windows updates, monitors that didn’t work, locked email accounts; you name it. The team did a great job of smoothing the path, but it wasn’t easy.
And then more people came in. Soon we didn’t have enough seats and it was getting quite hectic. We had questions coming at us from all directions. Someone just got a badge. Fantastic! What was amazing was the energy in the room. I’d been a bit sceptical that anyone would really be interested at all but there was a real buzz. We were getting more and more interest. By the end of the day we’d got nine people signed up and we’d lost count of the number of badges. I just need the Trail Tracker to update so we can get the final score! (now done …)
An amazing start to this programIt was a fantastic morning and we all came away buzzing with enthusiasm. We’ve already booked up the next session and have promised cat recognition. I can’t wait and I have the feeling that some of our customers can’t wait either! I was careful not to promise that we could get anyone a job, but some of the group were really flying by the end. I wouldn’t bet against it.
Finally, a special mention of thanks to Scott Luikart who blazed the trail ahead of me and gave me so much great advice and support.
Key Takeaways:
- You need to sell your idea. Use examples from people who’ve had success already such as PepUp Tech and Scott Luikart.
- Get help. You can’t do this by yourself. Our little team is hoping to make this a weekly event and we’re going to need plenty of volunteers to make that happen.
- Prepare as much as you can. There’s a new Trailhead Workshop Basicsbadge which is the perfect place to start. Set up your developer org, the tracker, create any users you can, check out the room you’re going to use and practice the user experience so that you have some idea about what’s going to happen.
- Choose your trails ahead of time. Trailhead Basics and Trailhead Playground Management are my recommendations. And tell everyone in your team; I didn’t and we had to play a bit of catch up. Also have some trails ready to suggest for people to move on to. Users will find the choices quite daunting to start with.
- Give people a reason to come back. We’ve promised Cat Recognition for next time and people are genuinely interested. We’ll find out next week whether that works.
- Have fun. The biscuits were helpful and we had prizes. Not everything will go as you expect, so be prepared for that. Encourage all the positive signs you see around you and build on the enthusiasm you generate.
Make a difference where you are
What could you do to bring education and opportunity to people in your area? Join the movement and Be A Multiplier! Trailhead gives you the tools you need to be part of the change. Through five custom trailmixes, you’ll be guided through each step in organizing and hosting a learning event, wherever you are. Give back and lead a learning event today.
Originally published on the Salesforce blog. By: Robert Gavin, SVP Alliances, NewVoiceMedia
February 2016, NewVoiceMedia officially announced our participation in the Pledge 1% movement, applying a simple yet transformative idea: donate 1% of product, 1% of equity, 1% of profit or 1% of employee time to support non-profit causes around the world. Employees, shareholders, customers and the community all benefit when a company builds giving back into its DNA and, for us, it’s one of the best decisions we’ve ever made.
The program wasn’t our first charitable bid; our employees were already using their paid volunteering days to support charitable projects and taking advantage of our Matched Funding Scheme. But this was a natural progression and the biggest step we’d made towards committing a portion of our success to our community stakeholders and social impact. We are growing faster than ever before, and with a chiselled heart in the bedrock of our company, we want to continue building a kind and forward-thinking enterprise on top of it, supporting the communities that we serve in a way that is meaningful.
Since making our Pledge 1% commitment, our employees have embraced it wholeheartedly, mobilizing campaigns and flagging worthy causes for us to back.
In December, we ran one of our biggest mass fundraising and global volunteering projects to date, with ‘The Apprentice Week.’ The mission was for employees to work as a team to make as much money as possible for a charity of their choice. Starting with just $250 per team, ten groups found innovate ways of increasing it, from selling tickets to pie senior execs, to drawing caricatures and completing expense claims! From their week’s efforts, our entrepreneurs raised $30,000 for charities of their choice.
Caricatures for sale as part of The Apprentice Week, an initiative which raised $30,000 for charitable causes.
