We believe the billions of meetings that happen every year should leave more than just a calendar entry behind. 1Gesture transforms the ordinary meeting reminder into a moment of purpose — connecting professionals, causes, and communities through small acts of good.
Billions of meetings happen every year. Most begin the same way: a forgettable calendar reminder that nobody thinks twice about. We saw an opportunity where others saw routine.
Meeting reminders are the most overlooked touchpoint in professional life. Billions are sent every year, and virtually all of them are generic, forgettable, and devoid of meaning. That is a staggering amount of wasted potential.
Corporate gifting costs between $30 and $100 or more per recipient. It involves heavy logistics, warehouse storage, shipping, and often results in gifts that end up unused. The intent is good, but the execution is expensive and wasteful.
Meeting culture suffers from a lack of emotional investment. Attendees arrive disengaged. There is no pre-meeting touchpoint that sets a positive tone, creates anticipation, or builds connection before the conversation even begins.
Companies want to demonstrate social responsibility, but most CSR efforts are disconnected from daily work. Employees and clients rarely feel a direct, personal link to the impact their organisation claims to create.
The insight: What if the meeting reminder itself was the gift? What if every meeting on your calendar could generate real-world impact — without adding a single step to your workflow? That question became 1Gesture.
Every decision we make is guided by a small set of principles that keep us honest, focused, and aligned with the people we serve.
Impact is not an afterthought or a marketing add-on. It is built into the core product. Every feature, every interaction, every email we send is designed to create measurable, real-world good. If it does not serve purpose, it does not ship.
We show you exactly where every gesture goes. Every impact partner is vetted. Every donation is tracked. Every certificate is verifiable. We believe trust is earned through radical openness, not marketing claims.
The best products are the ones you barely notice using. Attendees claim their gesture with zero login, zero sign-up, and zero friction. If your grandmother cannot use it, we have not made it simple enough.
We do not count impressions. We count trees planted, meals funded, clean water delivered, and education supported. Every metric we track connects to a real outcome in the real world. If you cannot measure it, it does not matter.
A simple, automated system that turns your existing calendar into a force for good — without changing how you work.
1Gesture connects to your Google Calendar or Outlook via secure, read-only OAuth. When a meeting appears on your calendar, 1Gesture detects it automatically. There is nothing to schedule manually and no extra steps in your workflow.
Before the meeting, every attendee receives a beautifully branded email with your logo, colours, and a gesture of good. The reminder replaces the forgettable calendar notification with something meaningful and memorable.
Attendees choose a cause — plant a tree, fund a meal, provide clean water, or support education — with a single tap. No login, no account creation, no friction. The entire experience takes under five seconds.
Every gesture is routed to a vetted impact partner, tracked in real time, and reflected in your analytics dashboard. Attendees receive a digital impact certificate they can share. You get a clear, measurable picture of your collective good.
Shareable certificates and positive meeting experiences create a natural viral loop. Attendees talk about it, share it, and ask about it — extending your brand's purpose-driven reputation far beyond the meeting room.
We partner with established NGOs and impact organisations to ensure every gesture creates real, measurable outcomes. Here is how we keep it honest.
Every impact partner goes through a multi-stage vetting process. We evaluate financial transparency, operational track record, impact reporting methodology, and alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals before any partnership is formed.
Impact funds are ring-fenced from our operating revenue. When a gesture is claimed, the corresponding donation is allocated immediately and cannot be redirected for any other purpose. This is not a pledge — it is a commitment backed by financial controls.
Every gesture is tracked end-to-end. Your dashboard shows exactly where your impact went, which partner delivered it, and what the outcome was. Digital impact certificates provide attendees with a verifiable record of their contribution.
Reforestation, hunger relief, clean water, and education. Each cause is delivered by a specialist partner with a proven track record. We keep the choice simple so the impact stays focused, verifiable, and meaningful.
We take privacy and security seriously. Here is exactly how we handle your data and protect your organisation.
1Gesture is designed from the ground up to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation. We process only the minimum data required, provide clear consent mechanisms, and respect data subject rights including the right to erasure.
1Gesture requests only read-only access to your calendar via OAuth 2.0. We never modify, delete, or create calendar events. We detect meeting times and attendee email addresses — nothing more.
Calendar data is processed in real time to send reminders and is not stored beyond what is strictly necessary. We do not build profiles, sell data, or share personal information with third parties for marketing purposes.
We are actively working toward SOC 2 Type II certification. Our infrastructure uses industry-standard encryption in transit and at rest, and we follow secure development practices with regular security reviews.
You can disconnect your calendar and revoke 1Gesture's access at any time, directly from your Google or Microsoft account settings. When you revoke access, we stop processing your calendar data immediately.
All data is encrypted in transit using TLS 1.2 or higher and encrypted at rest using AES-256. OAuth tokens are stored securely and never exposed in logs, analytics, or error reports.
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