This may seem like an extraordinarily generous act, but more than anything it exemplifies the company’s commitment to giving back to the community. Presently adopted by more than 700 companies — including heavyweights like Google — the 1-1-1 model of integrated corporate philanthropy was originally conceived by Salesforce. It works like this: companies contribute 1 percent of equity, 1 percent of
On Tuesday night the energy was palpable at the Concert for UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals. From founding the world’s first fetal surgery program to bringing about North America’s first cure of alpha thalassemia major, the hospital aims to help every child have the chance to shine. When there isn’t a treatment for a childhood illness, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals takes the lead in finding one, making it the top hospital for pediatric cancer in Northern California. And proceeds from the concert have been benefitting the hospitals for years. At the concert aforementioned Kravitz and Keys wowed the crowds, will.i.am and MC Hammer were in charge of hosting the after party at Pier 48, but I would be remiss to leave out another set of stars — the Trailhead Characters aka Salesforce mascots. Big up to Astro, SaaSy, Einstein and Codey for getting the party started. Can’t wait to see what next year brings.
Kasia Pawlowska loves words. A native of Poland, Kasia moved to the States when she was seven. The San Francisco State University creative writing graduate went on to write for publications like the San Francisco Bay Guardian and KQED Arts among others prior to joining the Marin Magazine staff. Topics Kasia has covered include travel, trends, mushroom hunting, an award-winning series on social media addiction and loads of other random things. When she’s not busy blogging or researching and writing articles, she’s either at home writing postcards and reading or going to shows. Recently, Kasia has been trying to branch out and diversify, ie: use different emojis. Her quest for the perfect chip is never-ending.