A program we’re particularly proud of is our participation in the Right to Read program. Established in the UK as a way for businesses to make a positive impact on education, employees have paid time off to volunteer as reading partners to children, to support their literacy development, while improving their confidence, communication skills and attitude towards reading. Similarly, in San Francisco, we took part in Jump Start, a national early education organization, where we prepared 100 literacy kits for children to encourage them to read throughout the summer. We also operate Code Club in three locations, to teach children aged 9-11 about coding and computing, and have seen them complete projects using applications like Scratch, Python, and HTML.
This year, we are hyper focused on diversity and inclusion which has been launched globally. We hosted our fourth Annual Women in Industries Panel in San Francisco, featuring Corinne Sklar, CMO of Bluewolf, an IBM Company; Tara Ryan, CMO of Skuid; Poly Sumner, Chief Adoption Officer at Salesforce; and Allyson Fryhoff, Chief Revenue Officer at Salesforce.org, to discuss how to get to the next level towards your “dream” job. They shared their personal stories of career progression and the tips/lessons they learned that helped get them where they are today. We also partnered with Salesforce and Bluewolf in Sydney to host a “Men as Allies” discussion, and continue to expand our efforts across global internal mentoring programs and quarterly foundation activities.
Employee volunteering in action: Volunteers from NewVoiceMedia spent two days at a local school, painting, decorating and making improvements to the grounds.
We’re extremely proud to be sponsoring the ninth annual Concert for the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals, presented by Salesforce.org in conjunction with Dreamfest on September 26th. Held in San Francisco, the concert will directly benefit the hospitals, helping to advance pediatric health in our community and worldwide.
NewVoiceMedia is joined by an impressive network of entrepreneurs and companies across the globe that have committed to philanthropic efforts through the Pledge 1% movement. We’re proud to be able to contribute to the efforts of creating social impact on a global scale, while enabling our employees to support the causes that are important to them.
Even back in 2007, Deloitte’s Volunteer Impact Survey revealed that 62 percent of millennials would prefer to work for a company that provides opportunities to apply their skills to benefit nonprofits. More recently, the Millennial Impact Report, released in 2014 by Achieve Consulting Inc, found that 94 percent of millennials are interested in using their skills to benefit a cause, while 57 percent wish that there were more company-wide service days available to them.
In a stark mismatch, Deloitte’s 2018 Millennial Survey shows a negative shift in millennials’ feelings about business’ motivations and ethics. Only a minority believe businesses behave ethically (48 percent vs. 65 percent in 2017) and that business leaders are committed to helping improve society (47 percent vs. 62 percent in 2017).
Millennials will account for 75 percent of the workforce by 2025. Attracting and retaining them begins with workplace culture and making the world more compassionate, innovative and sustainable.
It’s not just millennials, though. In a new study of U.S.-based Fortune 1000 employees conducted by Povaddo, for nearly 60% of today’s employees, there is an expectation that corporate America and CEOs should play a more active role in addressing some of the most systemic societal issues facing the country. This point of view is consistent across employees of all ages, gender and geographies.
Recent research shows a majority of corporate employees care about working for companies where corporate leaders are making an effort on social issues.
The Povaddo study found that significant majorities of employees who feel their company encourages them to support causes they care about are more likely to recommend their company as a place to work, more likely to stay longer, and more likely to increase their overall engagement at work when their CEO makes a real effort to address an important societal issue. Yet, despite these findings, only 37 percent of employees in the Povaddo study said they felt encouraged to support causes they care about.
The good news is: Your organization can step up and make a difference.
As Marc Benioff told Forbes last year, “The business of business is improving the state of the world.”
Find out how you can build giving back into your company culture at www.pledge1percent.org.
Andrea Korte, Enterprise Solutions representative at Boulder-based Scaled Agile, Inc., tends to one of the horses used for Equine Assisted Therapy at the Rocky Mountain Riding Therapy Center during Scaled Agile’s recent Day of Service for Pledge 1% Colorado.
