Brevity Marketing
We are a marketing consultancy and we can help your business develop, grow or get exit-ready.
Supporting communities, people and the planet
Along with supporting our customers, we do our bit to support communities and our planet; and these are aligned to our core values. We support the UN Global Goals through our business activity but also through our partnerships with B1G1 which allows us to give back and support other businesspeople and families. We are also accredited by The Good Business Charter and The Sustainable Marketer.
We are thrilled to be newly part of the Pledge 1% community and give our profits and time to make a difference.
Our contribution to reduce the world’s to do list
The UN Global Goals highlight areas where our planet needs improvement. We have decided to give priority support to two of the goals, Wellbeing (Goal 3) and Economic Growth and Decent Work and Economic Growth (Goal 8). From helping Kenyan farmers maintain their beekeeping businesses to giving young people in India access to arts workshops to develop their creative and life skills. Working with Brevity means our clients support impacts like these too because we give, for example, every time we raise their invoice. When a new customer comes on board, we increase our giving, funding vital causes such as life changing eye operations which make such a difference to people in developing countries.
Values and being an ethical business have always been the backbone of Brevity. We worked on creating the right culture internally at first, so Brevity is genuinely a really good place to work. And now we’re turning our attention outwards and thinking about how we can use the business as a force for good. We link donations to specific activities or business wins, so the more successful we are the more we give. That feels right.
B1G1
To date, Brevity has created almost 6,500 impacts across 18 projects worldwide including:
- Providing 30 days of transportation for children to get to school
- Providing 730 days of community support for older people
- Providing 24 days of business training to women in need
- Providing 8 days of teaching life skills to children in Ukraine
Volunteer days
Owner and director of Brevity, Kaia Vincent, is a trustee of the M3 Job Club, which helps members get back to work through coaching, workshops and mentoring. She has also applied to become an independent visitor for a child in care.
And for 2023, we are exploring employee volunteering opportunities in their respective local areas; helping at food banks, beach cleans and animal sanctuaries.
Telcowin
Malaysia’s #1 Salesforce® reseller and a certified technology consulting and implementation partner
If there is one thing that the recent pandemic taught us, it would be that we all live in uncertain times. Some who were not able to continue running their businesses suffered the hardest and it led to many industries being halted or completely shut down. We at Telcowin fortunately managed to not only stay afloat, we even turned a pretty profit. With that, Telcowin holds even stronger to our beliefs in giving back to the community.
With the pandemic, Telcowin’s non-profit work took a break but we are back this year. And in the spirit of providing aid to a different side of humanity every time, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) was selected. Similar to Telcowin’s first Pledge 1% activity back in 2020, this project was kicked off with about 640 man hours across four volunteers in July 2022, with 100% implementation fees waived.
DataColada
DataColada blends years of experience in human-centred design, development and data science to create Salesforce solutions that deliver exceptional digital experiences to customers, employees and partners. We believe in doing things right, the first time and every time. Our expertise in the not-for-profit, education, healthcare and professional services sectors demonstrates our commitment to helping those who positively impact our world.
We are a values based business with a focus on the triple bottom line – people, planet, and profit. We work with healthcare providers, fundraisers, and educators, many of whom are registered nonprofits. This focus allows us to attract individuals whose personal ambitions include contributing to social good with sustainable solutions in addition to monetary rewards. We see our role in helping organisations succeed in their mission by delivering innovative solutions that add economic and social value in sustainable ways.
This goal of creating social benefit is also part of our formal company culture, the “DataColada DNA”, and is represented by our participation in Pledge 1%. DataColada has pledged to give 1% of our equity, time, profit, and product back to the community. We significantly over-deliver against these goals and for the financial year ending 30 June 2022, we achieved pledge 6%. We are actively working towards a goal of pledging 10%.
As the latest example of our commitment, last month the team spent the day at the Good360 Warehouse. Good360 is an international nonprofit organisation that tackles two major problems communities around the world face daily: un-used goods in landfills, and people in need of resources beyond just food. Whilst there are many great organisations tackling food insecurity issues, Good360 aims to handle everything else. The organisation works with local suppliers and chain stores to receive overstock of brand new non-perishable goods to be routed to any charity in need of those donations.
In the warehouse, we packaged and sorted brand-new children’s clothing, toys, and toiletries to be arranged for delivery to numerous charities in need of spare goods. All in all, the team sent off 276 boxes for local communities!
