StartGiving brought the tech giving story to SXSW Sydney 2024, with a little help from our friends.
From starting small to having bold ambition, here are the top six take-aways from the on-stage discussion between Steve King (Atlassian Foundation), Tash Keuneman (Keuneman Foundation), Leigh McLeod (Canva) and Melissa Beaumont Lee (Skip Foundation).
1️⃣ A background in tech has positively influenced their personal or their foundation’s giving – think making big bets, testing and iterating their giving strategy, and backing social purpose founders and their teams with multi-year cheques
2️⃣ Social impact creation can be used to build a cohesive team culture and deliver great community outcomes
3️⃣ Strong guiding principles are essential to ensure a foundation’s resources are focused and can do the most good
4️⃣ Giving structures (both sub-funds and private ancillary funds) are helpful vehicles to commit a chunk of cash or equity for thoughtful future giving
5️⃣ Philanthropy is a long game, so make sure to marry the causes you’re passionate about with what the world needs
6️⃣ Make use of StartGiving’s free service for tech founders and execs to get started with personal giving
If you’re a tech founder thinking about how to create social impact through your company or personal giving, there are experts ready to help.
– Chat with Pledge 1% to understand how to donate your company’s equity, time, product, or profit (just like Atlassian and Canva)
– Talk to StartGiving for personalised, free and charity-agnostic philanthropic support to start or scale your giving