Korte was one of more than 50 Scaled Agile employees who volunteered to support Scaled Agile’s commitment to Pledge 1%, a growing global movement that encourages companies and individuals to contribute one percent of equity, resources, and expertise back into their communities. Throughout the day, Scaled Agile employees volunteered to provide assistance to Rocky Mountain Riding Therapy Center and five other Boulder County organizations: Attention Homes, EFAA, Harvest of Hope Pantry, Sister Carmen Community Center, and Wish for Wheels.
In July, Scaled Agile made a $115,000 contribution between Pledge 1% Colorado, a program of Community Foundation Boulder County, and the foundation itself. An additional $60,000 in cash donations was made to Attention Homes, EFAA, Harvest of Hope Pantry, Rocky Mountain Riding Therapy, Sister Carmen Community Center, and Wish for Wheels following the company’s Day of Service.
About Scaled Agile, Inc.
Scaled Agile, Inc., is the provider of SAFe®, the world’s leading framework for enterprise agility. Through learning and certification, a global partner network, and a growing community of over 250,000 trained professionals, Scaled Agile helps enterprises build better systems, increase employee engagement, and improve business outcomes. Scaled Agile is a contributing member of the Pledge 1% corporate philanthropy and community service movement. Learn about Scaled Agile and SAFe at scaledagile.com and scaledagileframework.com.
Originally published on the Velocity Werx blog.
May 30, 2018—Velocity Werx Ltd. announced its Pledge 1% quarterly profits went to the Humboldt Broncos Ryan Straschnitzki.
Like every Canadian, we were taken back when this tragedy occurred.
We followed the #SticksoutForHumboldt movement, and we participated in #Jerseysforhumboldt. But, it just didn’t feel like enough, what else could we do.
On Jersey Day we decided that 1% of our quarterly profits would go towards the Humboldt Broncos.
Our founder Trevor Perraton, who is always up for volunteering decided he would bartend at Paint & Wine Night, hosted at the Bearspaw Lifestyle Centre. He added to our profits all of the tips that he received that night.
This cause was especially close to Trevor’s heart, as his son’s name is also Ryan and he was born in the same hospital at the same time as Ryan Straschnitzki.
Ryan Straschnitzki’s mother reached out to Trevor via Social media after seeing our posts. They were able to arrange a meet up at the hospital. Trevor said that this was a visit he will never forget. He would like to thank Ryan and his family for reaching out.
We’re a family-oriented company, and we wanted to ensure that this cheque wasn’t faceless. What we mean by that is, we wanted Ryan and the other Broncos to know that there are people out there that care about their well being more than they know.
Please keep donating to this cause, these families will be dealing with medical expenses for the rest of their lives.
Let’s help take one less stress off their plates.
Please Donate At: HTTPS://HUMBOLDTSTRONG.INFO/
About Velocity Werx Ltd. Velocity is a leading provider of Salesforce consulting and On-Demand Salesforce Administrator services to small & medium sized companies in North America. Velocity is a Salesforce® registered partner, dedicated and trusted implementation consulting firm for its clients. Being an industry leader in Salesforce® innovation and creating operational efficiencies, we help our clients realize and accelerate their Salesforce implementation return on investment. Maintaining a socially conscious mindset, Velocity is a member of the Pledge 1% organization giving back 1% of its profits, 1% of its time & 1% of its products to non-profit organizations. We have offices in Calgary, Kelowna, Vancouver, Edmonton and Winnipeg. To learn more about Velocity, visit www.velocitywerx.com.
Originally published on the In What Language website.
As the world continues to develop, the need for corporate social responsibility becomes even more important. Social problems exist whether we like it or not, so what can we do about it?
Well…
When corporations value social responsibility and make an effort to integrate social impact into their business, they can solve some of the most challenging problems that the world faces today.
A great example of combining social impact and business is the language technology company inWhatLanguage.
inWhatLanguage is a mission-driven translation and localization company. Our mission is to unify people and communities through innovative translation solutions. With that in mind, we donate 1% of our revenue to social impact initiatives. We want to make a dent for good in the world!
