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Originally published on Twitter. Today, we’re celebrating the news that as part of our 1% equity commitment through @PledgeOne, we’ve helped to unlock $1B in new philanthropy in just 4 months. pic.twitter.com/B8MxQXZVUl — BetterUp (@BetterUp) October 26, 2021 With the support of @dougpepper of @ICONIQGrowth, @alexkayyal and @jsomorjai of @SalesforceVC, and @RonConway of @svangel, we’re […]

Originally published in Businesswire. Equity pledges from Pledge 1% companies like Remitly, Sprinklr, and Toast contribute to $2 billion benchmark in just four months SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pledge 1%, a global movement to inspire, educate, and empower all companies to leverage their assets for good, today announces $2 billion in new philanthropy has been unlocked for […]

Originally published at PR Newswire. NEW YORK, Oct. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Justworks, the software platform that gives small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) access to benefits, payroll, HR, and compliance support—all in one place, announced today that it is launching Justworks.org. The charter of Justworks.org is to create equitable access to entrepreneurship. To realize this charter, Justworks has […]

Originally published in Yahoo! Finance. The Xometry Scholars Program is part of the company’s commitment to support sustainability and educational initiatives through Xometry.org ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Xometry, Inc. (NASDAQ: XMTR), a leading AI-enabled marketplace for on-demand manufacturing, today announced the creation of the Xometry Scholars Program in partnership with Howard University. Xometry will […]

Originally published on Airbnb. Airbnb is committed to building a 21st century company that serves all stakeholders, and that includes sharing our success and benefits with the Hosts, guests, communities and employees that helped build Airbnb into the global company it is today. Today, as part of our existing commitments to give back to the stakeholders […]

By Sean Dukes, Owner and CEO of Learnsmarter.  Originally published on Medium. The first time I heard about 1:1:1, the Salesforce philanthropy model, was at Dreamforce Europe 2008. Back then, Salesforce’s visit to London was a two-day event, held at the Barbican Centre. I discovered several interesting things during those two days (including ‘Platform as a […]

Originally published on FinExtra. Today The Upside Foundation, a national charity that makes it easy for early-stage or high-growth Canadian companies to give back in a meaningful way, announced the launch of their campaign, 150×150: Turn Equity Into Charity. The campaign aims to grow the number of companies who have pledged to give back to 150, […]

Originally published on the Upside Foundation blog. From the Upside Foundation Team: Today we are excited to announce the launch of 150×150: Turn Equity Into Charity, our campaign to double our membership to 150 companies as we celebrate Canada’s 150th Birthday. We are also announcing several prominent Canadian startups who have taken the Upside pledge, including Wattpad, Wealthsimple and […]

  By Alex Heber. Originally published in Business Insider Australia. About 10 years ago Atlassian founders Scott Farquhar and Mike Cannon-Brookes pledged 1% of their company to invest in philanthropic ventures. That 1% is now worth about $40 million. “We’ve since helped over a quarter-of-a-million children just with our partnership with Room to Read. None of […]