Parquet Development
Parquet Development provides Salesforce consulting for businesses, delivering smart and efficient solutions for all Salesforce products, from Pardot (MCAE) to CPQ.
Parquet Marketing LLC (DBA Parquet Development) is a Salesforce Consulting Partner and is proud to be a Pledge 1% Company.
As Part of our Pledge to Action
We are honored to be in a position where we can give back to our communities. To date, we’ve done this by:
- Launching an employee charitable contribution matching program
- Launching a paid Volunteer-Time-Off (VTO) program for our employees
- Setting aside a portion of our profits to donate to various programs and organizations, including the Legal Defense Fund, the Innocence Project, and the Lake Cities Ballet Theatre
- Purchasing wish list items for a local addiction and recovery center (Solutions of North Texas)
As we look to the future, we are in the process of building out a Mentorship program for those recovering from drugs and alcohol, where we will provide:
- Training classes and environments
- Paid Salesforce Certification Exams for interested applicants
- Paid internships where interested applicants can begin to build out their skill sets and resumes
As Part of our Pledge to Change the World
Parquet Development has also recently become a signatory for CEOAction, the largest CEO-driven business commitment to advance diversity and inclusion within the workplace, and is comprised of over 2,000 companies and organizations across industries, geographies, and scale.
As part of this commitment, we pledge to cultivate a workplace where diverse perspectives and experiences are welcomed and respected and where employees feel comfortable and encouraged to discuss diversity and inclusion.
“Using our time and profits to be a force for good is a great privilege,” says Jessica Hope, CEO of Parquet Development. “We continue to look for creative ways to give back, and we’re excited to see where this journey takes us.”
Idealist Consulting
Founded in 2006 by returning Peace Corps volunteer Rob Jordan, Idealist Consulting helps nonprofits and progressive businesses grow mission impact through technology. We educate, empower, and guide teams through Salesforce, marketing automation, and custom application development projects. We’re committed to delivering innovative technical solutions to empower organizations working on some of the world’s most important causes.
https://idealistconsulting.com/
What is the Idealist Grant?
We donate up to 10% of every private sector project to an annual grant. Each year, our staff selects a nonprofit to receive this grant.
We are inspired every day by our nonprofit clients doing incredible progressive work. The Idealist Grant is our way of giving back to fuel more amazing innovation.
The Idealist Grant is funded by our work with Corporate sector clients and is awarded as a tech support grant worth up to $16k. Once nominated, nonprofits have the chance to advocate for themselves by describing their progressive vision that this grant could support.
To be eligible:
- Must be a current Idealist Consulting nonprofit client
- Company must have 10+ staff
Idealist Grant Recipient Highlight: Oregon Humanities – Connecting people and communities through conversation, storytelling, and participatory programs. Learn more: https://www.oregonhumanities.org/
“Why did we choose this recipient? What really set Oregon Humanities apart was their commitment to creating foundational, community-based change on a wide variety of critical topics, particularly for those who have been ignored, generalized, or oppressed.”
Excellence
By highly skilled professionals with over 20 years experience in CRM projects. We work with implementations of salesforce softwares.
At XCL, we seek the constant evolution of our team and invest in the training of new talents, in addition, we look for ways to bring our expertise to the community. That’s why we signed a partnership with Associação Espaço Curumim to donate computers.
Our CEO went to the institute to deliver the equipment so that more people can have access to technology, we hope this can make a difference in their development and education.
Thank you Associação Espaço Curumim for welcoming these people and building a bridge between us.
We look forward to more moments like this!
Their #1 tip or advice for companies?
Done is better than perfect, take the first step, either with donations or encouraging your team to practice volunteering.
Zendesk
Zendesk makes customer service better. We build software to meet customer needs, set your team up for success, and keep your business in sync.
Zendesk participates in Pledge 1% through the donation of our product to those non-profits that can use it to create the most impact. That product is donated, implemented and managed through Zendesk’s Tech for Good program.
Last June, the Zendesk Foundation’s Tech for Good program asked nonprofits how they would use the company’s technology and a share of $US 500,000 to scale operations in order to shape a better future. More than 600 organizations from around the world responded, with Zendesk’s global social impact team selecting 25 recipients, based on each applicant’s proposed use of Zendesk products and fit with the Foundation’s mission of promoting resilience, fostering community, and increasing access to careers in technology.
“The Tech for Good Impact Awards were born from a desire to extend the impact of social good organizations by empowering them not only with much-needed grant funds but also with technology solutions,” said Megan Trotter, VP social impact at Zendesk. “Learning about the work the applicant organizations are doing around the world showed us how urgent the need is for technology that can inform and connect communities quickly.”
