This organization actually certifies that a company makes the world a better place. They even have a job board where companies that are certified can post their jobs.
9 Tech Companies Making the World a Much Better place
Here are my thoughts on them...
Change.org
I really like Change.org's cause which is to facilitate change on a global scale, but starting with communities. I like their work-life balance and 5 weeks paid vacation. The question is do I want to move to San Francisco?
Etsy
Etsy sounds like a great place to work for their work-life balance and gentle atmosphere. I don't see myself moving to Brooklyn though.
Rally Software
Really awesome that starting out I would get 3 weeks vacation PLUS between Christmas and New years, and the standard US holidays. They really seem to embrace time off. They pay 100% medical and offer Sabbaticals. They are all about Agile. Several locations to choose from. Several US locations to choose from and also some around the world like London. I like how transparent they are, they post their benefits and values online. As far as working for a software company this seems like a great place to work. I don't really see that they do much for making the world a better place other than their green efforts and their respectful attitudes and their charitable giving of 1% of profits. They do have a UK office, but it appears to be for Sales only.
AZAVEA
They offer a lot of nice benefits also like 4 weeks vacation and truly subsidized healthcare. They plainly say they believe in having time to be with family and friends makes you more productive. It is in Philadelphia. I'll have to check out the city. I like that their product has a bit of BI or AI and make GeoSpatial data and also believes in open source.
Okay, so I didn't finish the list. It turns out that these are all great companies, but I will have to move if I want to work for them. I'm not ready to do so. So, I looked to see if there are any in Arizona specifically. As it turns out there are a handful. Here is a link to the Certified B Corp in Arizona. In 2015 there will be even better things happening like businesses can actually be a legal entity called B Corp. Things will start to change then and there should be more options.
Here are the 5 AZ companies that are B Corp certified to choose from as of right now:
Goodmans Interior Structures
Goodmans is a furniture company and doesn't seem to have much need for developers right now.
Carter Law Group is a law firm
Here is their new website. They seem to be a good company and reasonably close, but they don't appear to have a job board or us IT a lot judging from their simple website and industry. I can't seem to find their job page.
Technicians for Sustainability
I really like the idea of working for a solar company. I wish they were based in Phoenix, not Tucson.
Veritable Vegetable
I think one step nicer than a solar company would be an organic produce company. Unfortunately, no IT here that I can tell, and it is in San Francisco, not AZ.... GRRR!!!!
Manzimvula Ventures, Inc
They are in Chandler, AZ and reasonably close to my home. They seem to be consultants for businesses and they want to leverage technology, but I cannot figure out a single job listing for them anywhere.
So, for now B Corp Certifications seems to be a dead end until they are really a thing in Arizona. So, it looks like my timing is off and should maybe wait another 6 months to a year. I can make that work for me.
Just looking around, here are some companies that I like.
Glassdoor.com
I like the transparency they bring to the employment process. I like what they offer from a benefits package with the company: Unlimited vacation days, flexible work schedules, etc. I would have to move to San Francisco though. Sigh.
Tangent:
Job Titles and their salary ranges on Glassdoor.com
Data Scientist -$80K - $146K ($115 Average)
Senior Web Developer - $65K - $112K ($90 Average)
Solutions Architect - $72K - $140K ($105 Average)
Senior Software Engineer - $75K - $130K ($100 Average) ($66K - $109K, $90K Average for Phoenix)
33 Entrepeneurs Who Make the World a better place
This may be a good place to start looking for companies that make a difference.
