Comments on: Are Philanthropy and Entrepreneurship Compatible? http://www.zoliblog.com/2007/04/03/are-philanthropy-and-entrepreneurship-compatible/ Connecting the dots ... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:03:39 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: directory http://www.zoliblog.com/2007/04/03/are-philanthropy-and-entrepreneurship-compatible/#comment-18913 directory Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:36:33 +0000 http://www.zoliblog.com/2007/04/03/are-philanthropy-and-entrepreneurship-compatible/#comment-18913 good URL!!!!!!!!!!!! good URL!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Atlassian $timulus Supports Charity. Two Days Left To Get Your (Almost) Free Confluence or Jira Licence. | Zoli’s Blog http://www.zoliblog.com/2007/04/03/are-philanthropy-and-entrepreneurship-compatible/#comment-17348 Atlassian $timulus Supports Charity. Two Days Left To Get Your (Almost) Free Confluence or Jira Licence. | Zoli’s Blog Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:54:22 +0000 http://www.zoliblog.com/2007/04/03/are-philanthropy-and-entrepreneurship-compatible/#comment-17348 [...] So yes, Atlassian is seeding their market with thousands of free customers this week.  Which is fine, I’ve said before: you don’t have to be purely altruistic to do good. [...] [...] So yes, Atlassian is seeding their market with thousands of free customers this week.  Which is fine, I’ve said before: you don’t have to be purely altruistic to do good. [...]

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.zoliblog.com/2007/04/03/are-philanthropy-and-entrepreneurship-compatible/#comment-1348 Anonymous Sat, 07 Apr 2007 04:41:47 +0000 http://www.zoliblog.com/2007/04/03/are-philanthropy-and-entrepreneurship-compatible/#comment-1348 Mike (Cannon-Brookes) and I met with Salesforce's Foundation director Suzanne DiBianca and got amazingly useful advice on our foundation at Atlassian. Salesforce does a first class job and may be best in class in this area. Tying it to employee involvement and making that commitment of employee time off was central to what we learned from Salesforce. Frankly we still have a lot to do in terms of real implementation but I think our guiding principles are starting out right. Thanks Zoli, but give Salesforce a lot of credit. Also watch for a large Kiva benefit in SF. Mike (Cannon-Brookes) and I met with Salesforce’s Foundation director Suzanne DiBianca and got amazingly useful advice on our foundation at Atlassian. Salesforce does a first class job and may be best in class in this area. Tying it to employee involvement and making that commitment of employee time off was central to what we learned from Salesforce. Frankly we still have a lot to do in terms of real implementation but I think our guiding principles are starting out right. Thanks Zoli, but give Salesforce a lot of credit. Also watch for a large Kiva benefit in SF.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.zoliblog.com/2007/04/03/are-philanthropy-and-entrepreneurship-compatible/#comment-1347 Anonymous Thu, 05 Apr 2007 11:44:46 +0000 http://www.zoliblog.com/2007/04/03/are-philanthropy-and-entrepreneurship-compatible/#comment-1347 I see a growing number young business people taking many of the ideas behind social and green entrepreneurship and building these into the way they do business. Even Jason Calacanis is looking to give something back! You could call it karmapreneurship. Capitalism is less red in tooth and claw than it once was. In the 21st century there's argument for saying that business is a more powerful force for good than politics. I see a growing number young business people taking many of the ideas behind social and green entrepreneurship and building these into the way they do business. Even Jason Calacanis is looking to give something back! You could call it karmapreneurship.

Capitalism is less red in tooth and claw than it once was. In the 21st century there’s argument for saying that business is a more powerful force for good than politics.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.zoliblog.com/2007/04/03/are-philanthropy-and-entrepreneurship-compatible/#comment-1346 Anonymous Tue, 03 Apr 2007 22:43:12 +0000 http://www.zoliblog.com/2007/04/03/are-philanthropy-and-entrepreneurship-compatible/#comment-1346 It's a very hard question. I believe that companies can "do good" while also doing well, and that allocating pre-IPO stock and employee time can be smart business, especially in terms of employee morale. It’s a very hard question. I believe that companies can “do good” while also doing well, and that allocating pre-IPO stock and employee time can be smart business, especially in terms of employee morale.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.zoliblog.com/2007/04/03/are-philanthropy-and-entrepreneurship-compatible/#comment-1345 Anonymous Tue, 03 Apr 2007 22:08:55 +0000 http://www.zoliblog.com/2007/04/03/are-philanthropy-and-entrepreneurship-compatible/#comment-1345 Hi Tom, Thanks for the timely correction, I've updated the post above. :-) Hi Tom,

Thanks for the timely correction, I’ve updated the post above. :-)

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.zoliblog.com/2007/04/03/are-philanthropy-and-entrepreneurship-compatible/#comment-1344 Anonymous Tue, 03 Apr 2007 21:42:27 +0000 http://www.zoliblog.com/2007/04/03/are-philanthropy-and-entrepreneurship-compatible/#comment-1344 Part of salesforce.com's foundation program is that 1% of the time of employees is devoted to volunteering: <a href="http://www.salesforcefoundation.org/time" rel="nofollow">http://www.salesforcefoundation.org/time</a> The pen is used as well (as well as the free service to non-profits). <a href="http://www.salesforcefoundation.org/node/566" rel="nofollow">http://www.salesforcefoundation.org/node/566</a> Part of salesforce.com’s foundation program is that 1% of the time of employees is devoted to volunteering:

http://www.salesforcefoundation.org/time

The pen is used as well (as well as the free service to non-profits).

http://www.salesforcefoundation.org/node/566

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