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鈥淭he really neat thing about Dreamforce this year is not just the size and the innovation,鈥?Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said as he stood next to a symbolic 6-foot wall of cans built near the Dreamforce entrance on Howard Street. 鈥淓ach and every year, Dreamforce gives back even more than ever before, and this year is no exception.鈥?
 
Salesforce did focus on some business. As expected, Benioff promoted Wave, a new cloud analytics platform introduced Monday. The platform helps Salesforce business clients glean more information about their customers from the data already gathered by other software. Salesforce hopes Wave taps into an estimated $38 billion market for data analytics.
 
  
The overriding theme Monday, though, was community service, a sensitive topic given the record number of people attending the conference and the street closures around Moscone Center.
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In line with MTN Foundation鈥檚 continued commitment to support State Governments鈥?efforts at reducing the security challenges in the country, the Foundation has donated security vehicles to the Rivers State Government under the third phase of its Security Support Project (SSP).
  
Company officials insist that its efforts this year are not a meaningless salve to make San Franciscans forget about the traffic headaches.
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Receiving the vehicles, Governor Chibuike Amaechi, who was represented by his deputy, Mr Tele Ikuru commended the MTN Foundation, which is the Corporate Social Investment arm of MTN Nigeria Communications Ltd, for keying into his administration鈥檚 vision of providing adequate security to engender socio-economic growth in the state. He said the initiative would help complement efforts made by the government in securing the lives and properties of the state鈥檚 inhabitants.
  
鈥淲e鈥檙e doing this so we can inspire others, not because we鈥檙e trying to pat ourselves on the back,鈥?said Suzanne DiBianca, president of the nonprofit Salesforce Foundation. 鈥淲e want to inspire all the new technology companies that are here in our city.鈥?
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鈥淭he business of security is everyone鈥檚 business. Government can鈥檛 handle the security challenge alone which is why we are particularly gladdened by this gesture which is the first of its kind since this administration embarked on its transformation agenda. We are calling on other service providers to emulate the gesture of MTN and support government鈥檚 effort in providing adequate security for residents of the state as well as the entire country,鈥?he said.
The billionaire Benioff and his wife, Lynne, are major benefactors to children鈥檚 hospitals in San Francisco and Oakland. Tuesday night鈥檚 benefit gala and concert in Civic Center Plaza and City Hall, headlined by singer Bruno Mars and the band Cake, are expected to raise another $8 million for the hospitals.
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But this year, Dreamforce also asked top-level corporate executives attending the conference to volunteer some of their time Monday to fill bags that will be donated to local food banks. Salesforce hopes the event will inspire the executives to start their own food drives to help the 1 in 8 people worldwide who struggle with hunger.
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Speaking on the government鈥檚 plans, Mr Tele Ikuru said that 鈥渁s a government, we are not resting on our oars having provided world class security infrastructure within the state. The constitution states that the protection of lives and property is the cardinal responsibility of every government, hence we shall not allow any form of criminality to take root again in the state鈥?
  
Benioff set a goal to collect enough food and donations to feed 1 million people. Self-help coach and motivational speaker Tony Robbins, who joined Benioff at the conference kickoff, pledged to match the financial cost of feeding 1 million people.
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Speaking at the donation, Director, MTN Foundation, Mr. Dennis Okoro said the gesture was in furtherance of the Foundation鈥檚 commitment to improving the quality of life in Nigerian communities.
  
On Tuesday, Dreamforce participants will also stuff 5,000 bags with flash cards, calculators and books for early childhood education. The foundation  last month, and has invited about 100 schoolchildren to watch a keynote address by Hillary Rodham Clinton and World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab.
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鈥淚t is common knowledge that security of life and property is critical to the growth and development of any state and is therefore an area that should not be left for the government alone. We are passionate about improving the quality of life in Nigeria and contributing to socio-economic growth. We constantly seek out opportunities to contribute to the development of the communities wherein we operate. The aim of the Foundation鈥檚 Security Support Project (SSP) is to contribute to government鈥檚 effort to improve security operations around the country,鈥漢e added.<p>Related Articles:</p><ul><li><a href=http://www.louisvuitton-pascher.com>Yayoi Kusama Louis Vuitton Soldes</a></li><li><a href=http://www.louisvuitton-pascher.com/23-sac-porte-epaule>Sac port锟斤拷 锟斤拷paule</a></li><li><a href=http://www.louisvuitton-pascher.com/24-sac-porte-main>Sac port锟斤拷 main</a></li></ul>
 
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Also for the first time, Dreamforce has taken over one hotel to host 80 sessions designed expressly for the 7,000 attendees who are from nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations.
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On Wednesday, Dreamforce organizers will take corporate executives on helicopter rides over the Bay Area as part of a goal to get 500 employers to hire military veterans.
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With the chopper rides, staffed by vets, and a panel discussion about veterans, 鈥淲e really want to get our attendees thinking bigger about how they can hire veterans,鈥?DiBianca said.
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Benny Evangelista is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: . Twitter:@ChronicleBenny
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Revision as of 00:30, 30 October 2014

In line with MTN Foundation鈥檚 continued commitment to support State Governments鈥?efforts at reducing the security challenges in the country, the Foundation has donated security vehicles to the Rivers State Government under the third phase of its Security Support Project (SSP).

Receiving the vehicles, Governor Chibuike Amaechi, who was represented by his deputy, Mr Tele Ikuru commended the MTN Foundation, which is the Corporate Social Investment arm of MTN Nigeria Communications Ltd, for keying into his administration鈥檚 vision of providing adequate security to engender socio-economic growth in the state. He said the initiative would help complement efforts made by the government in securing the lives and properties of the state鈥檚 inhabitants.

鈥淭he business of security is everyone鈥檚 business. Government can鈥檛 handle the security challenge alone which is why we are particularly gladdened by this gesture which is the first of its kind since this administration embarked on its transformation agenda. We are calling on other service providers to emulate the gesture of MTN and support government鈥檚 effort in providing adequate security for residents of the state as well as the entire country,鈥?he said.

Speaking on the government鈥檚 plans, Mr Tele Ikuru said that 鈥渁s a government, we are not resting on our oars having provided world class security infrastructure within the state. The constitution states that the protection of lives and property is the cardinal responsibility of every government, hence we shall not allow any form of criminality to take root again in the state鈥?

Speaking at the donation, Director, MTN Foundation, Mr. Dennis Okoro said the gesture was in furtherance of the Foundation鈥檚 commitment to improving the quality of life in Nigerian communities.

鈥淚t is common knowledge that security of life and property is critical to the growth and development of any state and is therefore an area that should not be left for the government alone. We are passionate about improving the quality of life in Nigeria and contributing to socio-economic growth. We constantly seek out opportunities to contribute to the development of the communities wherein we operate. The aim of the Foundation鈥檚 Security Support Project (SSP) is to contribute to government鈥檚 effort to improve security operations around the country,鈥漢e added.

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