Originally published by Viv Networks, LLC
NORWALK, Conn., Oct. 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — There are 3 billion people worldwide who still cook over open flames, and one Connecticut company is doing something about it through social commerce. Wood-burning stoves and open fires are the leading cause of household air pollution and increased risk of respiratory illness, especially for women and children in developing countries. With a need this vast, large-scale international projects are being balanced by grassroots efforts with local nonprofits, like Viv’s One At A Time initiative, to make a world of difference.
Viv, a groundbreaking startup that provides energy and lifestyle products to make life better, has established the One At A Time service initiative as an extension of its mission, corporate values and roots in conscious capitalism. One At A Time merges what’s good for business and for the global community, making it possible for the average person to get involved, roll up their sleeves and contribute to the quality of life of children and families in at-risk communities.
A pending B corporation, Viv develops sustainable partnerships with local nonprofits internationally that deeply understand the culture and can identify programs and families with the greatest need. At the same time, the company contributes 1% of its profits toward helping communities access energy, water, health, education, sustainability and economic development.
Viv’s first international One At A Time service trip will take place on October 2-9, 2018, in Guatemala. The project is a collaborative effort between Viv and the local organization, Long Way Home, a nonprofit that fights poverty through innovative solutions to community problems. Two dozen Viv Life Consultants will spend a week in the community of Xiquin Sanaii, working inside homes to build clean cookstoves for 12 families. Viv has provided funding for another two dozen families to receive stoves to improve respiratory health for families in the community. Families were identified by Long Way Home in collaboration with local junior high students who did a census and survey of remote homes in the region.
“Finding the right partner for a project like this is so important,” explains Viv’s CEO Cami Boehme. “We look to work with partners with a long-term presence in the community and with a genuine understanding of the needs. That’s how we ensure our efforts will contribute to meaningful and lasting change.”
For Viv its One At A Time initiatives serve several purposes. Viv Life Consultants get to make a real difference in the lives of people the company serves. Consultants are fully immersed in a rich culture, creating connections and gaining a deeper understanding of how people live in different communities around the world. One At A Time also establishes loyalty for the company, and sets a standard for other companies to follow.
“There are immense needs for communities around the world to survive, let alone thrive. There are also inspirational and hard-working organizations almost everywhere looking for companies to support their local, grass-roots efforts,” explains Boehme. “As business leaders, we should look creatively at how to combine business goals with the very real needs of human existence and find ways, like our One At A Time journeys, to serve the needs of communities while growing our businesses. When people and planet come before profit, we all prosper.”
This is the first of many international One At A Time initiatives for Viv. The organization is committed to making a deep impact on other parts of the world in the near future.
ABOUT VIV: Viv Network, LLC (Viv) is a Connecticut-based technology company that provides energy and lifestyle products and services that everyone needs and uses every day—products that make Life Better, as the company’s tagline suggests. Providing radical transparency with a customer-centric focus and commitment to social good are core to the company’s mission to provide consumers a way of life that is easier, more affordable and more satisfying. Viv is a proud member of the Path One Group of Companies, along with sister company Utiliz, LLC. Viv’s flagship product, AutoPilot, is provided through a partnership with Utiliz, a licensed energy broker currently active in Connecticut, New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, New Hampshire, and Ohio. Savings vary depending on region and market dynamics.
For more information contact:
Hannah Wells
Hannah@justviv.com
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Originally published on Airlink’s website.
Airlink, Flexport, Kenya Airways, and International Medical Corps are responding to the complex crisis in South Sudan with medical assistance for Internally Displaced Persons.
Failed crops and ongoing conflict in the young country have led to high levels of internal displacement and low access to food, water, and health services and supplies. In some areas, more than 70% of the local population cannot be reached with humanitarian assistance due to geography and insecurity.
To assist long-time partner International Medical Corps (IMC), Airlink engaged full service freight forwarder Flexport and Kenya Airways for the response.
