Prestigious award recognizes the country's top workplace volunteer programs and corporate commitment to service

Salesforce.com's 1/1/1 integrated philanthropy model supports employees in being catalysts for change

SAN FRANCISCO, June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), the enterprise cloud computing company, and the Salesforce.com Foundation, the global leader in integrating philanthropy and business, today announced that the company has received this year's prestigious Corporate Engagement Award from Points of Light Institute. The award is recognized as one of the oldest and most prestigious awards programs honoring outstanding employee volunteer programs. Salesforce.com was honored along with Capital One Financial Corporation, Deloitte LLP, Eli Lilly and Company and Pinnacol Assurance for embracing service as a key strategy to meet social needs.

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'It's truly an honor to receive this award because supporting employee volunteerism is a cornerstone of our organization,' said Suzanne DiBianca, executive director of the Salesforce.com Foundation. 'We first won this award in 2002 when we were just 200 employees. I'm proud to see the payoff of our 1/1/1 philanthropy Model which has enabled our social impact to grow commensurably with the rapid growth and success of the company.'

Salesforce.com's distinctive corporate philanthropy model called the '1/1/1 Model' harnesses the power of salesforce.com's people, resources and technology through 1% Time, 1% Equity and 1% Product to improve its communities, inspire youth to be more successful, support the world during times of extreme need, and promote compassionate capitalism.

As part of 1% Time, all salesforce.com employees are given six paid days every year to volunteer in their communities. Since July of 2000, 85% of salesforce.com employees have collectively donated over 140,000 hours of their time and expertise back to the community (the national average of corporate volunteerism is less than 20%). Volunteer activities range from helping nonprofits utilize their donated licenses of Salesforce CRM to feeding the homeless, tutoring kids, and offering helping hands when the world is faced with natural disasters. In 2008, employees donated 43,894 hours, a 53% increase from the previous year.