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By Marc Beise and Ulrich Shafer. Originally published in Suddeutsche Zeitung. Für Ron Conway, den Mann mit der schlohweißen, etwas ausladenden Frisur, ist es die alles entscheidende Frage, sie beschäftigt ihn, wo immer er redet – sei es vor ein paar Monaten in San Francisco. Oder nun vor zwei Tagen in New York. Die Frage, die Conway […]

By Michael del Castillo.  Originally published on New York Business Journal. Investor Ron Conway today announced that two powerful philanthropic organizations have joined forces to help make sure aspiring entrepreneurs in New York have the resources they need to get started on the right foot. “Pledge 1 Percent is teaming up with the Robin Hood Foundation to launch […]

By Kim Mai-Cutler.  Originally published on TechCrunch. Fifth-generation San Franciscan and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has been a big proponent of civic engagement and philanthropy among the tech industry. To that end, when he started Salesforce, he set aside 1 percent of the company’s equity for philanthropic donations, 1 percent of employee time for volunteership and […]

By Michael del Castillo.  Originally published in New York Business Journal. Investor Ron Conway today announced that two powerful philanthropic organizations have joined forces to help make sure aspiring entrepreneurs in New York have the resources they need to get started on the right foot. “Pledge 1 Percent is teaming up with the Robin Hood Foundation to launch […]

By Eloise Keating. Originally published on Smart Company. Apple chief executive Tim Cook plans to become the latest business leader to give away his fortune. In an extended interview with Fortune magazine, the Apple leader said he will give away $US785 million – or $A1 billion – to charity after he pays for college for his 10-year-old nephew. “You […]

By Nicholas King. Originally published on Corporate Philanthropy Report. Some might think that strategic corporate philanthropy is the provenance of established and well-heeled companies, but the truth is that any business—at any stage of its life cycle—can launch a tactical, multitiered giving program that incorporates cash, product and employee volunteerism, or some combination of these core […]

  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 […]

By Sarah Kimmorley. Originally published on Business Insider Australia. Happy Friday and welcome to the weekend. Here’s what you need to know. 1. The Apple Watch is here – almost. On March 9 Apple is hosting a media event which will likely go over the final details, including the pricing, of the watch which will be released […]

By Lina Caneva.  Originally published on Pro Bono Australia. Having drawn inspiration from the CSR work of the world’s corporate titans, global online software company Salesforce is hoping to mentor and encourage other companies to take on its pioneering model of corporate philanthropy, writes Nadia Boyce in this week’s Executive Insight. The Salesforce Foundation was created […]

More than 25 companies join Pledge 1% in the U.K., dedicating 1% of employee time, equity, product or profit to improve communities around the world U.K. companies, including NewVoiceMedia, Qubit and Sage, commit to making the community a key stakeholder in their businesses London February 5, 2015 – Pledge 1%, a corporate philanthropy movement founded […]