❖ Pledge 1% is teaming up with Salesforce to help reimagine what it means for companies to give back in the AI era. Check out the new Pledge 1% Human-Centered AI Learning Path and the updated Pledge 1% Trailhead module featuring a new unit on Responsible AI. We’ll be at Dreamforce this week. Hope to see you there.
A global movement for corporate impact
We’re on a mission to inspire, educate, and empower every company to leverage their unique assets for good.
Our impact in numbers
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Ignited through equity
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Impact that grows with the business
Since the inception of Pledge 1%, we’ve helped over 60 unicorn companies formally set aside equity to fund social impact, igniting billions of dollars in new philanthropy.
Pledge 1% provides a simple, flexible framework for setting aside a percentage of staff time, product, profit, and/or equity for social impact that allows companies of all sizes and stages to have impact.
Scott Farquhar
Co-Founder and Board Member, Atlassian
“Joining Pledge 1% is one of the best decisions a founder can make. Atlassian took the pledge early on, well before we were successful. As we grew, we donated tens of millions of dollars for great causes. New employees rate philanthropy as one of the top three reasons they joined Atlassian.”
Melanie Perkins
CEO, Co-Founder of Canva
“We have this wildly optimistic belief that there is enough money, goodwill, and good intentions in the world to solve most of the world’s problems. Canva is proud to be part of Pledge 1%, committing 1% of our equity, profits, team’s time, and product to be a force for good in the world.”
Steve Huffman
Co-Founder and CEO, Reddit
“As part of our IPO, we’ve dedicated 1% of our common stock to expand Reddit for Good through Pledge 1%. This commitment reflects our belief in communities creating positive change and underscores our mission of bringing community, belonging, and empowerment to everyone in the world.”
Sameer Dholakia
Partner, Bessemer and Former CEO, SendGrid
“Pledge 1% acts as a powerful force multiplier, enabling companies to leverage their assets for increasing social impact as they grow. And, for CEOs like myself who have taken the pledge, motivating others to join amplifies our impact, often translating into tens of millions in social value – an extraordinary return on one’s philanthropic time!”
Laela Sturdy
General Partner, CapitalG
“It’s exciting to see business leaders leverage their platforms to address pressing social, environmental, and racial justice issues. Supporting organizations like Pledge 1% is not only the right thing to do; it’s also a business imperative.”
Chris Comparato
Board Member and Former CEO, Toast
“I first learned about Pledge 1% from our Toast co-founder Aman Narang long before talks started about our public debut. While social impact was already in our DNA, having the support of Pledge 1% and investors along our path to IPO made it easy to set aside meaningful assets to fund our social impact efforts.”
Rich Wong
Partner, Accel
“As a longtime supporter of Pledge 1%, it has been amazing to watch the movement ignite … Social impact is among the most inspiring parts of my job, and I imagine taking part will be essential for top VCs in years to come.”
Jennifer Tejada
CEO, PagerDuty
“Social responsibility is embedded in PagerDuty’s business and culture through employee volunteerism, technology donations, and investments that benefit our non-profit customers. Since pledging 1% of our equity, employee time and product in 2017, social impact remains foundational to our communities through our people and technology.”
Cliff Obrecht
Co-Founder and COO, Canva
“Our Two-Step plan is integral to Canva’s DNA: Step 1: Become one of the most valuable companies in the world. Step 2: Do the most good we can. Pledge 1% was absolutely instrumental in helping us get started.”
Vijay Tella
Co-Founder and CEO, Workato
“As leaders, we have an obligation to give back to our communities. Everyone at Workato can drive positive change and lasting impact. We are so proud to be part of the Pledge 1% movement through Workato Cares, committing our time, resources, and product to help create a more equitable and thriving future.”
Byron Deeter
Partner, Bessemer Venture Partners
“CEOs of late-stage companies are sometimes cautious to propose an equity pledge to their Boards. However, from our perspective, with Pledge 1%, this is increasingly a natural step as customers, employees, and investors put increasing value on how companies show up as corporate citizens.”