“Airlink is practiced in humanitarian logistics, but the current circumstances in South Sudan make it incredibly difficult to safely transport relief cargo into the region,” says Airlink Humanitarian Programs Manager Stephanie Austin. “Our partnership with Flexport helps us work on these more complex airlifts and ultimately expands Airlink’s capacity.”
Flexport is a freight forwarder that utilizes an online platform and end-to-end services for their clients. The five-year-old company recently joined the 1% pledge, pledging 1% of its resources to humanitarian organizations sending supplies worldwide.
A new Airlink partner, Kenya Airways is providing the lift and offers a unique opportunity to move cargo from the United Kingdom into Juba, South Sudan.
The 1,500 kg shipment includes basic medical supplies and will arrive in Juba in late August where IMC staff and volunteers will immediately begin utilizing these health supplies to benefit Internally Displaced Persons in South Sudan.
Written by Sarah Goff-Dupont. Originally published on the Atlassian blog.
If 1 in 10 companies shared a business practice in common, would you sit up and take note? If the number moved to 1 in 5, would you think seriously about following suit? What about 1 in 4?
That’s exactly the trajectory of one of the hottest employer trends: paid time off to volunteer (also knows as “volunteer time off”, or “VTO”).
According to the 2018 Employee Benefits Report issued by the Society for HR Management, nearly 1 in 4 companies and non-profits in the U.S. are using VTO to parlay corporate social responsibility into a competitive advantage. So what do these savvy organizations know that the other 3 in 4 don’t?
What is VTO and why is it trending?
Volunteer time off (VTO) is employer-sponsored paid time to do volunteer work in your community. Participating employers typically grant between 8 and 40 hours of VTO per year.
Less than ten years ago, VTO was rare, with roughly 15% of employers offering it in 2009 and only about 1% planning to offer it soon. Over the past decade, however, companies have started to take social responsibility seriously, seeking to counteract all manner of negative externalities from displacement of long-time urban residents to pollution to the spread of fake news.
At the same time, Millennials have surged into the workforce and overtaken Gen X as the most populous age group in the U.S. labor market. Contrary to their reputation for self-centeredness, this generation has a strong sense of purpose and cares deeply about issues of social justice. Factor in yet a third trend, the global war for talent, and the equation suddenly becomes clear.
A 10,000-watt spotlight on corporate social responsibility + the need to attract young, socially-conscious workers in an increasingly competitive hiring environment = an explosion in VTO’s popularity.
That’s all well and good. But what if a company doesn’t have an image problem and isn’t on a hiring spree – would VTO still make good business sense? The answer is a resounding “yes”.
Recruit, engage, retain, repeat
The “selfie generation” isn’t as selfish as they’re often portrayed. According to studies released in 2015 and 2016, 80% of Millennials make charitable contributions, 70% volunteer at least once a year, and 37% spend at least ten hours annually volunteering. Their reputation for being fickle, however, has a stronger basis in fact. The 2016 study showed that 1 in 4 would leave their job after less than a year if a new opportunity arose elsewhere. In a 2-year timeframe, the number goes up to almost 1 in 2.
The recruiting challenge for employers, then, is to meet these purpose-filled candidates where they are and channel all that energy into work they find meaningful. “It doesn’t have to be hard,” says Jeremy Kreitler, CEO of Gliffy, a San Francisco-based software company that runs multiple philanthropic programs internally. “When people talk about what they like most about working at Gliffy, they mention the volunteering and the fact that we give 5% of our profits to charity.”
When coupled with a compelling, bullshit-free mission, VTO is one of the best ways to speak their language. Indeed, 60% of Millennials report choosing (and sticking with) their current employer because they feel a sense of purpose there.
