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Originally published on India Dreamin’s website by the India Dreamin team. We are thrilled to announce our non-profit partner for India Dreamin – Pledge 1%. Through this partnership, we give attendees the chance to be part of a great cause and give back to the community. Pledge 1% is committed to encouraging the early stage companies they […]

To view original article, click here. SILICON SLOPES, Utah, Sept. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Pluralsight, the enterprise technology learning platform, today announced Pluralsight One, the company’s social impact initiative dedicated to closing the technology skills gap. The initiative will support nonprofit organizations and amplify their impact by equipping them and the people they serve with the technology skills needed to […]

SAN FRANCISCO – September 18, 2017 – TechCrunch, a leading technology media platform, announced today at TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco that it has joined Pledge 1%, a global movement to make giving back part of every company’s DNA.  TechCrunch’s Pledge 1% commitment underlines the company’s ongoing efforts to support local communities and the next generation of entrepreneurs. “TechCrunch is […]

By Bruce DeBoskey.  Originally published in the Chicago Tribune. Many entrepreneurs think of philanthropy as something to consider way off in the future when their businesses are mature and profitable. There is a better approach. Philanthropy works best when it is included in a company’s business plan from the very start, growing and prospering over the […]

Originally posted on PagerDuty. SAN FRANCISCO – September 6, 2017 – PagerDuty, the global leader in Digital Operations Management, today announced its commitment to Pledge 1%, a corporate philanthropy movement dedicated to making the larger community a key stakeholder in every business. The pledge strengthens PagerDuty’s social responsibility initiatives through inclusivity efforts with community partners, empowering volunteerism and […]

By Philip Rojc.  Originally published on Inside Philanthropy. When Salesforce founder Marc Benioff pledged to donate 1 percent of equity, 1 percent of product and 1 percent of employee time in 1999, tech philanthropy looked very different than it does now. Back then, there was far more compartmentalization between doing well and doing good. The standard approach […]

Originally published on Business Wire. SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Okta, Inc. (NASDAQ:OKTA), the leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise, today introduced the Okta for Good Fund. Okta also announced NetHope, a global consortium of the world’s leading nonprofits, as the first grantee of the Fund. Okta will serve as a Founding Partner of NetHope’s new initiative, the […]

The entire Pledge 1% community stands with the families, individuals, businesses, and organizations in Texas and along the Gulf Coast that have been effected by Harvey.  Only a few days after the storm hit, thousands of people have been displaced and there is a great need to support communities in need in Texas and beyond. […]

By Igor Sereda.  Originally published on the ALM Works blog. Today, we are pleased to announce that ALM Works has joined the Pledge 1%, a global movement creating new normal where companies of all sizes integrate giving back into their culture and values. Pledge 1% empowers companies to donate 1% of product, 1% of equity, 1% of profit […]