However, given we are a translation and localization company, we thought it made sense not to simply donate money to causes we believe in, but instead, donate our translation services. People often don’t think of translation as a critical element to improve livelihoods, but we know firsthand its powerful ability to do just that.
How we make an impact:
1. Supporting English Language Learners
There are millions of people in the United States who are learning English, as it is not their native language. They are often referred to as English Language Learners (ELLs). Both refugees and immigrants often don’t know English when they arrive in the United States. Relocating to a new country is already hard enough, but to not know the language makes life even more difficult. We want to use our translation services to help assist refugees and immigrants in the United States who are learning English. Specifically, we have focused our efforts on assisting ELLs and their parents in schools across the country.
According to an nprED report 5 million, or 1 in 10, students in the United States are ELLs. We recognized this as an opportunity to step in and provide translations for critical documents and parent-teacher communications, to empower diverse, non-English speaking students and their families with the information and resources needed to build successful lives.
In order to assist ELLs both in our community and the United States, we have provided translations to schools and education organizations at no cost. Some of our main partners include the International Rescue Committee (IRC), Utah Transit Authority (UTA), United Way andGranite School District.
Our work with the IRC and UTA has been to help refugees access and use public transportation. We helped the IRC translate important information for refugees about how to use the transit system. It is very difficult to try to navigate a public transit system in a language other than your native language. We plan to continue to support these two organizations when it comes to making public transit more accessible to ELLs.
With the United Way of Salt Lake and Granite School District, we have conducted similar work. Given there are a large number of refugees and ELLs in general at Salt Lake City schools, we have translated critical documents and parent-teacher communications. Many of these are traditional school documents, but some of them have included information sent home to parents about vision screenings and medical services available to whole families for free. Translation plays a critical role in ensuring that these students get the education they deserve and that families get the social services they need.
In addition, to these main partners, we carry out a grant program for schools and educational organizations across the United States. These organizations are able to submit applications explaining their needs in order to support ELLs and then we award them grants in the form of translation value. Again, giving in the form of our services as opposed to simply giving money is at the core of our social impact.
2. Assisting Disaster and Crisis-Affected Communities
According to a Relief Web report, 569 million people are affected by disasters every year. Overcoming language and cultural barriers is one of the most vital and often overlooked factors in disaster and crisis situations around the world. These crises present significant challenges for coordination and communication between the different responders on how to provide the most effective relief strategy. When earthquakes, hurricanes, and deadly disease outbreaks occur, it is imperative that accurate and timely translations are conducted to enhance communication between responders and subsequently the effectiveness of the crises response.
inWhatLanguage has partnered with and carried out a number of translation projects for the World Health Organization (WHO) at no cost. More specifically, the WHO’s – Health Emergencies Program, where inWhatLanguage helped translate training modules for OpenWHO. OpenWHO is an instructional platform that allows the WHO and its key partners to transfer life-saving knowledge to a large number of frontline responders during natural epidemics, pandemics and health emergencies. inWhatLangauge has provided a number of services for the WHO, including translating instructional material about how to manage Cholera outbreaks and Influenza into a number of different languages.
3. Fostering International Trade and Diplomacy
Given inWhatLanguage’s mission is to unify people and communities through innovative translation solutions, we think it only makes sense to commit to utilizing our social impact initiatives to help foster international trade and diplomacy. Fostering international trade and diplomacy helps to connect people all around the world and bridge cultural divides. When economies are connected, people are connected (or united).
In order to foster international trade and diplomacy, inWhatLanguage has worked with a number of different partners. inWhatLangauge has provided in-kind translation of materials for the World Trade Center of Utah and CHOICE Humanitarian.
