Pledge 1%

We believe in creating a legacy and supporting non-profits in our community which is why CloudShift has joined Salesforce in ‘Pledge 1%’

We pledge 1% of employees time annually for volunteer projects

We pledge 1% profit from our business to support initiatives in our local community

We pledge 1% of our resource to non-profits, helping to create change in our community

We also run our own initiatives...

About Pledge 1%

Pledge 1% is a corporate philanthropy movement dedicated to making the community a key stakeholder in every business. Pledge 1% encourages and challenges individuals and companies to pledge 1% of equity, product, and employee time for their communities.

Pledge 1% founding partners include Salesforce.org, Atlassian, and Rally, three companies that know first-hand how pledging a small portion of future success today can have an enormous impact tomorrow. In 2014, they came together with the Entrepreneurs Foundation of Colorado to accelerate a shared vision of every business around the globe integrating philanthropy into its corporate DNA.

For more information, please visit www.pledge1percent.org

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Peace Direct

CloudShift has supported Peace Direct many times. Our CEO Alastair Murray went off on a 3 day survival challenge in aid of this incredible charity, Alastair raised alone an impressive £1249. Also in support of Peace Direct, some of our braver team members Kristina, Sam & Chris encountered the UK’s highest freefall abseil with an 85m descent, read more about their adventures. Find out more about Peace Direct and why CloudShift has become such a big supporter of their tireless work.

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Organic Savanna

CloudShift have purchased a number of these beautiful hand-made organic African products and we encourage you to do the same. Profits from Organic Savanna’s products fund classrooms and educational programs for vulnerable children at the Karibu Centre, a holistic community project in Kenya. The aloe farm empowers their community through job creation, enabling mothers to support their families. Find out more about this incredibly important operation
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Anthony Nolan

We are thrilled to have been given the opportunity to be a part of so many important opportunities this year. All team members have taken up the challenge to give their valuable time to support a cause and as a team we also step up together. One initiative we have put in place as a team is our snack donations, once a month we randomly pull the name of a charity out and donate the funds from our communal snack table to that Charity. We recently donated £100 to Anthony Nolan a charity close to the heart of our own Steph, find out more about Anthony Nolan and how you can help.

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SurfForce

CloudShift was thrilled to support Kristina and Marcelle (a Surf Force Organiser) who travelled from London to the event location city Bundoran, Ireland.  Beckey Finn, Clean Coasts creative media consultant was the Charity Keynote speaker, Beckey spoke of the ways in which they are raising awareness of the current situation with the enormous amount of plastic waste in the ocean and how it is impacting our eco system year by year. Inspired by the talk of Beckey, all attendees participated in cleaning the coasts campaign. This was very satisfying experience, that raised the awareness of the current ecological situation in the environment we live in.  Marcelle is again an organiser of SurfForce 2018 and we are excited to get behind this incredible experience again.
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Kids Out UK

Tis the season of giving.  CloudShift Group is doing exactly that, in lieu of our office Secret Santa we’re are each donating a gift to The KidsOut Giving Tree.  The KidsOut charity helps disadvantaged children who may not receive any gifts this Christmas, so our help can certainly bring a cheer to these children.  CloudShift Group are so excited to be apart of this and encourage other organisations to do the same.  Find out more about this incredible charity. http://www.kidsout.org.uk

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Valley End Cricket Club

Alastair gives his time to coaching the U11’s cricket team at Valley End Cricket Club. Alastair takes the highs and lows with the team, guiding them in a positive direction to help them grow and develop not only with their cricket skills but as young men. “Valley End Cricket Club like most local sporting clubs wouldn’t run successfully, without volunteers” said Alastair. “That’s why Cloudshift is part of Pledge 1% it allows our people to be part of something they’re passionate about. This in turn builds a stronger community and also develops the company culture that Cloudshift is proud of”. In addition to Alastair’s coaching at Valley End, our Events & Marketing Manager Yolanda, was part of a small 3-person committee that organised the cricket clubs annual fundraising ball for 120 people, this event raised just over £10,000 from ticket sales, raffles and a live auction hosted by Alastair.