Years ago, Pledge 1% Colorado was launched in an effort to make every company a force for good in their community, even those just starting out or not in a position to donate with their dollars (yet!). In 2008 when Rally Software made the first...
Help us find our new Director! All interested applicants should apply by July 12th, 2021. Position Summary:Pledge 1% Colorado (“Pledge”) is on a mission to make it simple for innovative companies across the state to give back to their communities. The Director’s high- level duty...
It’s been 4 years since we ran our first nonprofit pitch contest at Boulder Startup Week, and it brings me an immense amount of joy to share that we’ve now given out over $130k to nonprofits across the Front Range. Yet this year was different...
When we sat down with Fletcher Richman, CEO and co-founder of Halp, back in 2018, he told us it'd take 5-7 years to make good on their commitment to the community through Pledge 1% Colorado. Yet here we are, in 2020, reading Atlassian's headline, "Announcing...
Passing along something for all the founders and managers out there. At your next all hands, team meeting, or happy hour, consider adding 10 minutes for everyone to fill out their Census. There are 55 sources of federal funding that make their way into our...
Born out of a need to compete and survive, entrepreneurs spend countless hours thinking about efficiencies or tweaks to delight and/or better serve their customers, and to improve their bottom line and overall chances of success. But innovation isn’t cheap, and – more often than...
As we near the 10th anniversary of Boulder Startup Week (May 13-17) – a free, week-long event celebrating the incredible entrepreneurial community in Boulder – we’re thrilled to announce an awesome lineup of innovative and impactful nonprofits slated to make their pitches at the third...
Pledge 1% Colorado and the Community Foundation Boulder County are excited to announce year three of the Pledge 1% Pitch Contest as a part of Boulder Startup Week. The Pitch Contest will take 5-6 Boulder County non-profits on a journey to share how they’re embracing...
Partnership between Community Foundation of Northern Colorado, Innosphere and Pledge 1% Colorado to inspire early-stage corporate philanthropy Innosphere, Colorado’s leading incubator for science and technology-based startup and scaleup companies, announces a partnership with the Community Foundation of Northern Colorado and Pledge 1% Colorado to offer Innosphere client companies...
The Entrepreneurs Foundation of Colorado is rebranding to Pledge 1% Colorado to exponentially increase local startup giving. EFCO set out in 2007 to change the world by inspiring early-stage startup philanthropy. Nearly 10 years later, 100 Colorado companies have joined our network and put upwards of $5M...