The World Trade Center (WTC) of Utah’s mission is to promote prosperity across the state by attracting investment and increasing exports. The WTC of Utah frequently carries out international trade missions for members of the Utah business community to help them expand into global markets. We have assisted translating materials for the WTC of Utah that provide business leaders in other countries information about Utah’s business community and Utah’s economy. These materials help foreign business leaders gain a better understanding of the State, helping to encourage them to do business with Utah companies and consumers, in turn increasing international trade and diplomacy.
For example, in October of 2018, the WTC of Utah conducted a seven-day trade mission to connect Utah Companies to Middle Eastern Markets. The trade mission led by Gov. Gary R Herbert took 19 Utah companies (including inWhatLanguage) to Amman, Jordan and Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, Israel. We translated the materials highlighting why business leaders in those locations should engage in business with Utah companies and consumers into Arabic and Hebrew.
CHOICE Humanitarian is a non-governmental organization (NGO) based in Salt Lake City, Utah that focuses on improving the quality of life for people around the world. CHOICE provides assistance through the establishment of programs for better health and education, the eradication of extreme poverty and the strengthening of family and community efforts to learn valuable skills. CHOICE works around the world in Ecuador, Bolivia, Guatemala, Perú, México, Kenya, and Nepal.
We have helped Choice Humanitarian translate documents for an important initiative.
A small banana cooperative in Peru had done all of the work to be in compliance with organic, fair trade and Global GAP certifications but didn’t have the funds to pay for the certification itself. CHOICE is providing loan capital for them to pay for the certifications that will increase the value-per-box of bananas from $6.50 to $13 US, literally doubling their income. Not only will this increase the banana cooperative’s income, but it will allow the banana cooperative to expand into global markets.
To get this process started, CHOICE required the translation of the banana cooperative’s application along with the contract between CHOICE and the banana cooperative. In addition, CHOICE will start working with them on a soil restoration program to revive the soils and increase their production levels 100-200%. We consider this a great success, as our translations directly fostered international trade.
4. Engaging and Supporting Our Linguist Network
Our newest social impact pillar is engaging and supporting our linguist community. Our hundreds of linguists are crucial to our success as an organization. Without them, we would not exist. We truly value their contributions and want to give back. Not only do we want to give back to them, but we also realize their unique opportunity they have to do good in their own communities. With that in mind, we provide a micro-grant program for our linguists. The micro-grant program gives our linguists an opportunity to apply for micro-grants to be used to improve their communities all over the world. For example, linguists can be awarded the micro-grants for teaching English in their communities, mentoring youth, improving health outcomes, improving the environment, or identifying needs in their communities that are not formally listed in our micro-grant program but are equally important. A big component of their projects is documenting the amazing work they are doing in their communities. We love receiving pictures and videos highlighting their awesome work to make the world a better place.
In addition to our grant program, we make a point of assisting our linguists when they are experiencing challenges in their lives. When natural disasters occur around the world we make a point of reaching out to our linguists to make sure that they are doing ok and if there is any way we can assist them. For example, when Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, Texas in September 2017, one of our linguist’s daycare business was badly damaged. She lost most of her educational supplies and toys that were in the daycare. We found this out when we reached out to our linguists around the world after a string of natural disasters globally. As a company, we got together and collected educational supplies and toys to donate to the linguist so that she could get her daycare back up and running. We are committed to our linguists and constantly looking for ways to support them.
We are on a mission to unify people and communities through innovative translation solutions. By donating 1% of our revenue to social impact initiatives we are trying to make a dent of good in the world.
Originally posted: May 22nd, 2018
Throughout the world there’s a steady increase in demand for timber, leaving a trail of devastation behind. Unsustainable and illegal timber logging satisfies the needs of many multi-million dollar companies, creating devastation to ecosystems and forest growth. The importance of fostering ethical business and for our industry to encourage clients towards sustainable interior design is becoming more important for future generations.
Closer to home, we face greater issues within Australia, with our beloved native species being threatened by deforestation and lack of conservation. The Plant a Tree for Me! is a non-for-profit organisation focused on rebuilding a healthy environment for our native species. Their sustainable practice is helping rebuild years of damage caused by logging, fires, pests and human intervention through protecting, monitoring, stabilising and recovering areas for native flora and fauna species.
