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Event Roundup – Pledge 1% ESG Summer Series on ESG Trends & Innovation Workshop (Part One) As part of our summer learning series on ESG, this initial session outlined the broad strokes of the ESG movement and how it pertains to – and adds value – to organizations committed to a better future. Read the […]

Business as a force for good is a top-of-mind topic. The last eighteen months have proven the power and the important role businesses have when it comes to tackling problems in our interconnected world. What it means to be a successful company has changed as leaders integrate ESG programs and other initiatives into their business […]

Written by Julie Maples. Originally published on LinkedIn.com Today, FYRFLY Venture Partners officially joined Coach K’s Dream Team. No, Philipp Stauffer and I have not been drafted to play basketball for Duke. Rather, we are making a significant donation to the V Foundation for Cancer Research Endowment, which enables the organization to mobilize 100% of direct donations […]

Written by Pledge 1% and Andy Fyfe, Manager of B Corp Growth and Activation for B Lab U.S. & Canada. Originally published on bthechange.com As a global community, we continue to face insurmountable challenges — from the pandemic to recent protests calling for racial justice to increased urgency surrounding climate change and more. This is only […]

Written by Christina Franz. Originally published on twilio.com. Just as COVID-19 has accelerated digital engagement, the pandemic has accelerated our responsibility to help others as companies and individuals. From helping a neighbor who is sick, to calling someone who is lonely, to giving what we can toward social causes, the pandemic has highlighted the many ways […]

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 […]

By Catherine Cheney. Originally published on devex. SAN FRANCISCO — On Thursday, software technology company Okta announced a grant to Fast Forward, an organization that invests in nonprofit technology entrepreneurs, as part of its commitment to the Pledge 1% movement. Launched in 2014, Pledge 1% aims to bring a culture of giving to technology companies by providing them with a pathway […]

By Salesforce, originally published on Small Business Trends. Salesforce serves businesses big and small today. But even as the company grows and its customers do, too, it hasn’t taken its eye off companies like yours. Here is a list of 10 things every small business should know about Salesforce to get a better understanding of the […]

By Brian Fitzgerald of Pandadoc.  Originally posted on Medium. In today’s crowded marketplaces, organizations have to work harder than ever to break through the clutter and connect with their audiences. So why burn hours and resources doing the same thing as everyone else, when your efforts might go mostly unnoticed? Rather than doing the same thing over and […]

Originally posted on the AppNexus blog by the AppNexus team. If you’ve browsed the web or turned on the news in the last couple of weeks, you’ve probably been confronted with images of the destruction caused by natural disasters in Texas, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and elsewhere. They certainly struck a chord here at AppNexus. Within days […]