Category Archives: Grants and Philanthropy

Posts related to the Foundation’s global grantmaking and philanthropic efforts.

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Japan and Singapore Volunteering Update

by Haruka Maruno & Esther Nai, Community Engagement Coordinator Salesforce.com employees in Japan and Singapore office have dedicated their time to a variety of volunteering activities.  In Japan office, Cloudforce Japan and BizAcademy have finished successfully.  And, staff from the Singapore Office spent a day working with children from the AWWA Smiles programme. セールスフォース・ドットコム 日本とシンガポールオフィスのボランティア報告です。日本では、Cloudforce Japan […]

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Salesforce Employees Give Back Over the Holidays

Happy New Year from the Salesforce Foundation! Over the holidays from Thanksgiving to New Years, Salesforce.com employees from around the world dedicated time and resources to the communities they live and work in. We want to take this opportunity to share these accomplishments and thank our employees, customers and community partners for everything you do […]

Staff across Europe get involved in some great projects for the Holiday Season

By James Leigh, Int’l Marketing & Communications Coordinator Throughout December salesforce.com staff from our offices across Europe have, with the support of the Salesforce.com Foundation, taken part in a huge range of volunteering and fundraising events bringing support and happiness to where it was needed most in our local communities. Here is a run down […]

Dreaming a Future: BizAcademy Japan

by Haruka Maruno, Community Engagement Coordinator Japan On October 25th,  salesforce.com staff from the Tokyo office held their latest BizAcademy with  Multicultural Center Tokyo. They provide educational support for children from various countries. In total 30 students attended and enjoyed a two hour program with two sessions to draw their dream and career.  In the first […]

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The Salesforce Dublin Golf Classic Raises €37,000 for Children’s Charities

by James Leigh, International Marketing & Communications Coordinator In May this year, Salesforce Dublin held their second annual company Golf Day in aid of Enable Ireland, The Jack and Jill Foundation and The Katie Nugent Foundation. The event gained widespread support throughout the company and across our Partner network, which sponsored the event in all […]

Salesforce.com provide Internship opportunities with Trinity College Ireland

by James Leigh, International Marketing & Communications Coordinator On Monday, four new interns started at Salesforce.com’s Dublin office as part of a joint initiative between the Salesforce.com Foundation and Trinity College Ireland’s ‘Trinity Access Programme’ (TAP). The TAP supports students who come from socio-economic groups, under-represented in higher education, to improve access to and participation […]

1st Anniversary of the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

by Rie Endo, Foundation Manager APAC and Japan東日本大震災から一年、セールスフォース・ドットコムの取り組み 11th March is the 1st Anniversary of the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. Over the last year, Salesforce.com has donated thousands of hours volunteering and through donations to help support the recovery from the disaster.

Matching Fund for supporting ongoing rescue, relief, and rebuilding efforts in Japan

by Rie Endo, Foundation Manager APAC and Japan 東日本大震災被災地支援のためのマッチング基金のご報告 Thank you for your generous support for the people in the disaster affected area in East Japan. You can find how the 10 donation recipient organizations have been effectively using your contributions.

We Can All Help: Home for the Holidays

by Barbara Kibbe, Chief Operating Officer Recent headlines have shed much needed light on the crisis of homelessness in San Francisco. The number of homeless families on the waiting list to enter shelters in San Francisco skyrocketed from 75 back in 2007 to more than 250 today. This holiday season, the San Francisco community is coming together […]

‘Club Recovery’ at Cloudforce 2011 Japan

by Rie Endo, Foundation Manager APAC and JapanCloudforce 2011 Japanにて東北復興支援チャリティライブ「Club Recovery」開催! The charity club event ‘Club Recovery’ for disaster affected area was successfully held at Cloudforce 2011 Japan.

$1 million Raised to Support College Track

by Judy Levine, Director of Marketing Fall.  For many high school seniors it’s the busy time of finishing college applications—writing essays, polishing resumes, visiting campuses.  But for other students the promise of a college education and the opportunities it brings feels out of reach. That’s where College Track steps in.  College Track was founded in 1994 by […]

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