In perspective, it takes up to 500 eucalyptus trees to create a thriving sanctuary for a group of koalas, which is often ravaged by human intervention. This reminder that our fauna heavily relies on their habitat to live, allows us to strive to make a difference by donating to plant a tree. Through this ethical initiative, we can help rebuild tropical rainforests and the Australian bush that has been sadly impacted by furniture industries.
Sustainable interior design
As business owners in today’s time, Designbx acknowledges the ethical and environmental issues that are created by the furniture industry, and we strive to be a sustainable interior design business by:
- Recycling
- Conserving energy
- Using environmentally-friendly technologies
- Sourcing suppliers that produce sustainable products
- Promoting sale of quality, long-lasting products
As part of our Pledge 1% commitment, we are supporting environmental programmes. Designbx will be planting a tree via Plant a Tree for Me! for every room package we sell.
We would like each and every timber furniture item to be cherished and re-used for as long as possible. Even when sourced by sustainable suppliers, by reducing the demand and turnover for timber products will heavily benefit the conservation of our forests. Small steps like these will help create a healthier future for our beloved native species and allow future generations to enjoy this earth as we have.
Buy an interior design package and we’ll plant a tree!
Originally published on Designbx’s website.
Designbx is revolutionising the furniture and homewares industry, by making interior design truly accessible, intuitive and affordable to every Australian. The co-founders share a passion to improve the home and work environments of 1 million Australians by 2023 and this extends beyond our business practice into the community. As our contemporary world grows, communities and families face new challenges which require a great deal of help to tackle. As we virtually step into people’s homes to help them create a better personal environment, our commitment to take on a proactive role as a business will positively influence lives, communities and natural environments.
We are now participants of the Pledge 1% movement, which is an early-stage corporate philanthropy initiative, leveraging a portion of future success to support non-profit organisations in the community.
What is Pledge 1% ?
“Pledging a small portion of future success can have a huge impact on tomorrow.” – Pledge 1%
Pledge 1% is a movement founded by Atlassian, Rally, Salesforce and Tides which encapsulates their vision of integrating philanthropy in businesses large and small around the world. Pledge 1% encourages and challenges companies to donate 1% of their equity, product or employee time to communities and initiatives in need. Encouraging businesses to step up as agents of change, we are able to select social and environmental initiatives that stick true to our brand ethos in order to make a change for generations to come. Designbx has been inspired by Pledge 1% to continue to create a change in the industry, providing an ethical and sustainable practice to undo issues faced by communities and ecosystems.
We’re here to help
In line with our key value, integrity, we believe our ethical commitment to reduce the negative effects of the industry on the environment must be backed by proactive measures. We are passionate about environmental sustainability and conserving our ecosystems, and seeing how the industry harms forests and native species fuels our desire to change this.
Designbx will be actively engaging in the Pledge 1% programme and is working on an exciting collaboration with the Atlassian Foundation, on a social good initiative that we a truly passionate about. Finding out how our contribution has changed lives since we launched Designbx has inspired our team to create many more opportunities during 2018. We don’t participate in community and environmental initiatives for kudos, but we’re very interested seeing the tangible results of our involvement. Some past social good initiatives from 2017 include:
Love for Lachie
http://loveforlachie.com.au/
Designbx sponsored the Love For Lachie annual charity event with silent auction prizes and 200 product donations in goodie bags. They made a record $220K on the day which can now pay for two new researchers and possibly the first clinical trial for a child cancer patient
KidsXpress
Designbx supports KidsXpress, which offers a child with special needs, trauma or homelessness support through expressive therapy over a 10-week program. Designbx provided KidsXpress with interior design expertise to assist with an office and therapy centre relocation, as well as donating items for the Charity Challenge Golf Ball on November 19 at the Four Seasons. The ball funds several charities including KidsXpress.