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Creating a Donation Management Platform for Project Sunshine

Advisory Jul 10, 2019 By Katrina Willis

When a young family member or friend is undergoing medical treatment, there is uncertainty, fear, and a great deal of the unknown. Although true relief doesn’t come until young patients are home with a clean bill of health, small doses of comfort can sometimes be found along the way. Enter Project Sunshine: supporting children facing medical challenges Project Sunshine is a nonprofit organization that works with an international network of hospitals and volunteers. Their goal?…
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Silverline Cares: Local Third Graders Learn About the World of Technology

Silverline Cares Jun 27, 2019 By Kevin Hoxie

I have to begin by saying I don’t know who had more fun — the students from PS 503 or me. Today, I was able to facilitate/organize a field trip of 22 third graders from PS 503 who visited Silverline to learn more about the world of technology. This event was comprised of multiple events that included: an intro to Silverline and what we do from Gean Martinez, an office tour (of course I made…
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Silverline Cares: Giving back during our Summit in Santa Fe

Silverline Cares Jun 25, 2019 By Lindsay Lelivelt

As a part of our Silverline Cares initiative, any time the whole team is together is a time we take to give back. During our annual Summit last month, we volunteered with STEM Santa Fe. STEM Santa Fe is a volunteer-based organization of STEM professionals serving as mentors and role models for under-represented groups in STEM. They advocate for, develop, and provide STEM programming, mentoring and resources for students to realize their potential and expand…
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Silverline Teambuilding Results in Donation to STEM Santa Fe

Press Release Jun 19, 2019 By Jiordan Castle

Press Release A group from Silverline took time for a corporate social responsibility experience to give back to the local community by preparing 150 solar car kits for donation along with 30 assembled solar cars to STEM Santa Fe. The event took place at the Hilton Santa Fe Buffalo Thunder in Santa Fe, New Mexico on June 5, 2019. Silverline worked with Impact 4 Good (http://impact4good.com/), a company that focuses on teambuilding programs that give…
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Celebrating 10 Years of Silverline at Our Annual Summit

Silverline Cares Jun 17, 2019 By Lindsay Lelivelt

Last week, Silverline gathered in Santa Fe for the annual Silverline Summit. It was an odd feeling to reflect on ten years of Silverline while only having been here for the last three months. But it was odd in the best way — in a way that feels like I’ve been here so much longer, because every single Silverliner is so kind and unique. In a way that already shows the impact of the work…
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Mental Health Month: How We Replace Stigmas with Support at Work

Around the Office May 24, 2019 By Lindsay Lelivelt

May marks Mental Health Month nationwide. Started in 1949, this month-long theme exists to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness, to shed light on the spectrum of mental health, to promote help-seeking behavior, and to focus on wellness activities. As someone with anxiety and depression, this kind of signal boost makes me feel more accepted and less embarrassed about the state of my own brain — particularly at work. I’m relatively new to the…
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Global Accessibility in Tech: Designing with Users in Mind

Salesforce Platform May 16, 2019 By Silverline Team

By Emily Saka, UI/UX Designer and Sean Ward, Instructional Designer R&D Here at Silverline, we build Salesforce solutions that are used by thousands of people around the world. It’s a big honor, but also a big responsibility. As our user base grows, we need to ensure that our solutions not only help our clients work faster and smarter, but are also usable for everyone who needs to work with them. To support these clients, we…
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Go Behind the Scenes: 10 years of Culture at Silverline

Around the Office May 14, 2019 By Lindsay Lelivelt

A milestone in the making — Silverline turns 10 this year! As we ready ourselves for what the next decade has in store, we’re also looking back on what has gotten us to where we are now. What makes Silverline the place for so many? How did we come to be Silverliners? Why do we stay? It turns out, there’s lots to love about Silverline, and we’re proud to share what makes it so uniquely…
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How Silverline Celebrated Take Your Kids to Work Day 2019

Around the Office Apr 30, 2019 By Kathleen Ferrie

Silverline has a long-standing tradition of empowering and educating curious young minds through our work with our Silverline Cares initiatives, internships, and learning and development programs. On April 25th, the company once again participated in Take Your Kids to Work Day with participants ranging in age from 4-15. Silverline’s Kevin Hoxie created an action-packed agenda and started the day off strong with a healthy breakfast and meet and greet with both parents and children. The…
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Helping to Build Strong Female Leaders

Silverline Cares Dec 12, 2018 By Vanessa Avila

In today’s society, more and more women are stepping into the light as leaders across industries, bringing confidence and hope to the next generation. While the past several decades have certainly helped shine a light on inequity, there is much more work to be done. Unfortunately, there are many women who do not have direct access to a network where they can interact with women in leadership roles, something that can be extremely empowering and…
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