Four recipients will receive grants of $US 50,000, and an additional 21 organizations will receive grants between $US 5,000 and $US 25,000, with all 25 also receiving free Zendesk software.
One of those recipients was the Lagos International Foodbank. LIFB, through its family farming program, empowers and equips vulnerable women and youth with practical skills required to start their own urban/backyard farm in underserved communities within Lagos, Nigeria.
Through their program, they inspire communities to start a journey of self-discovery in providing a sustainable means of improving lives and increasing economic growth. Since the inception of the program, they have trained more than 500 women to build urban farms.
Not only are they able to make excellent use of the grant they were given to help more vulnerable peoples, but through product donation they are able to track and prioritize beneficiaries’ needs, monitor and evaluate the progress of impact more effectively, and improve both volunteer and donor experiences.
Their work and incredible mission inspired our Zendesk employees, through our Community Voting inniative, to award an additional $10,000 to the LIFB. With this grant, the LIFB will be able to help an additional 60+ women.
Wilco Source, a CitiusTech Company
Wilco Source, a CitiusTech company, delivers Salesforce solutions that provide sustainable growth while solving immediate business challenges for healthcare and life sciences organizations. As a Salesforce Crest Partner, we provide strategic advisory, technical implementation, managed services, and more.
In 2022 and into 2023, Wilco Source, a CitiusTech company, will continue to take the Salesforce 1% Pledge. We commend Salesforce and all other participating organizations for their philanthropic contribution.
Beyond the 1% Pledge, Wilco Source intends to fill 20-30% of its outstanding positions via our Salesforce Career Nurturing Program. We aim to be leaders in the development of new talent, which benefits individuals driven toward opportunities within the Healthcare and Life Sciences Salesforce ecosystem.
In 2022, Wilco Source onboarded 34 interns who have been trained, coached, and supplied with a senior mentor in their chosen career path. These trainees’ backgrounds ranged from recent university graduates to experienced individuals in need of a career restart after the COVID-19 Pandemic. As of November, 2022, our nurturing teams have provided over 19,000 man-hours of focused learning and coaching. Each intern enters a 3-6 month One-on-One mentorship program, and each of them leaves with a better idea of their career path. By now, most of these individuals are Wilco Source employees providing value to the HLS community: 14 have become Salesforce Developers, 8 have become BSAs, and 9 have become QAs. (A 91% graduation and hiring rate.)
As the Wilco Source family grows into the new year, so do our plans of furthering this program. With the combined powers of Wilco Source and CitiusTech, we will continue to source, nurture, and onboard new talent to our Salesforce teams. Together with the 1% Pledge, Wilco Source and Salesforce will foster organizational and individual greatness.
Fidizzi
We are committed to helping our clients to maximize Salesforce investments.
The Serra da Estrela Natural Park is the largest protected area in Portugal, located in the central mountainous massif, in a high plateau that inclines towards the North-East, cut across by rivers and streams that have their source here such as the Mondego and Zêzere.
A state of Calamity was declared in Serra da Estrela as a result of over 28,000 hectares destroyed by wildfires since July 2022.
Fidizzi, a member of 1% Pledge, in partnership with Associação Veredas da Estrela will volunteer tomorrow in a soil stabilization action to contribute to the reforestation of Serra da Estrela.
Event Objectives:
Team Building;
Environmental Recovery Action;
Contribute To improving Our World;
Interaction Between Co-Workers;
1% Pledge
Vestaboard
Vestaboard is a beautiful messaging display that can be controlled from anywhere. It creates a focal point that enhances any setting every day and captures attention with a shared messaging experience.
At Vestaboard, we believe in fostering connections that support and inspire others. Vestaboard is a beautiful messaging display that can be controlled from anywhere. Vestaboard offers high-visibility messaging that brings people together and creates more inspiring environments. Through our giving program, Inspire Community, we donate one Vestaboard for every 100 sold.
Inspire Community recipient Britny Garcia uses Vestaboard in her middle school special education classroom to promote positive thinking and reward students who meet their goals. Her students love to see their names on Vestaboard, and she’s even had students bring in friends from other classes to see Vestaboard change to their names.
“What I appreciate most about Vestaboard is the ability to post a positive message each day that many of my students would not normally see or hear,” says Britny.
With only one whiteboard in the classroom, Vestaboard allows Britny to share a variety of messages with her students, changing multiple times per class period to display announcements, learning objectives, riddles, birthdays, and assignments. “The kids love the sound of the board changing and look forward to it every day,” Britny says.
