

It's not a charity for, let's say, vaccinations in the third world, or women's reproductive rights, or literacy in Asia. But "arts, education, and youth" are the kind of priorities you'd expect to see from two wealthy young people who grew up in the rich beach suburbs of Southern California. It is good that Snap intends to give back to society more than taxes and wages. We anticipate that the proposed programs of the Snap Foundation will support arts, education, and youth." After this offering, we and our co-founders have each pledged to donate up to 13,000,000 shares of our Class A common stock to the Snap Foundation over the course of the next 15 to 20 years. "In February 2017, we established the Snap Foundation. Snap has a charity arm with specific aims We believe that this type of sharing teaches and reminds our team to listen and learn from those around them." We have created a bi-weekly 'Council' program for our team that encourages team members to express themselves and listen to others. "One of the ways we reinforce the importance of listening is by practicing it with each other.

"Listening to and understanding different points of view is our favorite way to find inspiration and improve the products that we create," the S-1 says:

In the past we have used this program to provide things like last-minute plane tickets for family emergencies or immediate help (and a rental car) when a car was stolen." Snapchat encourages group therapy sessions for its staff

"One of the ways we support our team is through our 'Snap-a-Wish' program, which we created to help take care of team members who are facing adverse or unusual circumstances. We think our team feels comfortable creating new things because they are surrounded by the kindness of their peers and know they have our support." We care deeply about kindness because we want to create a space that helps to give our team the courage to create. "When we say 'kind,' we mean the type of kindness that compels you to let someone know that they have something stuck in their teeth even though it’s a little awkward. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
