Originally published on New Verve Consulting.
New Verve Consulting:
Today, we’re highlighting one of our customer success stories, Mary’s Meals, and how they used Jira Service Management along with Insight to deliver greater value today with the help of New Verve Consulting. We also chose Mary’s Meals as our Pledge 1% charity of choice last year, too!
Read on to hear from IT Infrastructure Lead Stephen Neil on how he approached the transformation and the myriad of benefits through JSM and Confluence, and don’t miss New Verve’s founder and CEO, Nigel Rochford, discussing advocacy in long-term partnership as well.
Click here to learn more about Mary’s Meals Stephen Neil and Founder and CEO of New Verve Nigel Rochford discuss how they were able to scale impact for Mary’s Meals using Jira Service Management.
Pledge 1% would like to extend a warm welcome to the newest member of our Pledge 1% community, Acoustic Blinds and Curtains.
As a part of their time pledge, they are corporate volunteers at Chatswood Library, Sydney. At Chatswood library, the Acoustic Blinds and Curtains team deliver the Be Connected digital literacy program up to 1-2 times per year.
As a part of their product pledge, Acoustic Blinds and Curtains have implemented a reuse and recycling program which offers drop off points for their products at end of life to create a true circular economy. Products are then cleaned, re-hemmed and reused through a social partnership with Redlink. Redlink is an integrated, support and services hub, that strives to increase social inclusion and improve wellbeing, particularly for the most vulnerable and socially isolated residents of Redfern, Sydney. Those products that cannot be reused, are recycled with Textile Recyclers Australia. Textile Recyclers Australia or TRA is more than just a recycling company, TRA collaborates to find circular solutions for unwanted textiles. Providing recycling solutions for fashion, uniforms and other textiles whilst creating ‘closed loop’ programs one garment at a time. This program is connected to the company’s sustainability goals.
Acoustic Blinds and Curtains donates 1% of net profit each year to Effective Altruism. Everyone wants to do good, but many ways of doing good are ineffective or actively harmful. The Effective Altruism movement arose out of a desire to make sure that attempts to do good actually work.
This led to many ideas like the following:
– When choosing what to fund or work on, we shouldn’t go for what’s most personal or accessible to us.
– We should focus on problems that are important, neglected, and tractable (which we can actually do something about).
– We should evaluate the work that charities do, and value transparency and good evidence.
“We believe that business can be a force for good – and we want our business to have a positive impact on the world – beyond our customers. We want to make philanthropy and sustainability a pillar of our business because we think it’s the right thing to do – and we believe that our customers care about impact and sustainability too!”
About Acoustic Blinds and Curtains
Acoustic Blinds and Curtains is THE brand for Acoustic Blinds and Curtains in Australia.
They offer acoustic solutions in window furnishings – with an industry-leading range of acoustic fabrics, including exclusive fabrics, and a custom noise reduction solution. Their mission is to help the world sleep soundly and hear clearly. Their vision is to create acoustic environments that inspire happy, healthy and productive living.
Learn more about Acoustic Blinds and Curtains and their sustainability goals.
Originally published on Benevity.
Creating community
Founded in 2002, Sydney, Australia–based Atlassian creates product management and documentation software — including Jira and Trello — that’s used by thousands of teams worldwide.
Atlassian’s own team has experienced tremendous growth. Over a three-year period, amid the pandemic, the company doubled its workforce, making it the largest software company in Australia, and one of Benevity’s biggest clients in the region.
With employees in over 27 countries and in a broad spectrum of roles, Atlassian needed a way to create community for their people and inspire them to live the company’s mission to “unleash the potential of every team.” One influential lever for employee engagement has always been the Atlassian Foundation.
Atlassian’s dedication to purpose started early, when company founders committed to Pledge 1%. Atlassian contributes 1% of employee time, company equity, products and annual profits to the Atlassian Foundation. The Foundation, in turn, provides funding and resources to support donations to education-focused causes, volunteering in local communities and donations of Atlassian products to nonprofits.
When Atlassian began using Benevity’s corporate social responsibility software in 2018, its employee engagement tool, Spark, enabled them to develop more robust giving and volunteering initiatives. And with Benevity Reporting, they had access to richer, more accurate reports for measuring their impact. Both solutions helped to grow their program, while identifying how they could evolve.
