Zendesk Pledges $1 Million to UCSF Benioff Childrens Hospital
August 31, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – August 31, 2011 – Zendesk, the leading provider of proven, cloud-based help desk software, today announced a $1 million pledge to the UCSF Benioff Childrens Hospital.
Zendesk was founded in Denmark and moved to San Francisco in 2009, said Mikkel Svane, Zendesks CEO. We have been humbled by the wonderful way we have been welcomed to this city and its vital high-tech community. As Zendesk continues its rapid growth, we want to share our good fortune with the city and people that helped make it possible. As a father and client of the UCSF Benioff Childrens Hospital, this charity is especially meaningful to me.
Zendesk is kicking off this year-long effort with a sponsorship of the Salesforce Foundations Concert to Benefit the UCSF Benioff Childrens Hospital to be held on Thursday, September 1, 2011. Zendesk will host its customers, partners and employees to attend this charity event. Throughout the next year Zendesk will donate a portion of its sales as well as hold other fund-raising events to deliver on its $1 million pledge. In addition, its employees will participate in volunteer programs for the hospital.
The Salesforce Foundation has been an inspiration to us on how to integrate philanthropy into a companys culture, Svane added. Todays announcement is just the first of many demonstrating Zendesks gratitude to the city of San Francisco. Having just moved into new headquarters in the Central Market, we also look forward to making our new neighborhood a better place to work.
“It’s great to see Zendesk, one of San Francisco’s rapidly growing tech companies, already giving back to the citizens of San Francisco,” said Mayor Edwin M. Lee. “We are grateful to them for their generous pledge to the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital.”
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