1 /Salesforce
(See story at left.)
2 /Ultimate
Software
The Florida-based
tech firm has five
companywide “Com-
munities of Inter-
est,” promoting the
concerns of LGBTQ
employees and allies;
military veterans and
families; women in
leadership; women in
technology; and can-
cer patients, survivors
and caregivers.
3 /Adobe
Through its Create
Change program,
the San Jose software
company fosters em-
ployee volunteerism
with grants and paid
time off (one man-
ager fed refugees in
Greece). Their Youth
Coding Initiative pro-
vides coding education
to underserved youth.
4 /Orrick
The global law firm
created the Veterans’
Legal Career Fair, the
nation’s first career
fair for lawyers who
served in the military
(and their spouses).
Reservist staffers
called to active duty
get a six-month leave
at full salary.
Giving back is part of the Salesforce ethos. The
San Francisco tech firm offers employees seven
days of volunteer time off (VTO) to work with
any nonprofits they feel passionate about, be
it building homes in Cambodia or improving
local schools. For the month of March 2019,
the company challenged staffers to perform
19,000 hours of service to mark its 19th birthday
(they hit 19,515). “VTO just makes you feel so
great, showing up for your community,” says
Ann Weebly, senior director of workforce
innovation. “It’s embedded in our culture.”
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THE LIST
6 /Pricewater-
houseCoopers
Under CEO Tim Ryan
the multinational
professional-services
firm in New York
linked with nine other
companies to launch
a sweeping effort
to advance diversity
and inclusion in
the workplace.
9 /ST. JUDE
CHILDREN’S
RESEARCH
HOSPITAL
In 2018 the
Memphis-based
facility launched
St. Jude Global, a
$100 million effort
to bring expert care
to 30 percent of
the world’s child
cancer patients in
the next decade.
10 /Workday
With the VIBE (Value
Inclusion, Belonging
and Equity for all)
program, this Bay
Area software firm
provides support
groups for staffers
across racial, ethnic
and sexual spectrums.
HOW WE COMPILE OUR LIST Working with the research firm
Great Place to Work, we surveyed 1,000 companies across the U.S.
to find those that best demonstrate support for their communities,
compassion for their employees and caring for the world at large.
Companies interested in applying for next year’s list can visit
GreatPlacetoWork.com/CompaniesThatCare for more information.
5 /Wegman’s
Food Markets
The New York grocery
chain raises millions
of dollars annually
for hunger relief and
distributes millions
of pounds of store
merchandise to local
food banks.
7 /Patagonia
Befitting an
outdoor-lifestyle brand
that donates
1 percent of its profits
to save the planet,
the California-based
retailer offers staffers
an Environmental
Internship Program:
two months of full pay
while working with
their favorite green
nonprofit.
8 /USAA
The Texas-based
financial institution
helps veterans as well
as military spouses
find careers. USAA
also gives robustly to
benefit storm relief,
homeless veterans and
other charities.
11 /Edward Jones
The St. Louis-based
financial adviser has
committed $12.5 mil lion
to curing Alzheimer’s;
meanwhile 18,000
staffers have joined in
fund-raising walks to
end the disease.
12 /Merck
The pharma giant’s
Merck for Mothers
is a 10-year, $500
million global initiative
to fight maternal
mortality.
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