Pledge 1% is proud to announce that Whispir, a communications intelligence company, has joined Pledge 1%, a global movement creating a new normal where companies of all sizes integrate giving back into their culture and values. Whispir believes that tech has a big role to play in helping those that need it most. That’s why Whispir has signed the 1% pledge. As a part of the pledge, all Whispir employees receive 3 days of Volunteer Leave per year, which can be donated to charities and not-for-profits inside normal working hours. Whispir will also offer an NFP version of their product, which includes discounted SMS, a 50% discount on their software, and pro-bono support for any eligible NFP organization or charity.
Their commitment to social impact through Whispir for Impact exists to bring the best of Whispir to over 200 charities, not-for-profits, and public sector organizations striving to do more with technology, partnerships, and collaboration. Through this commitment they hope to apply technology, intellectual property, processes, and capabilities to improve lives. In addition, their dedicated volunteer program allows employees to donate thousands of hours annually to make a difference within the communities they serve. Whispir has everything you need to create powerful omnichannel communications across SMS, email, social, video, voice, and more. With the goal of increasing impact, Whispir works to help organizations of all sizes humanize their communication.
About Whispir
Whispir was founded in 2001 with a mission to build a world that communicates more humanly. Today they serve over 800 customers and support the delivery of more than two billion interactions worldwide. Whispir’s promise is the world’s highest engagement rates by bringing together the smartest minds with a clear vision for what technology can achieve—using the power of machine intelligence and carefully developed algorithms for effective human engagement at scale. As a communication intelligence company that brings people closer together, they solve problems, advance ideas, and achieve their mission through a scalable platform that can solve even the most complex business problems and delivering the highest possible engagement scores for some of the best known companies and organizations in the world.
Learn more about Whispir, and Whispir for Impact.
Pledge 1% is proud to announce that Ndustrial is now a member of the #Pledge1 community, and has joined a global movement creating a new normal where companies of all sizes integrate giving back into their culture and values.
Ndustrial is donating 1% of their employees’ time to charitable causes like the Habitat for Humanity International project last month.
Pledge 1 is a global movement creating a new normal where companies of all sizes integrate giving back into their culture and values. We are proud to be part of this movement alongside great companies like our friends at Atlassian.
“We are dedicated not only to rooting out waste in the industrial sector, but also to being a great place for people to grow and thrive, to have fun and feel part of a community, and to give back. Learn more about our journey at Ndustrial.”
About Ndustrial
Ndustrial delivers the industry’s only production-first energy intensity platform – enabling companies to minimize energy spend and achieve the highest production efficiency possible. Together with their IoT and energy service offerings, Ndustrial delivers new levels of insight and provide a holistic view across all enterprise facilities. Learn more about Ndustrial.
Originally posted on investor.zuora.com
At Zuora, we strive to make a positive impact on the world and to empower others to do the same. That’s why we are thrilled to share Zuora’s first inaugural Environment, Social & Governance (ESG) Impact Report, which shares both existing and new disclosures and commitments.
Find the report here.
Originally posted on DigitalJournal.com
Litify, the end-to-end legal operations platform for law firms and legal departments, today announced its partnership with The Noble Law, a women-owned plaintiffs’ employment law firm founded on the principles of diversity, empathy, equity, integrity, inclusion, and innovation. As the industry’s most comprehensive legal operations solution, Litify will provide The Noble Law with a complete and transparent view of its customers, cases, and staff across every touchpoint — ultimately giving employees time back in their day to focus on delivering excellent client service. With a rich history of protecting workers’ rights, the selection of Litify solidifies The Noble Law’s commitment to producing superior legal outcomes for its clients.
“Working with multiple providers and products proved difficult when measuring workflow efficiency and internal productivity. Clients who reach out to us are often calling during one of the worst crises of their lives. Having data at our fingertips allows us to move quickly and thoroughly respond to our clients’ needs and help them navigate what is typically a very stressful process,” said Laura Noble, founder and managing partner of The Noble Law. “Litify’s cloud-based technology will empower our staff to collaborate with clients more efficiently while enabling data-driven decisions to support successful outcomes.”
By centralizing workflows and case information onto Litify, The Noble Law will benefit from enhanced collaboration and better business performance. The Noble Law also chose Litify for its matter management features, which include automation and practice-specific task management and document creation capabilities. The Noble Law is confident the change will also improve the client’s journey from intake to resolution of their matter.
“When The Noble Law outlined the firm’s need to quickly create and edit templates, as well as the ability to incorporate client information directly from the system into their documents, we knew Docrio, Litify’s integrated document management and creation product, would be the right solution,” said Litify CSO Steven Mandel.
