Salesforce donates 1.5 million to fight the San Francisco homelessness problem and CEO Marc Benioff is matching it CRM
Get the Full StoryJerod Harris StringerSalesforce.org, the company's nonprofit arm, announced a 1.5 million donation to Hamilton Families’ Heading Home Initiative, a San Francisco organization focused on finding long-term housing for homeless families.
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and his wife Lynne will personally match the donation.
These donations come as a housing shortage and homelessness in San Francisco reach a crisis point.
As Salesforce prepares for the grand opening of it's namesake tower headquarters — the tallest building in San Francisco — the company is turning its attention towards the city's homelessness problem.
On Tuesday, the company's philanthropic arm Salesforce.org announced a 1.5 million donation to Hamilton Families’ Heading Home Initiative, an organization focused on finding longterm housing for homeless families in San Francisco. The program's goal is to house 800 families by 2020. See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: A Nobel Prize-winning economist explains what Milton Friedman got wrongSee Also:Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, Prince William, Kate, and 11 other royals all live in the same palace here's a breakdown of their lavish quartersPeople are threatening to boycott Netflix after the Obamas signed a deal with the streaming serviceShare your opinion Become a BI Insider todaySEE ALSO: Cisco commits to shelling out 50 million to help fix Silicon Valley's homelessness crisis
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