It’s our absolute joy and honour to partake in these continuous efforts for good, and to partner up with such incredible charities such as Good360.
Dotsquares Ltd.
We are service based company and we come to know about Pledge1% from Salesforce Service.
https://www.forcesquares.com/
Forcesquares always initiated steps to make an ideal world. Our community is the utmost priority and its improvement starts from within. Well, Pledge 1% is not just an oath for making a better world but an emotion for us. Every single member of our team is doing their best and supporting the community through distinct means. Forcesquares have taken a pledge to change the world & put things into action.
But do you know what exactly the Pledge 1% is? Well, it is just a way to give back to the community. The philanthropy model by Salesforce works for the betterment of society and makes everyone grow. The Forcesquares was started to deliver the future-proof solution & work alongside a great world. Let’s catch up with everything that we have done till now.
Hunger is no longer a problem
The journey of betterment starts with the eradication of hunger. Forcesquares have understand the seriousness behind hunger, and poverty and want to do something new and different from others. By considering this fact, the company have started a “Happy Fridge”. Everyone can want to eat something can take food from it. This social cause is performed by every employee of the company.
Control carbon emissions through any means
Carbon emissions become a serious and major problem for the entire world. Our pledge to change the world defines some great actions that signify our efforts to make a better world. We have organised a mass plantation every year intending to make our environment clean and green. Also, we are moving to use more renewable energy to control pollution due to heavy-weight machines.
Hygiene works as a core vital
Forcesquares have taken an oath to modify the world with amazing things. So, our team has gathered and cleaned the nearest parks & bring hygiene to its peak. This activity has defined our strength and power as a team with a dedication towards a great world.
Volunteer Time Off for Employees
Forcesquares think about the change & the change starts from within. Hence, we provide volunteer time off to employees so that they can actively participate in social activities. We provide paid time to employees & team members have never let us down.
UPEO
We are a Salesforce implementation Partner in Belgium.
https://www.upeoconsulting.com
UPEO was created only a year ago, but we pledged 1% of our time from the start.
We knew the concept, working in the Salesforce ecosystem for many years, but the company we worked for didn’t translate their pledge to the floor, so we never got to participate. That’s why it was important to do things right.
We are 10 people, so we immediately “translated” the theoretical 1% of our time and donated that to YouthStart, a Belgian non profit who helps young people kick-start their professional life. With no 1% time left, but lots of ambition, we gave another 5% of my personal time as a founder, to found a Salesforce training program together with an association called Girleek. This program is a 14-week training for unemployed women to become Salesforce Certified Admins. The first 18 graduates will certify next month, in December
We are very proud to be able to give back to our ecosystem. It also teaches us loads, and the connections we make, the friendships along the way, make it even more worthwhile!
Balance spa
Balance is a consulting company that implements Business Transformation Processes through the adoption of Digital Technologies.
Balance between Trees and Bees
What a year into nature for Balance!
We ended 2021 by creating our own forest with Treedom by donating 300 trees in 4 different countries for restoring and protecting forests and re-greening the Earth.
Unfortunately the climate change crisis is the number one issue that humanity is facing today and Balance is on the mission to create a more sustainable future by planting trees which can help fight climate change and regenerate the ecosystem. Restoring, conserving, and growing trees is a movement that every company and every person can be part of.
Our great partner Treedom is the first platform in the world that allows you to plant a tree from a distance and follow the story of the project online. Since its foundation in 2010 in Florence, more than 3.000.000 trees have been planted in Africa, South America and Italy. All trees are planted directly by local farmers and bring environmental, social and financial benefits to their communities.
In fact we have our trees photographed, geolocated and have their own online page where you can follow the story of the project of which it is a part. You can find us in Colombia, Tanzania, Nepal and Kenya.
If you are curious about discovering our forest you can find pictures and videos here.
All our employees, clients and partners are part of this great initiative being the owner of each tree in our forest. They can access their personal information and be updated by the local farmers on their own tree! For example I am the owner of a magnific Coffee tree planted in Nepal.
But trees were not enough for us, so we also decided to be part of another fantastic project.
With this mantra in our mind “Be the solution to help protect bees in crisis”, as Balance, we decided to be a part of the 3Bee family and joined forces with them to protect biodiversity.
Protecting bees is more than allowing insects to buzz and pollinate, it’s about protecting the integrity and sustainability of our agricultural systems because bees are part of the biodiversity on which we all depend for our survival.
