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Atlassian Pledges $500,000 to Match Room to Read Donation Challenge

For every every dollar up to $500,000 donated to Room to Read's Checkout Challenge, Atlassian will match it. That's right - Atlassian will turn half a million dollars in donations into a million. Atlassian's matching funds will specifically support the creation of school libraries and new books in Cambodia. We've been a proud supporter of Room to Read's projects in Asia since 2009, donating almost $2 million through sales of our $10 starter licenses and impacting the lives of over 80,000

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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?' —

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Atlassian – Most Likely To Change The World

  • By Robyn Munro, Marketing Events and Communications Assistant
  • News
  • On February 12, 2010
Atlassian is still at the beginning of what I think will be a great success story. A lot of that has to do with their products, their culture and their leadership. - Kim Heras, The Next Web It's been a good Friday here in the Atlassian Sydney office, despite the horrible humidity we got out, threw back a few beers and played some backyard cricket. We also got the good news that Next Web thinks we're not only the 'Best Enterprise Startup' in Australia, but also that they we're 'Most Likely to Change

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