Britny is one of more than fifty Inspire Community winners. Winners include teachers, non-profit organizations, and individuals who are making a difference in their communities. You can read more about Britny and other Inspire Community recipients here https://www.vestaboard.com/customer-stories/tag/inspire-community
If you’d like to nominate an organization or a person that inspires you, please submit this form here https://www.vestaboard.com/nominate
Digital Ocean
This year, DigitalOcean is using Giving Tuesday not only as a way to lift up our company and employee contributions but also as an opportunity to reflect on progress and prepare for the future of DO Impact.
Reflecting on a milestone year
The launch of DO Impact in April was both a celebration and a commitment to developing our strategy and programming as a Pledge 1% member. We’ve made meaningful headway since then, and though we are just getting started, we are excited to recognize some early progress from this year, including:
- $1M+ in total giving: Between product donations, cash grants, and employee giving, we committed more than $1M in 2022. And we know this is just the beginning—even through these challenging economic times, DigitalOcean will continue to prioritize philanthropy.
- A steady stream of product donations and nonprofit grants through Hollie’s Hub for Good (HH4G): In our first grant round, we focused on members within the HH4G community. In the most recent funding round—announced at our customer conference, deploy, in November—we focused on supporting the communities where most of our employees are geographically based, including New York, Denver, and Pakistan.
- Successful employee giving campaigns: At our twice-annual all-employee meeting (called Shark Day), we hosted a giving campaign that saw almost 70% participation across all employees. Our colleagues donated to and spotlighted dozens of nonprofits and volunteered their time to pack backpacks and write career cards for students. We’ve donated more than $400K this year to nonprofit organizations via our employee-giving platform, and we’ve created various funds to allow employees to respond to humanitarian crises and environmental disasters that happened throughout the year. We also empowered our employee resource groups (ERGs) with $20K each ($100K total) to select and contribute to organizations that best support and represent their communities.
- New partnerships and storytelling opportunities: We engaged with amazing partners like UNICEF and Fast Forward, helping catalyze and extend our reach to more tech-driven nonprofits worldwide. We held a workshop in Bolivia with Hollie’s Hub for Good recipient Unicodemy, where we helped young girls in La Paz learn how to use cloud technology. And we held our first panel session at our customer conference highlighting two incredible nonprofit partners, Code Berlin and Bonterra.
Being present in the giving season
Yesterday, we kicked off our second employee-giving campaign of the year, where our employees will compete in small challenges with their teams and raise money for causes they care about. DigitalOcean will be matching two dollars for every dollar contributed by employees through the end of the year. We hope it inspires our teams to support and share the organizations most important to them, all while expressing gratitude for their colleagues (with some friendly competition mixed in)!
Looking ahead to 2023 and beyond
As we begin to think about our plans for next year—and the future of DO Impact—we’re excited to lean into several areas, including: defining our strategy around signature philanthropic initiatives, creating more skills-based volunteering for our employees, evolving our product donation strategy to get DigitalOcean into the hands of even more nonprofits, engaging our increasingly global employee base, forging a sustainable path forward, and sharing these stories with the world. We hope you’ll join us on the journey!
#DOImpact
Hike2
We are a digital solutions consultancy focused on helping our clients become better companies for their customers. We help our customers unlock the potential of their organization, through technology, and all along their customers’ journey.
As a Pledge 1% member, HIKE2 finds a variety of ways to give back throughout the year, but we’re dedicating the month of November and GivingTuesday to Ronald McDonald House Charities, a nonprofit organization who creates programs and services that give families with sick children more tools to cope.
As part of our annual Innovation Summit conference which took place earlier this month, we accepted donations from attendees, collecting household pantry donations such as paper towels, trash bags, and canned goods in order to support families in the Pittsburgh area. Those in attendance at the Innovation Summit also had the opportunity to create handmade cards to be delivered with the donations.
Our team at HIKE2 also wanted to be sure that putting on an event such as this would not generate excess waste, so we also partnered with 412 Food Rescue. According to the organization, 40% of food that is produced ends up being wasted, despite the fact that 1 in 7 people goes hungry every day. On top of that, food waste generates the most toxic greenhouse gas in landfills. We prevented perfectly good food from going to waste by coordinating with 412 Food Rescue to pick up any of the leftover catered food at the end of each day of the event.
“We were so happy to find 412 Food Rescue to get the extra food from our conference to those in need. Instead of throwing it all in the trash, children in the area had food waiting for them when they got home from school that day,” explained Kimberly Chickini, Business Operations Support at HIKE2.
“We really appreciate all of our attendees and employees who have helped with our support of our local Ronald McDonald House Charities this month,” said HIKE2 Principal Amanda Wodzenski. It has been a foundational element of our company to give back to our community and support our employees to be a force for good. We couldn’t be more proud of the whole team.”