Pledge 1% Member Event

Expanding the Pledge 1% network in APAC

June

28

,

2022

3:00pm

PDT

Are you interested in getting involved in helping Pledge 1% expand in APAC? Then please join us for this interactive workshop.

We’ll present one concept, focussing on mentoring and keynote talks by Pledge 1% members at start-up Hubs. We're aiming to inspire start-up founders to build in Pledge 1% right from the beginning of their entrepreneurial journey.

We’d welcome your feedback at the workshop on the concept, and also any contributions at/before/following the workshop (e.g. introductions to start-up Hub CEOs/founders, or offers to volunteer as a mentor or speaker to participate in the initiative).

We also want to hear your ideas on other ways to expand Pledge 1% in APAC. Are there some low-hanging fruit that we’re missing?

Please send through questions and suggestions to us in the Community.

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Event Schedule

Welcome & Introduction

1:00PM–1:10PM

Choose a Mission that Aligns with Your Company Goals

1:10PM–1:15PM

Create a DAF or a 501c3 Organization

1:15AM-1:25PM

Equity & Profit Pledge: Funding the Organization

1:25PM–1:35PM

Time Pledge: Drive Employee Engagement

1:35PM–1:45PM

Discussion

1:45PM-2:00PM

Speakers

Mangala Martinus

Managing Director, Payments Consulting Network

With over 30 years of industry experience, Mangala has founded and lead two innovative businesses: Payments Consulting Network, which supports the financial services and payments industries across Asia-Pacific with strategic advisory and market research services; and Merchant Pricing Hub, which helps organizations in the retail, hospitality and not-for-profit sectors lower the cost of payments and optimize the customer experience.

He is passionate about giving back to the community, whether through volunteering, mentoring, pro bono work for grass-roots charities, or his company’s Giving Program, which funds a range of nonprofits supporting disadvantaged communities throughout Asia-Pacific and Africa.

Melissa Beaumont Lee

Foundation Director - Pledge 1%, Atlassian

Melissa is the Director of the Atlassian Foundation, the NASDAQ-listed Australian software company's philanthropic arm. She is responsible for setting the Foundation's inaugural strategy and the Pledge 1% movement within Atlassian and the APAC region.

Since joining the company in 2012, Melissa increased employee engagement by forming the Atlassian Foundation Council, a dedicated group of employees who manage the company’s charitable activities. This includes awarding grants to not-for-profit partners and providing employees with meaningful volunteer opportunities.

Jan D’Alessandro

President and Founder of Blue J Strategies, Executive Advisor to the Lookout Foundation and Head of Pledge 1% Equity Initiative

Jan D’Alessandro is President and Founder of Blue J Strategies, a strategic advisory that helps companies launch impactful partnerships and corporate social responsibility programs. Clients include Pledge 1%, Unity Technologies, Chime Bank, Bestow, Unagi Scooters, FutureFuel.io, and Lookout. She leads the Equity Initiative for Pledge 1%, where she co-authored the Equity Playbook and launched the Boardroom Allies program, helping companies ignite over two billion dollars in new philanthropy. Jan has held senior positions at AOL, Yahoo, Topspin Media (acquired by Apple), The Find (acquired by Facebook) and Backplane (founded by Lady Gaga). Jan is also a Venture Partner at venture capital firms Waterman Ventures, StudioVC and Correlation Ventures, as well as Savano Capital Partners, providing interim liquidity to founders and employees at high growth private companies. She received her J.D. cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center and her A.B. in English and American Literature from Brown University.

Mark Nasiff

COO & CFO Lookout & President, Lookout Foundation

Mark brings nearly 30 years of finance and operations experience to Lookout, most recently as VP Worldwide Sales Operations and Sales Finance at Brocade. In this role, he was responsible for all aspects of global sales and service operations, sales development, sales and marketing financial planning and analysis and revenue forecasting in this $2.5B operation. Prior to Brocade, Mark served as the Chief Financial Officer for VeriVue, a content delivery solution company. Before VeriVue, was Vice President of Sales Finance and later Vice President of Worldwide Sales Processes and Operations at Juniper Networks. He joined Juniper through the acquisition of Unisphere Networks, where he served as Chief Financial Officer and managed the Company’s growth from development stage to more than $200M annual revenue over a 2-year period. He's also served as Corporate Controller at Dragon Systems, a provider of advanced speech recognition products and LTX Corporation, a manufacturer of semiconductor test equipment. Mark received his Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from Bentley College in Waltham, MA.

Brenley Brotman

Vice President, Global Recruiting at Lookout

Brenley is the Vice President of Global Recruiting at Lookout and serves on the board of the Lookout Foundation. She is also the Lookout Foundation representative on the Day of Shecurity Core Team.

FAQ

Where do I start?

We have a great guide to help companies set up their product donations. Join Pledge 1% now to learn more and get one-on-one guidance to support your program development.

What does it mean to Pledge 1% of Product?

There are many ways companies can donate products. When you join Pledge 1%, our team will walk you through the key questions and considerations to help you determine the best product donation model for your company. We’ll also provide you with the best practices, case studies, and partner connections necessary to establish a quality donation program.

How do I give Product?

There are a few ways companies can give product and it is very important that you set up a program that makes the most sense for your business. Some typical ways to donate product include giving:

Product in its existing form
Product in form revamped specifically for nonprofits
Hardware/goods
Services (can also be considered a time donation)

Additional Resources

Marketing Toolkit & Logos

Download the marketing toolkit to get sample social media posts, press release, and blog post. You can also upload our logo to your website or product.

Download Marketing Toolkit

Download Logos

Virtual Volunteering Playbook

Download our playbook to see how your company can implement virtual volunteering. A list of activities and organizations is on page 45, while case studies are spread throughout the playbook.

Download the Playbook

Pledge 1% Resources

Time Pledge

Product Pledge

Profit Pledge

Equity Pledge

Additional Resources

Slides: From Pledge to Action

Review the tips & tricks from the experts on the call and share these resources with your team!

Download Slides

VIP Community Early Access

Schedule a 1:1 call with the Pledge 1% Team

Our Purpose

About Pledge 1%

Pledge 1% is a global movement that encourages and empowers companies of all sizes and stages to donate 1% of their staff time, product, profit, and/or equity to ANY charity of their choosing. We provide a simple, flexible, and scaleable model to integrate giving back into the DNA of all companies, especially startups. Already thousands of companies around the world have taken the pledge, and dozens of VCs, incubators, and conferences have joined to push the movement forward.

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