That’s why we are once again on a mission to regenerate the ecosystem for a more sustainable future.
With 3Bee, we are growing our own hive family with 300.000 bees, and with their unique and innovative technologies as well as their responsible beekeeping practices, we are hoping to protect pollinators and biodiversity through several parameters.
What is going to be next? Something’s up … keep reading us!
Cloud Nine (C9)
C9 transforms (y)our customers into your fans. Our mission is to empower businesses to create and continuously improve exceptional customer journeys by understanding the needs and expectations of our current and future customers. We deliver results through strategy development, personal and team coaching, expert integration.
C9 together with Speechless Reconciliation: making dreams of orphans come true!
What happened during 10 days of August 2022 when 35 youngsters (between 16-21 years) from homes for children without proper parental care from six different countries – Lithuania, Kosovo, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia – came to the Czech Republic as part of our program Speechless Reconciliation? A powerful and unforgettable week that will be remembered by many for a long time. Using a wide mix of non-formal education methods, experiential learning, discussion, and creative workshops we helped the youngsters to create an action plan for their future, identify their skills and talents.
Watch the official video of the 2nd developmental camp made by one of the participants, Aleksander Vuckovski.
C9 is passionate about supporting good causes and giving back. Speechless Reconciliation is one of the projects we like to prioritize as part of volunteering. Meanwhile we are one of the main sponsors of this wonderful journey, and are so happy to be able to contribute through the Pledge 1% program. Hope for better life! Hope for better future! Hope for better community!
Fordable
We are a Finance Broking company matching our clients with lenders who enable them to secure finance to achieve a $6m retirement plan through property investing.
Supporting the UN SDG’s with a 1% Pledge of the revenue received from home loan settlements towards Ocean Conservation
Our Founder and Managing Director Stephen Ford has a clear purpose to support People & Planet.
Due to his long history and connection to the water, Stephen is extremely passionate about Ocean Conservation. He wants to ensure we leave our planet in a state where future generations will be able to enjoy all of its beauty.
Through Fordable, we have the wonderful opportunity to support clients to put a roof over their heads, and with that, we also want to support the health of our ocean for all the beautiful animals whose home it is, as the ocean plays such a vital role in the health and wellbeing of our planet.
Fordable has made a commitment to Pledge 1% of the revenue received from home loan settlements towards two charities who are doing the job that we cannot. Those charities are:
Great Barrier Reef Legacy – A not-for-profit social enterprise created to address the urgent need to secure the long-term survival of the Great Barrier Reef and coral reefs world-wide.
Sea Shephard – An international, non-profit marine conservation organization that campaigns to defend, conserve and protect the world’s ocean.
This is the essence of our Values, to support others on their journey, which also aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals – Goal 14 of protecting life below water:
- 14.2 – By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans
- 14.4 – By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics
If you love and care about the ocean as much as we do, we would love to connect and support you, while also supporting the people who are doing good for our ocean and planet.
Atlassian
In Atlassian’s early days, founders Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar built giving back into the business with the creation of the Atlassian Foundation. We’re passionate about the power education and business have to transform the world. The company contributes 1% of its equity, profit, employee time and products to the Atlassian Foundation to tackle disadvantage on a global scale and in our own backyards.
At Atlassian, we’re passionate about the power education and business have to transform the world. The company contributes 1% of its equity, profit, employee time and products to the Atlassian Foundation to tackle disadvantage on a global scale and in our own backyards.
Atlassians love the Atlassian Foundation. It’s an important part of why many join the company. One of Atlassian’s core values is ‘Be the Change You Seek’ – the Foundation, and the opportunities it provides, are a great way for employees to live this value.
All Atlassian employees get 5 days of paid leave to volunteer and have up to USD$1,000 in donations matched every financial year. In the 2022 financial year, Atlassian employees volunteered more than 45,600 hours. Included in this time was the delivery of 130 skilled volunteering projects, such as: using AI to detect frog species; a website refresh for a fashion label that employs refugee women; and a Jira Service Management project to manage seabins that collect rubbish from our oceans.
This photo is of a group of Atlassians mentoring students in East Gippsland, a region in Australia that has experienced significant trauma following bushfires, flooding and Covid-19. They participated in a design thinking workshop with the children to help them develop projects to address challenges in their communities. We’re proud of our team for all they were able to offer, and grateful for the experiences they received in return.
To find out more, read our latest Sustainability Report or visit www.atlassianfoundation.org.