David Yuan
Founder and Partner, Tidemark
“It’s so encouraging to see these large, public companies commit to social change in a real and sustainable way. We are seeing this trend accelerate through Pledge 1%, and it’s thrilling to see the impact on the organizations and causes these companies support.”
David Cohen
CEO and Co-Founder, Techstars
“One of Techstars’ core values is to Give First. We believe by partnering with Pledge 1% we’re building stronger companies and stronger communities.”
Together we achieve more
An ecosystem to accelerate impact
We envision a future with a new blueprint for business success, one in which profit is intertwined with purpose and social impact is a business norm.
And, we’re not alone. We’ve built a powerful ecosystem across CEOs, social impact leaders, investors, banks, stock exchanges, and other business stakeholders to inspire and support more companies and accelerate this vision.
The force multiplier
Global Visionary Council
Our Global Visionary Council (GVC) is made up of industry leaders who have not only led their companies to join the Pledge 1% movement, but also invested their money and time to actively inspire other industry leaders to join Pledge 1% and set aside equity to sustainably fund long-term social impact.
Godard Abel
CEO and Co-Founder, G2
Neeraj Agrawal
General Partner, Battery Ventures
Chris Comparato
Board Member & Former CEO, Toast
Ron Conway
Founder & Managing Partner, SV Angel
Byron Deeter
Partner, Bessemer Venture Partners
Suzanne DiBianca
Chief Philanthropy Officer, Salesforce
Sameer Dholakia
Partner, Bessemer Venture Partners & Former CEO, SendGrid
Elena Donio
Board Director, Benchling, Databricks, and Plaid
Scott Farquhar
Co-founder & Board Member, Atlassian
John Hering
Founder Lookout, Co-Founder Coalition, Partner Vy Capital
Ken Hirsch
Partner, Goldman Sachs
Jeff Lawson
Founder & Former CEO, Twilio
Cliff Obrecht
Co-Founder and COO, Canva
Melanie Perkins
CEO, Co-Founder of Canva
Dan Springer
Board Member & Former CEO, Docusign
Jennifer Tejada
CEO, PagerDuty
Randall Ward
Founder & CEO Emeritus, Appfire
Yvonne Wassenaar
Board Member, Braze and Rubrik & Former CEO, Puppet
Rich Wong
General Partner, Accel
Godard Abel
CEO and Co-Founder, G2
Neeraj Agrawal
General Partner, Battery Ventures
Chris Comparato
Board Member & Former CEO, Toast
Ron Conway
Founder & Managing Partner, SV Angel
Byron Deeter
Partner, Bessemer Venture Partners
Suzanne DiBianca
Chief Philanthropy Officer, Salesforce
Sameer Dholakia
Partner, Bessemer Venture Partners & Former CEO, SendGrid
Elena Donio
Board Director, Benchling, Databricks, and Plaid
Scott Farquhar
Co-founder & Board Member, Atlassian
John Hering
Founder Lookout, Co-Founder Coalition, Partner Vy Capital
Ken Hirsch
Partner, Goldman Sachs
Jeff Lawson
Founder & Former CEO, Twilio
Cliff Obrecht
Co-Founder and COO, Canva
Melanie Perkins
CEO, Co-Founder of Canva
Dan Springer
Board Member & Former CEO, Docusign
Jennifer Tejada
CEO, PagerDuty
Randall Ward
Founder & CEO Emeritus, Appfire
Yvonne Wassenaar
Board Member, Braze and Rubrik & Former CEO, Puppet
Rich Wong
General Partner, Accel
How it works
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Pledge
Pledge
Get executive signoff and take the pledge. Taking the pledge signals to your employees and stakeholders that social impact is important to you. We’ll send you the resources you need to get started!
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Engage
Engage
Now it’s time to ramp up your social impact efforts and propel your pledge to action. Engage with the Pledge 1% community and resources, collaborate, learn, and share insights.
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Inspire
Inspire
Become a force multiplier. Announce your pledge, share your impact stories. Spread the word and inspire others. Help us grow the Pledge 1% movement and create lasting change.
Get more info
Let’s get acquainted! Tell us a little bit about your company and we’ll send you information on how to get involved.