How Our Values Led Us To Give Away Part Of Our Company

As we celebrate another #GivingTuesday, a worldwide celebration of generosity, it’s worth pausing to reflect on the reasons we give and the impact we hope to achieve.

Earlier this year, on top of our existing donation program, we became members of Pledge 1% and donated a portion of our company’s equity to the Upside Foundation in support of charities focused on diversity & inclusion.

Uvaro is an online career success company, and exists to help close employment gaps — sometimes those gaps are due to systemic problems. As soon as we acknowledge that we can’t solve these challenging problems alone, it becomes clear that we have to not only focus on our own solutions but also support others in their solutions. Building a culture of philanthropy becomes clear.

Pledge 1%

That said, with so many organizations out there, why give through Pledge 1%? While donations are up across the board (thanks to initiatives like Giving Tuesday), the average age of donors is 64 years old and makes 2 gifts a year. As donor populations age and giving moves more towards online and smaller donations, we need to consider ways to build lasting habits of philanthropy. We needed to help build a movement.

Through our participation with Pledge 1%, like so many other companies, we have not only embedded social impact into our business but tied our success to the public good.

Pledge 1% helps companies make a public commitment to give their equity, time, product, and profits. Joining this community of like-minded companies is the best way to build the movement that’s needed, and we’re proud of the progress we’ve made! Along with our equity donation, we’re also giving away our products and our money.

Uvaro community Fund

Our Community Fund, established with the help of the KW Community Foundation, enables our team to contribute with every paycheck; the resulting endowment will support our community throughout our company’s lifetime and beyond.

And while our tech sales training programs are available to the public with up-front and income-geared payment options, we also offer Uvaro On Demand, a free continuing education offering to help professionals build their sales and business skills.

We’re proud of what we’ve accomplished so far, but there’s always more to do; giving as part of Pledge 1% lets us amplify our impact, helps us learn from others, and ensures that these gifts are part of a broader movement towards doing more good, together!

Uvaro is an online career success company that offers a variety of live classes, $0 up-front tuition, and agency services to help students land great jobs in tech sales. Uvaro’s work-integrated program builds sales teams that ramp faster and achieve more.