Making a difference is what we do day-in and day-out by helping our clients become better, more purposeful, and empathetic brands. But the buck doesn’t stop there. Making a difference as a company is a corporate responsibility, regardless of size. Our small consultancy joined the 1% pledge in 2021 to be self-accountable, ensuring we give back at least 1% of our profit, time, and/or products.
Pledge 1% is an initiative by Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff (and a few others) to bake this integrated philanthropic model into startups from the beginning. It has caught on and we are proud to play our part. The accountability report below is not anything mandatory, it simply serves as a place for us to track our progress ensuring we are walking our talk while providing transparency to those who chose to work with us.
Our Accountability report
2023
- Unpaid 1-on-1 or group mentorship $1,675.00
- March For Our Lives (Assault weapon ban) $1,000.00
- Hawai'i Community Foundation (Maui Fund) $500.00
- UNICEF (Earthquake relief in Syria) $314.00
- Amnesty International $205.00
- Doctors Without Borders (Israel/Palestine) $100.00
- Vitalogy Foundation (Epidermolysis Bullosa) $100.00
- Total donations 2023 (as of 10/23/23) $3,894.00
2022
- Let's b(r)and together initiative for Ukraine $4,385.00
- Unpaid 1-on-1 or group mentorship $2,155.00
- Brand strategy scholarships $1,298.00
- Direct Relief: Ukraine Crisis $1,080.15
- Various GoFundMe support $112.03
- Total donations 2022 $9,000.18
2021
- Unpaid 1-on-1 or group mentorship $8,662.50
- Brand strategy scholarships $5,192.00
- Stop AAPI Hate $1,000.00
- Afghanaid $686.72
- Refugees International $520.39
- Doctors Without Borders, Haiti disaster relief $500.00
- Denver shooting victims support $210.00
- Various GoFundMe support $50.00
- Total donations 2021 $16,821.61