I want to do more with my career than just help somebody make money. VTO is what made me feel comfortable leaving my job in non-profit for a role in the corporate sector. I feel I can do just as much (if not more) good this way. – Claire Cook, marketer (also, dog-lover and Millennial)
It’s not just about courting Millennials, however. The workforce still contains a handful of Boomers and scads of Gen X’ers who don’t just want to make a living, but make a difference while they’re at it. Many have scars from the toxic, burn-you-out corporate cultures that dominated the ’80s, ’90s, and early 2000s, and are thoughtful about the kind of work environment they step into. Turns out, volunteerism is widely regarded as a boost to a company’s reputation as a great place to work.
“Lots of people say they were attracted to the company by our culture of ‘being the change you seek’ and the chance to make a difference that extends beyond our products”, says Jessica Hyman, a member of Atlassian’s talent team. She’s also noticed employees shaping their jobs with an eye toward social impact once they’re in the door. “Most people use their VTO. And we never struggle to fill the seats on the Atlassian Foundation’s employee council.”
Kreitler sees a similar pattern at Gliffy, where they organize dedicated volunteer days with local non-profits that are open to all employees. “The company organized days make volunteering accessible to employees, and stimulate more people to participate,” he says. And ever since they focused these days on organizations that help deal with homelessness (an employee-driven decision), participation is trending upward.
It doesn’t have to be hard. – Jeremy Kreitler, Gliffy CEO
As if employee engagement wasn’t enough, 65% of HR executives point out that VTO is also an investment in workforce development. Volunteering helps cultivate the soft skills that are increasingly important for knowledge workers: collaboration, empathy, adaptability, leadership, and public speaking (to name a few). As repetitive tasks become automated, such skills will be absolutely vital in the creative and analytical jobs still held by humans.
Think globally, invest locally
Despite VTO’s rising popularity, it’s hardly the only way for companies to help employees make a positive impact. Organizations like Pledge 1% encourage companies to invest a small slice of their profits, product, equity, and/or employee time back into the community. To date, over 5000 companies have signed on.
Thousands of other companies are investing in social impact in more focused ways.
- Charitable giving – Many companies, Atlassian and Gliffy among them, choose one cause they want to support, then dedicate a small portion of their profits to cash contributions.
- Donation matching – 18% of companies match employee’s charitable donations, up to a certain amount (typically $500-1000 annually).
- Donation via payroll deduction – Giving is easy when it happens before the money even hits your bank account. For example, Atlassian employees have the option to donate a dollar a day to Room To Read, which is automatically deducted from their paychecks.
- Dedicated volunteer days – Many companies opt to organize one-off volunteer days with local food shelves, schools, or organizations like Habitat For Humanity. This works great at the department and team level, too.
Whether a company tests the waters slowly or dives right in by taking the 1% pledge, it’s important to proceed thoughtfully. Employees view programs like VTO as a cherished benefit, making them hard to take back once a precedent has been set. That said, delaying this kind of investment only makes it harder to get started.
Pledging to give back 1% is really easy in the early days of a company because 1% of nearly nothing is nothing. – Scott Farquhar, Atlassian and Pledge 1% co-founder
Besides: the race to recruit and retain top talent isn’t easing up any time soon. Nor is the increased scrutiny on corporations. Corporate transparency is on the rise, driven by inside whistleblowers, citizen journalism on social media, as well as companies’ own desire to open up and make who they are on the inside a part of their external branding.
As the #DeleteUber movement reminded us, customers care about what goes on inside a company’s walls. The organizations poised to thrive in this new era are those who think not just about their shareholders, but also their employee and community stakeholders.
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For more information on sustainable corporate social responsibility and philanthropy programs, check out Pledge 1%. Thousands of companies have already taken the pledge – will you be next?
Originally published on the Geopointe blog.
How Geopointe, Salesforce & Pledge 1% are Making a Difference
Geopointe is excited to once again be joining Salesforce and Pledge 1% in their efforts to give back at Dreamforce. Geopointe has committed to donate $1 to the American Red Cross for every event ID badge scanned by a Geopointe team member at Dreamforce.
Helping Our Fellow Humans
We are proud to partner with the American Red Cross and support their mission of preventing and alleviating human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors. The American Red Cross, part of the global Red Cross network, holds fast to the seven Fundamental Principles set forth by the global Red Cross network: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, universality and unity.
