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Silverline Cares is creating a new example for companies to give back

Silverline Co-Sponsors Back to School Event at The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM)

Silverline Cares Aug 31, 2018 By Walter Groszewski

I recently had the opportunity to attend a Back to School event for the patients and families at The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM). As part of our Silverline Cares initiative, Silverline co-sponsored the event with Salesforce. The event had a ton of fun events and goodies for the kids as they start preparing for the new school year. Some of the activities included: Decorate your own bookmarks, picture frames, notebooks, and planners Magic Show…
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Helping Women in Technology Advance Their Careers at WITness

Silverline Cares Aug 29, 2018 By Lizz Hellinga

It’s a month after the 2nd Annual Witness Success Conference, and I am still thinking about and reflecting on the wonderful experience. I had the honor of facilitating a workshop and attending phenomenal sessions and keynotes. The theme for this year was Grit and Grace. Leslie Gestautus and I began working on our content in March. A three-hour workshop needs to be engaging and provide real tools that attendees can use during the workshop and…
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Silverline and PepUp Tech Announce New Partnership

Silverline Cares Aug 22, 2018 By Amanda Mandell

Silverline and PepUp Tech, a non-profit organization bringing computer science and technology programs to underserved communities, announced today a new strategic partnership through Silverline’s Philanthropy Initiative, Silverline Cares. The partnership between Silverline and PepUp Tech will ensure that bright, motivated, underserved students have the skills, mentors, and confidence needed to begin careers in technology. PepUp Tech’s scalable model of workforce development benefits thousands of young people and the technology industry as a whole. Through the…
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Silverline Assembles and Donates 875 Hygiene Care Kits to the American Red Cross

Silverline Cares Mar 16, 2018 By Amanda Mandell

During the first week of March, the Silverline team came together and escaped the cold (some literally from the Nor’easter that hit) for our annual Summit which took place in Phoenix, Arizona. The days were filled with meetings, sessions, and lots of learning and brainstorming for the year. Plenty of us also had the opportunity to meet each other in person for the first time! The team broke out into department sessions but all gathered…
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Silverline Cares is creating a new example for companies to give back

Silverline Cares Dec 13, 2017 By Craig McKeon

Silverliner Jill Harrison, Innovation Programs, was recently interviewed by Pledge 1%! Check out the interview below and learn more about Silverline Cares, our philanthropy initiative. How do you contribute to the non-profit community? 2017 marked Silverline’s 7th consecutive year sending a team of volunteer consultants and technology experts to the annual New Orleans Entrepreneur Week conference in partnership with Salesforce. This year’s team of ten spent a week in March donating hundreds of pro bono…
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Big Love for the First Annual WITness Success Conference!

Around the Office Sep 15, 2017 By Jill Harrison

In mid-August as the Salesforce community was convening in the Windy City for Midwest Dreamin’, we here at Silverline were also getting geared up to attend the first annual WITness Success conference in the ‘burbs of Itasca. Billed as “THE DEFINITIVE EVENT FOR SALESFORCE WOMEN IN TECH” we were so excited to have the opportunity to sponsor the event – and to get inspired by the amazing women in this Salesforce ecosystem. Here at Silverline, we…
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Silverliners Build Crazy Carz for Kidz

Silverline Cares Mar 27, 2017 By Craig McKeon

Silverline came together to construct customized high-end, remote controlled (RC) racecars which were donated to NYU Langone Medical Center. Silverline employees worked with Impact 4 Good, a company that focuses on team building programs that give back to communities. The activity began with a facilitator explaining that teams must compete in an interactive, tablet-based trivia challenge to earn the materials needed to make remote control cars for children. Teams answered questions on their tablets, earning…
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Silverline is Gearing Up for New Orleans Entrepreneur Week!

Silverline Cares Mar 14, 2017 By Jill Harrison

Silverline is gearing up for another exciting week in Louisiana at the New Orleans Entrepreneur Week. This will be our seventh consecutive year sending a volunteer team of consultants and technology experts. Last year, the conference hosted over 13,000+ entrepreneurs and 185 organizations. NOEW is a nationally-recognized festival of entrepreneurship that celebrates and supports the network of talent that has enabled New Orleans to become a hub of innovation. It creates a platform for entrepreneurs…
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