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Atlassian Foundation helps save the planet

It's a little known fact that Atlassians have green blood. You could cut one to see, but that's probably not a good idea. Especially if the Atlassian concerned is holding our weapon of choice, the long-handled lopper. A few days ago, a group of us went out to help Conservation Volunteers Australia save the planet. Our mission: To rid (a small part of) Lane Cove National Park of the noxious weed, privet. Privet, like many other non-native plants, simples loves Australia. It's taking over

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100 Moustaches Can Make a Difference to Men’s Health

Did you know... 1 in 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime? Crazy right. What about the fact that 1 in 2 men will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime and 1 in 3 women will be. Nuts, I know. How about that four times as many men commit suicide compared with women. So, so sad :( These are just a few many reasons why a record number of Atlassian's are growing a moustache throughout the month of November to raise awareness and funds for men's health issues. 100 Moustaches

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Mercy Ships is a charity which operates hospital ships in developing nations. It was the inaugural winner of Atlassian's new annual award given to a Community License holder. The following guest blog post was written by Anne Barker, Mercy Ships' Information Projects Specialist. Entries for the 2011 Do-Gooder award close on April 25th. We're all pinching pennies these days, whether it's in the grocery budget or cutting down on travel. But the world's poor often don't even have the pennies to

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You did it! Atlassian raises $1 million for Room to Read

This post goes out as a massive thank you to all of our Starter teams. If you're one of our Starter customers, these girls get to go to school because of you. These girls. The ones in the photo. That is a truly amazing, wonderful, incredible thing. Thank you. When Scott and I started Atlassian, we wanted it to be a socially responsible company that cared for the communities it existed within. We never thought that with the help of our customers, we could literally change lives. Atlassian

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What a difference $500,000 makes

So what has been the impact of all the monies raised from Atlassian's cause marketing Starter License program? Where has all that money gone? One of the things that we love about Room to Read is their transparency and accountability. As a partner we can see exactly how we are contributing to a solution. Cambodia 1 local language reading book in Khmer 16 Reading Rooms, including the Constructed Library at Mepring Primary School 68 Scholarships for girls (year long) 'Where is the Sun?' — the

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