The American Red Cross has been dedicated to serving people in need since being founded in 1881. In order to fulfill their organization’s mission, they depend on the generous contributions of time, blood and money from the American public. Geopointe is honored to partner with the American Red Cross and contribute to the service they carryout daily.
Our Core Values
As an organization built in the Salesforce ecosystem, Geopointe and Salesforce hold similar philanthropic values. According to Scott Hemmeter, CEO of Geopointe, these values have been at the core of Salesforce for as long as he’s been a part of the Salesforce ecosystem. “Salesforce has been one of the leading organizations both practicing and promoting a commitment to corporate philanthropy. I hope to bring that same commitment to Geopointe and look forward to partnering with Pledge 1% again this year to help make that happen,” said Scott.
Scott has made concerted efforts to keep Geopointe regularly involved in charitable causes. He initiated Geopointe’s $1 per lead scan donation program at Dreamforce 2017 and has opened Geopointe’s doors to charities in need of a top geolocation solution through Salesforce, offering a special discount to nonprofit organizations.
‘Compassionate Capitalism’
Badge scanning is a standard practice at Salesforce events, creating a cut-and-dry vehicle for commerce. By adding philanthropic importance to each badge scan, it now gives the exchange a feeling of purpose.
Born from the concept of “Compassionate Capitalism,” famously coined by CEO Marc Benioff, efforts like Geopointe’s $1-for-1 scan concept have become more and more frequent at Dreamforce and other Salesforce events. In fact, today, Salesforce events have become a hub for philanthropy, social justice and forward thinking. This year Dreamforce is providing attendees an opportunity to give back in some way everyday of the event.
Powered by Pledge 1%
Pledge 1%, officially established in 2016, is the driving force behind philanthropy in the Salesforce ecosystem. Pledge 1% partners with companies to help them give back through various channels: equity, time, product and/or profit to any charity of their choosing.
“Salesforce and Pledge 1% work together to not only provide a great opportunity for companies like ours to giveback to others at Dreamforce, but use their reach and influence to encourage the thousands in attendance to get involved,” said Mark Baird, Geopointe VP of Sales. “Partnering with Salesforce and Pledge 1% makes it even easier for our team to giveback by providing assistance and resources to boost the visibility of our efforts which, in turn, boosts the response from attendees,” Mark added.
Stop by the Booth! (#441 & 443)
At this year’s Dreamforce, in addition to being a Silver Sponsor, we will once again be hosting two booths for you to stop by. We’d love to have you come by to meet our team, watch a quick demo and fill your bags with some Geopointe SWAG! But, before you take off, be sure to save a second for a scan.
Excited about Dreamforce? Follow the link below to learn what else Geopointe has planned for the event!
Nine additional nonprofits named as Box.org Fund Grant Recipients
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today at BoxWorks 2018, Box, Inc.(NYSE:BOX),a leader in cloud content management, announced the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and Think of Us as its BoxWorks 2018 Social Impact Partners. The company also announced nine additional Box.org Fund grant recipients.
“We are incredibly excited to honor the IRC and Think of Us at BoxWorks this year and support their missions”
“We are incredibly excited to honor the IRC and Think of Us at BoxWorks this year and support their missions,” said Bryan Breckenridge, Executive Director of Box.org. “For Box, teaming up with and empowering social impact organizations world-wide is a reflection of who we are as company. And giving back through the Box.org Fund has enabled us to expand our philanthropic aspirations.”
The BoxWorks 2018 Social Impact Partners
The IRC and Think of Us were honored today during the morning keynote at BoxWorks as this year’s Social Impact Partners. Both organizations shared their missions, where they are making an impact helping refugees around the world and empowering foster youth, while also demonstrating how they are leveraging technology to achieve their goals. They also received grants from the Box.org Fund, a donor-advised fund housed at Tides. The fund was formed in March 2018 to support Box.org’s nonprofit capacity building and social impact investing aspirations. The IRC and Think of Us represent the Box.org Fund’s focus on giving back in three major program areas: youth well-being, inclusion in tech and humanitarian aid.
