Blocknubie Joins the Pledge 1% Movement?—?Makes Commitment to Giving Back

Blocknubie announced today that it has joined Pledge 1%, a global movement that is creating a new norm for companies of all sizes to integrate social reinvestment into the DNA of their business. Spearheaded by Atlassian, Rally, Salesforce, and Tides, Pledge 1% empowers companies to donate 1% of product, 1% of equity, 1% of profit, or 1% of employee time to causes of their choice.

Over 1,500 companies in 40 countries have joined the movement, committing to pledge 1% of equity,product, profit or time to make a difference in communities around the world.

Blocknubie is excited to join the Pledge 1% community by pledging 1% of its Token Allocation to charitable and nonprofit causes.

BlockNubie is an emerging open source platform that acts as a bridge between off-chain organizations, startups and the blockchain ecosystem. The platform aims to target a portion of an annual startup movement of 50,000,000 many without the necessary tools, applications and capital infrastructure to sustain them through their business life cycle.

“As a team and organisation, we are deeply committed to effecting transformation and creating a lasting social change with Blocknubie at the forefront of this movement.” Conor Nolan, Partnership Manager

“Blocknubie is dedicated to changing the way ventures interact and think about corporate philanthropy” said Loughlin Nestor CEO, Blocknubie.

“Today, we’re very proud and excited to give resources back to the community. This is another great example of the power that technology and particularly blockchain has to create change in our communities.”

“We are incredibly excited that Blocknubie has taken the pledge” said Amy Lesnick, chief executive of Pledge 1%. “Blocknubie can play a pivotal role in building this movement and promoting a new normal in which all companies — big and small — integrate giving back as a core value in their business.”

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