Powered by Salesforce, Litify puts an end to document overload with advanced OCR search, drag-and-drop functionality, intuitive file structures, and other features that make document management painless. Unlike other document management solutions, Docrio is seamlessly integrated into each matter within Litify, which saves the team from having to do double data entry or losing information in translation from matter management to document creation.
“We are thrilled to partner with such a progressive law firm that will benefit from our automation capabilities, helping the team save time, increase productivity and drive results in this very critical sector of the law,” Mandel said. “Above all else, we are honored to be working with this innovative women-led firm to make strides toward a more inclusive and representative legal industry culture.”
About Litify
Founded in 2016, Litify’s end-to-end legal operations platform transforms how legal services are delivered through flexible, intuitive technology. Built on Salesforce, Litify streamlines and automates matter and task management, document generation, timekeeping, billing, and client communications while providing data-driven insights that help law firms, in-house legal departments, and government agencies scale and improve their financial performance. As a proud member of Pledge 1%, Litify donates 1% of its time, money, and resources to charitable causes every year through its charitable arm Litify.org. This year, Litify was named a “soonicorn” by Tracxn Emerging Startups. To learn more about Litify, or see our open roles, visit www.litify.com.
About The Noble Law
The Noble Law, a women-owned legal practice, is a recognized leader in employment law with offices in New York, Raleigh, Charlotte, and Charleston. The firm’s goal is to level the playing field for employees and work to deliver outcomes with integrity and empathy for the client’s journey. Noble’s success is measured by delivering positive impacts for its clients and serving as a catalyst for changes in employment law and society. For more information, go to thenoblelaw.com.
Originally posted on GlobeNewsWire
VidMob, the leading platform for Intelligent Creative, today announced that the company has joined Pledge 1%, a global movement of like-minded companies where giving back is baked into their DNA. As part of Pledge 1%, VidMob will pledge one percent of the company’s total equity to VidMob Gives, its 501(c)(3) foundation that activates the company’s mission to evolve creativity for the better with non-profits all over the world. This builds on VidMob’s existing practice of donating 1% of the company’s revenue through a combination of donations, employee participation and its intelligent creative technology and services.
By making this pledge, VidMob is joining a distinguished group of companies in 100 countries around the world that are igniting billions of dollars in new philanthropy. VidMob provides the fastest path to creative that works and helps businesses drive marketing performance with Intelligent Creative technology and services.
“From day one, being a positive force for our entire stakeholder community was built into the foundation of our company. We’ve helped over 100 non-profit organizations create thousands of intelligent ads that have had a meaningful and measurable impact on their efforts. Through this grant, we hope to exponentially grow our impact potential with organizations in need,” said Alex Collmer, CEO and Co-Founder of VidMob. “I am incredibly proud that VidMob has joined an organization that shares similar values, using business as a force for good while creating significant stakeholder value.”
“We are thrilled to partner with VidMob to support and further their efforts to help nonprofits strategically increase the visibility they deserve, expand their resources, and maximize their impact,” said Amy Lesnick, Chief Executive and President of Pledge 1%. “By generously adding an equity commitment to fuel their long term social impact, VidMob is a great role model for other companies, helping Pledge 1% to build a vibrant movement that inspires and empowers every company to leverage their assets for good.”
“Pledge 1% aligns perfectly with our company’s mission to further the UN’s sustainable development goals, which are the guide rails to our pro bono offering,” said Burr Purnell, Executive Director of VidMob Gives. “We’re excited to further support the growth of the Pledge 1% movement as part of its leadership program, Builders, and we look forward to helping inspire, educate and empower every entrepreneur, company, and employee across the business landscape to leverage their own unique assets to be a force for good.”
About Pledge 1%
Pledge 1% is a force multiplier and global movement to inspire, educate, and empower every entrepreneur, company, and employee to be a force for good. Over 15,000 members in 100 countries around the world have used Pledge 1%’s flexible framework to ignite billions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of volunteer hours in new philanthropy. To learn more about Pledge 1%, and how your company can get involved, visit pledge1percent.org.
About VidMob
VidMob is the world’s leading platform for Intelligent Creative that provides an end-to-end solution to help brands improve their marketing results by unifying creative and data. VidMob is the only company in the world to receive a certified creative marketing partner badge from every major social and digital platform. A portion of every dollar VidMob receives is used to fund pro bono creative services for non-profits through its 501(c)(3) VidMob Gives. Learn more about VidMob and VidMob Gives.
Dear 1% Coalition Members,