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By Elizabeth Dobrska, TUGG, original published on Medium. Today is Tech Gives Back and it’s my favorite tech event of the year. This year is a extra special as we’re trying something new. It’s no secret that the tech industry has some major issues around diversity and pipeline and this October 19th, TUGG is proud to […]

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 […]

Originally posted by Dazeworks on the Dazeworks blog. “Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago- Warren Buffett” What is the best time for planting a tree? It was 20 years ago and next best time is now. We all grew up playing around the shelter of trees. […]

Originally published at TechPoint.org. Over the past few months, I’ve had several conversations about philanthropy and what we, as part of the tech community, are doing to give back to those in need. The same question always pops into my head: Why do we give back? As companies in the tech community, do we champion philanthropy because […]

Sunday Friends, A Working Alternative to Charity, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit community service organization serving families in the San Francisco Bay Area. Sunday Friends meets on Sundays at three different locations. It has a unique approach where families make an effort to acquire long-term self-sufficiency skills and receive assistance with their basic needs. Sunday Friends partners with several organizations, profit […]

Originally posted on the RFPIO blog. It’s back to school time, so the RFPIO team is giving back to our educational community. For our Q3 philanthropy mission, we’re partnering up with a local school in Beaverton to support their school year initiatives. There are many causes, and each quarter we think about the best way to lend a […]

A company is much more than its product.  Take GlobeIn, for example, a subscription company that delivers “a fresh collection of useful and enthralling [artisan] items from around the world” straight to your doorstep each month.  While the contents of their boxes are delightful, their fair-trade and philanthropic philosophy is equally important for members.  By […]

By Philip Rojc.  Originally published on Inside Philanthropy. It’s nothing new to see corporate donations that complement the company’s core business and reflect its worldview. A set of grants last month from cloud communications firm Twilio certainly fits the bill. Totaling $1 million, the grants represent part of the company’s 2015 pledge to commit 1 percent […]

Ostendio has joined the Pledge 1% movement, a national philanthropic organization encouraging companies to give 1 percent of their equity, employee time and products to good causes. Ostendio has committed to 1/1/1, which means committing at least 1% of employee time, equity and product to worthy causes. At Ostendio we have a deep commitment to the […]