“An unprecedented number of people – 68.5 million— have been displaced by conflict and persecution and they need our support more than ever before,” said Madeleine Fackler, chief information officer at the International Rescue Committee. “The partnership and support we receive from Box is critical in allowing the IRC to provide essential services and programming that helps these individuals and their families reclaim and rebuild their lives. We are grateful to Box and the commitment it has shown to help solve what is the greatest humanitarian crisis of our time.”
“Every year 28,000 young people are forced out of the foster care system at 18 or 21 without being adopted or returning to their family of origin. Navigating school, a first job and housing become very difficult. It is an honor to partner with Box to ensure young people aging out of foster care without family support have the tools required to thrive both personally and professionally,” said Sixto Cancel, Founder of Think of Us. “The time, talent and treasure Box has brought to Think of Us helps supercharge how foster youth manage the employment process and find meaningful work.”
Box.org Fund Grant Recipients
Additionally, Box announced Girl Scouts of the USA, Team Rubicon Global, Innovations for Learning, Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center, Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula, Full Circle Fund, Shanti Volunteer Association, Team4Tech, and Pledge 1% as Box.org Fund recipients. The Box.org Fund has made over $115,000 in donations to date.
Giving Back Through Box.org
Box.org provides over 7,000 nonprofit organizations with the capacity-building resources they need to innovate and fulfill their mission. In addition to offering donated or discounted access to Box’s cloud content management software, Box.org builds nonprofit capacity through employee-led volunteering and giving programs, coalition building and good business practices. Over 850 Box employees are volunteering with or donating to nonprofits like Year Up, Nethope, Think of Us, and International Rescue Committee.
To learn more visit www.box.org.
About Box
Box (NYSE:BOX) is the cloud content management company that empowers enterprises to revolutionize how they work by securely connecting their people, information and applications. Founded in 2005, Box powers more than 87,000 businesses globally and 69 percent of the Fortune 500, including AstraZeneca, General Electric, P&G, and The GAP. Box is headquartered in Redwood City, CA, with offices across the United States, Europe and Asia. To learn more about Box, visit http://www.box.com/.
https://slackhq.com/next-chapter-a-pilot-program-aiming-to-help-formerly-incarcerated-individuals-find-work-and-succeed-in-tech“By a show of hands, how many of you in here have made a bad choice,” said Kenyatta Leal to a packed all-hands meeting at Slack HQ. The question, echoing the core of Bryan Stevenson’s moving biography Just Mercy, was met by a sea of hands raised high.
“Now, I want you to imagine just for a second what life would be like if you were judged the rest of your life for that bad decision.”
Leal speaks from experience. As a founding member of The Last Mile and a returned citizen himself, he was in the first class of a program that has, in the nine years since its inception, seen 393 students graduate.
The Last Mile, currently operating in seven prisons across the U.S., teaches students to build websites and applications, all without access to the internet. The program boasts a zero percent recidivism rate — meaning that not one of the people who graduated has reoffended. During incarceration, The Last Mile focuses on three pillars:
- Education: The full-time program trains incarcerated students on marketable computer coding skills.
- Experience: Through TLM Works, an in-prison workforce development program, graduates of the coding program gain work experience, earn market wage and create a portfolio of work.
- Expansion: The coding program is designed to be easily replicated across the country.
And then comes the moment of return, and of taking those skills into the workplace. And for that, there’s a need for a fourth pillar — that of partnership with companies who can help turn those skills into a career.
A blueprint for change
“We need to tackle this issue from all different directions,” says Leal. “For folks returning back to the community, the stigma that they’re impacted by is a huge challenge. We’ve come up with thousands of ways to make sure a plastic bottle or aluminum can gets a new life, but we don’t do anything to make sure someone who gets out of prison does. We need to have that same kind of mindset when it comes to human beings, that same kind of passion and persistence.”
