Québec City, Canada – December 10, 2020 – OSF Digital announced today that it has become a member of Pledge 1%, a worldwide philanthropic program that encourages companies and individuals to pledge 1% of equity, profit, product and/or employee time to their communities.
Pledge 1% aims to create a standard where giving back is integrated into companies of all sizes. Participating companies choose their own causes and nonprofits, and Pledge 1% helps by offering turnkey resources and best practices.
For years, OSF Digital has been giving back to the communities in which it operates, focusing on children and families in need, education and the environment. Numerous philanthropic efforts include sponsoring children to attend summer camps, funding childcare center projects such as a playground, supporting families during the holidays, and donating school supplies, books and clothing to children. OSF also created a scholarship program and organizes workshops for children, emphasizing environmental and ecological topics.
This year, OSF donated more than 100 computers (desktop, laptops and PC servers) and nearly 100 monitors to disadvantaged children and young adults living in isolated villages or orphanages. In addition, OSF gave close to 200,000 Canadian dollars in cash charitable contributions over the past two years.
As a member of Pledge 1%, OSF Digital will continue to dedicate time and funding to charitable causes worldwide.
“Part of OSF Digital’s mission is caring for our community and environment to make the world a better place. With innovation and creativity at the heart of what we do as a company, we believe that we must use our talents to positively impact the communities in which we operate,” said Gerard (Gerry) Szatvanyi, CEO of OSF Digital. “By joining Pledge 1%, OSF Digital is affirming its commitment to supporting charitable causes around the world.”
Pledge 1% was founded by Salesforce, Atlassian, Rally and Tides in 2014. To date, more than 9,000 members in 100 countries have taken the pledge, including Box, DocuSign, Glassdoor, Postmates and Yelp, among many others.
OSF Digital, winner of the 2019 Bolty Award for Best Digital Experience in the Retail and Consumer Goods category, the 2019 Partner Innovation Award in the Customer 360 category, and the 2018 Salesforce Lightning Bolt Trailblazer Award for Retail, is a leading global commerce solutions and digital transformation company that provides technology, consulting, implementation and online shop management services to emerging and premier brands, and merchants. OSF's agile approach allows it to scale global growth more quickly and enable companies to enhance the customer experience. With over 250 ongoing projects and eight years of worldwide deployments, OSF delivers connected commerce solutions across channels, devices and locales. HSBC and BDC are OSF Digital's financial partners, and Salesforce Ventures and Delta-v Capital are investors. For more information about OSF Digital, visit: OSF Digital