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With Dreamforce just around around the corner, we are proud to see Pledge 1% member Simplus leading by example and making giving back a core part of their booth activation. This will be Simplus’ first year having a booth at Dreamforce, and they are making a big splash with their #SimplusGives campaign.  Rather than giving out the traditional event […]

Last night, September 28, Pledge 1% partnered with The Boston Foundation to launch Pledge 1% Boston, a pilot regional model for the movement. The event started with resounding enthusiasm as Accomplice founder Jeff Fagnan took the stage and announced that Accomplice will pledge 1% of their carry in perpetuity to two local nonprofits InnerCity Weightlifting and Resilient Coders.  Jeff spoke about the tech sector’s potential […]

Sep 26, 2016 By Naomi Morenzoni, Salesforce.org At Dreamforce this year, you won’t be able to go far without seeing or hearing about Pledge 1%.  Inspired by Salesforce’s 1-1-1 Model, Pledge 1%encourages and challenges individuals and companies to pledge 1% of equity, product and employee time for their communities. Earlier this month, Pledge 1% announced an exciting milestone—1,000 […]

By Grand Central Tech on September 22, 2016, originally published on their website in News When Grand Central Tech started in 2014, we did so with the goal of creating a single point of density of the best technology companies in NYC. And with that goal came a twofold mission: First, to provide GCT companies access to key […]

by Amy Lesnick, Chief Executive, Pledge 1%  On Tuesday September 13, we celebrated reaching 1,000 members by kicking off a new campaign, #PledgeItForward, which asks YOU–our amazing Pledge 1% community–to invite others to join the movement. The day started with an on-stage announcement at TechCrunch Disrupt from Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce.com, and concluded with a dinner […]

  September 13, 2016, By Amy Lesnick, Chief Executive, Pledge 1%   In December 2014, we launched Pledge 1% in order to start a philanthropic movement, encouraging companies around the world to use their resources to give back to their communities. Today, we are excited to announce an exciting milestone—1,000 companies in 30 countries have joined Pledge 1%, committing […]

To celebrate reaching 1,000 members and to help kick-off the campaign, we are offering YOU – our amazing Pledge 1% community – an additional BONUS PERK from now through September 27. Any person that recruits a new pledge in these next two weeks will receive a free #PledgeItForward t-shirt. Pretty cool, right? Let’s get out those asks and […]

It’s easy to #PledgeItForward! Just follow the 3 steps below or refer to our toolkits page to access more logos, graphics and materials to help you encourage others to pledge 1%. Step 1: Identify a Potential Pledge Founders and companies—big and small—are welcome to join our community!  Here are some ideas for people you can ask: Your co-founder […]

By Heather Glancy.  Originally published in Fortune. When I perused Fortune’s latest “Change the World” ranking of companies tackling major societal problems over the weekend, I was dismayed to see how few information technology companies made the list. I wasn’t surprised, however, by the inclusion of cloud software giant Salesforce. Philanthropy was baked into Salesforce’s business model when it was […]