Enter Next Chapter: an initiative that we at Slack, in partnership with The Last Mile, the Kellogg Foundation, and FREEAMERICA, have been working on for the past two years to help bring returning citizens back to work and shift perceptions around formerly incarcerated individuals. Through Next Chapter, we are building a year-long apprenticeship program to train and mentor three graduates from The Last Mile — and in doing so, we hope to create a blueprint that other companies will use to train and hire talented people who have been incarcerated.
At a special employee all-hands meeting last week, Leal discussed the hopes for this new program with Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, producer, activist and founder of FREEAMERICA John Legend, comedic actress, writer, sketch and improvisational comedian Robin Thede, and our CEO Stewart Butterfield. This conversation — and the unveiling of Next Chapter itself — was the culmination of an ongoing dialogue at Slack about criminal justice reform, in particular the opportunity to help returning citizens find jobs in tech and business.
We are grateful to Robin Thede, Kenyatta Leal, and John Legend for being our partners and launching Next Chapter with us last week.
There is a pressing need for skilled knowledge workers, one that will only increase moving forward. Coding is something that any smart, hardworking person can learn, given time — and if there was one thing The Last Mile students had a lot of, it was time. We believe that talent is equally distributed. With the right training, we hope to provide opportunities for those who would not only thrive at Slack, but also fill the massive shortage of engineering talent that the tech community needs from an often-overlooked population.
The way forward
Along with The Last Mile and leading experts in the field, we’ve set out to devise an effort to help these returning citizens find skilled long-term employment and shift perceptions around re-entering individuals.
“This program couldn’t just be about providing training, or even job opportunities to our apprentices,” says Rodney Urquhart, a member of the Developer Relations team who has been instrumental in getting the program established at Slack. “We’ve worked hard to build a safe and special culture at Slack, where people who come from different backgrounds can thrive just as well as those who followed traditional paths.”
The power of partnership
None of this could have been done without our partners in Next Chapter. Make no mistake about it, we’re not positioning ourselves as experts in criminal justice — we make enterprise software. We are in the business of thinking about the way people work, where and how they work, and, of course, the people that do that work. We know how much we have to learn — and we’re humbled and grateful to be working with three organizations full of experts.
- The W.K. Kellogg Foundation, with years of experience in the criminal justice system, racial equity issues, and vulnerable communities, have helped to make this program a reality.
- FREEAMERICA, founded by John Legend, has been working to change the national conversation about and transform America’s criminal justice system, and will help amplify our efforts and encourage other companies to consider similar programs.
- And, of course, The Last Mile, who bring not only the talent and skill of their graduating students — our apprentices — but also the expertise of Kenyatta Leal, whom we will be hosting as our first Re-Entry Director, overseeing the apprenticeship program here at Slack HQ.
We’re just getting started. We have much to learn, but we’re committed to this, to our three apprentices this year, and to whatever comes next. If you’re interested in building a program like this at your company, or to find out more about the Next Chapter, email us at slackforgood@slack.com
Deepti Rohatgi is Slack’s Director of Slack for Good and Public Affairs.
1 The Last Mile
2 “Shadow Report to the United Nations on Racial Disparities in the United States Criminal Justice System,” The Sentencing Project, August 14, 2013.
3 “Recidivism,” National Institute of Justice, June 17, 2014.
https://prwire.com.au/pr/78989/cashrewards-reaches-au-1-billion-milestone-in-australia
Over $1 billion dollars in revenue generated for retail partners since launch in 2014
Over $43 million savings generated for 420,000 CASHREWARDS members
Sydney 29 August 2018. CASHREWARDS, Australia’s largest Cashback website, today announces that it has generated over AU$1 billion in revenue for its growing list of retail partners since the company was founded in 2014.
According to CASHREWARDS CEO and founder Andrew Clarke, the milestone event demonstrates the company’s value proposition for brands and consumers in Australia – creating positive connections with brands whilst helping members with the increasing cost of living by offering real cash savings.
Clarke commented, “The $1 billion milestone is significant for CASHREWARDS for three key reasons. It demonstrates how over 1200+ Australian and Global retail partners are realising the value our new and previously untapped channel delivers; illustrates the hard work and dedication of our 60+ strong team, and, critically, gives back tangible CASHREWARDS to the bank accounts of Australian shoppers.”
The company has a simple and transparent business model. Retailers pay CASHREWARDS a commission to drive traffic to their website and CASHREWARDS passes on a percentage of this commission to its members. For retailers, CASHREWARDS offers a new pay per sale channel to the consumer, whilst the consumer is rewarded with cashback and savings; there is no fee to join.
Booking.com is one of the 1,200 + retailers (which includes Amazon, eBay, Apple, David Jones and Woolworths) realising the additional revenue and expanded consumer audience that CASHREWARDS provides. Yury Glikin, Area Manager – Strategic Partnerships, said; “CASHREWARDS is a valued part of our omni-channel retail strategy, delivering incremental revenue, incremental customers and a positive, frictionless channel to market. The growing online retail sector in Australia is increasingly competitive so the incentivised consumer audience that CASHREWARDS delivers Booking.com complements our own sales and marketing activities.”
The company was founded and bootstrapped by established entrepreneurs Andrew and Lorica Clarke in 2014, who had seen the concept of cashback rewards programmes flourish in the US and UK. Since its 2014 launch, the company’s success has been recognised by over 18 national business awards, including winning the Deloitte Tech Fast 50 in 2016 with a 12,469 percent growth rate (the second highest growth rate in the history of the awards); AFR 2018 Most Innovative Companies, Westpac Business of Tomorrow 2017; a finalist in the 2017 Telstra Business Awards and named the fourth fasted growing company in Australia according to Smart50 2017.
In addition to giving back to the Australian consumer, the company is also a proud partner of Pledge 1%, a corporate philanthropy movement pioneered by Salesforce and Atlassian. CASHREWARDS gives one percent of all Cashback rewards, one percent of its equity and one percent of its time to The Starlight Children’s Foundation. Clarke says proudly “ Every time our members shop with CASHREWARDS they not only save significantly on everything they buy they also help sick children and their families through our partnership with the Starlight Children’s Foundation. It’s win-win for the consumer, and the children and for CASHREWARDS where giving back is in our DNA.
For more information please visit www.CASHREWARDS.com.au
About CASHREWARDS
With over 420,000 members, Australian owned and based CASHREWARDS is the nation’s largest, most trusted Cashback shopping community.
CASHREWARDS is free to join and its members receive a percentage of every dollar back when shopping as normal at over 1,200 stores such as Amazon, eBay, Apple, Booking.com, David Jones, Woolworths and many more. The stores pay CASHREWARDS a commission for sending its members to them and CASHREWARDS shares the commission with those members.
Since inception, CASHREWARDS has generated in excess of $1 billion in sales for its merchant partners, given back over $43 million to their members and have helped over 2,000 children through its partnership with the Starlight Children’s Foundation.
For media enquiries, please contact: press@cashreward.com
This Sunday 26 August is National Dog Day and CASHREWARDS wants to use this opportunity to raise awareness and support dog welfare by donating as much as they can to The Vanderpump Dog Foundation, a dog rescue organization, founded in 2016 working on the international front to help create a better world for dogs globally.
For 3 days (26, 27 and 28 August) CASHREWARDS will be donating to the Vanderpump Dog Foundation 2% of all Commission they receive for sales through their site on popular partner pet supply shops Petbarn and Pet Circle.
The CASHREWARDS team hopes to spread awareness through a social campaign that will launch on Instagram on Sunday supported by some well-known Instagram dog-lover influencers, CASHREWARDS members, and their spokesperson Kathy Sheeran from Shopping Confessions.
“I am a great advocate of CASHREWARDS, I truly believe shopping through CASHREWARDS is the smartest way to shop, not only because of savings and the Cashback I receive; but because it is an organisation with ‘giving back’ at the heart of what they do. I am extremely happy CASHREWARDS is taking the initiative to support dog welfare, as a dog owner; knowing that I can help other dogs in need by just doing my usual shopping for our beloved Maui through CASHREWARDS is actually beyond satisfactory” said Sheeran.
CASHREWARDS are committed to giving back, not only to their community of loyal shoppers but also to worthy causes. CASHREWARDS is also a proud partner of Pledge 1%, a corporate philanthropy movement pioneered by Salesforce and Atlassian. CASHREWARDS gives 1% of all cashback rewards, 1% its equity, 1% of its time to the Starlight Children’s Foundation, so when you shop with them not only do you know you’re saving money you’re also giving to sick children and their families at times of need.
About CASHREWARDS
With over 420,000 members, Australian owned and based CASHREWARDS is the nation’s largest, most trusted Cashback shopping community.
CASHREWARDS is free to join and its members receive a percentage of every dollar back when shopping as normal at over 1,200 stores such as Amazon, eBay, Apple, Booking.com, David Jones, Woolworths and many more. The stores pay CASHREWARDS a commission for sending its members to them and CASHREWARDS shares the commission with those members.
Since inception, CASHREWARDS has generated in excess of $1 Billion in sales for its merchant partners, given back over $40M to their members and have helped over 1,800 children through its partnership with the Starlight Children’s Foundation.
Originally published via PR Newswire.
BOSTON, June 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — That’s the message from Boston Tech Entrepreneur Barry Hinckley, who today launches his innovative new growth mechanism in a play on words termed “IPO” or Initial Philanthropic Offering.
In the first of its kind, Hinckley’s IPO will see him pledge at least 10% of his company, to nonprofit organizations that partner with Yotme during its initial rollout and brands that support charities via their Corporate Social Responsibility programs.
The launch pad for Hinckley’s pioneering IPO mechanism is the Yotme social relationship management and experience marketing platform. For the uninitiated, Yotme is a new and truly social network that allows nonprofits and brands to engage customers and supporters while creating the world’s largest, most effective social impact platform.
Inspired by Pledge 1% and the work of The Boston Foundation, Hinckley conceived a way to donate to not just 1% of his personal Yotme shares, but 10% of the entire company to nonprofit organizations.
With Hinckley’s goal being to build a “billion dollar business” and the market opportunity there to do it, early adopting nonprofits that begin leveraging Yotme’s platform, will be eligible to share a potential equity stake of tens of millions of dollars.
Under the terms of the IPO, nonprofits that use the Yotme platform to sell tickets to their events, may be eligible to a 5% credit against the revenue they generate. These credits will be tracked internally by the Yotme team. On the occasion of a liquidity event, the Boston Foundation, as the custodian of the Yotme Charitable Fund, will be responsible for distributing grants to eligible charities based on the resulting available funds.
“The Boston Foundation has a long history of working with business and other organizations to strengthen and expand their philanthropy,” said Paul Grogan, President and CEO of the Boston Foundation. “This IPO concept is a unique way for Yotme to demonstrate its commitment to the nonprofit sector and potentially drive millions of dollars in charitable donations in years to come.”
And the great news for 501(c)3 charities, who Hinckley has noted are often budget constrained and “under-teched”, is that Yotme is giving access to its platform for free. With Yotme, organizations can do everything from invites, ticketing, event and consumer relationship management, event marketing and real-time messaging.
Yotme enters a social networking market, which thanks to the dominance of Facebook and the big 4 social networks, have seen many tech entrepreneurs head for the hills. But not Hinckley and his team:
“In a sadly divided world, I want to create a social network that brings people together and rewards them for positive social activity,” said Hinckley. “By sharing our technology and growth with nonprofits and brands, we believe we can nurture an ever increasing society of people and businesses who strive to combine commercial viability with social responsibility.”