Erin Connor

Director, Cisco Crisis Response & Strategic Partnerships

Social Impact and Inclusion Office

Erin leads Cisco's Crisis Response team, which provides technical assistance and cash and product grants to nonprofit organizations leveraging technology to increase access to food, water, shelter and disaster relief for vulnerable populations.

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Mercy Corps: Digital solutions for basic needs

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This piece was previously published on the Mercy Corps Technology for Development blog. Mercy Corps is a Cisco nonprofit partner.

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Five ways climate change is impacting humanitarian crises around the world

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Climate change is causing humanitarian crises around the world. Erin Connor from CCR shares how our nonprofit partners are responding.

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KoboToolbox: Transforming humanitarian work through voice capture and translation

4 min read

The creators of KoboToolbox are developing a new audio recording and translation technology, helping humanitarians better collect data.

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What our nonprofit partners are doing to support people impacted by the war in Ukraine – and how you can help

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Cisco nonprofit partners are helping those in need during the war in Ukraine. Learn more about how you can make a difference.

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Using technology to better support conflict-affected families in Nigeria

5 min read

Cisco's partnership with Mercy Corps allowed the nonprofit to test and invest in innovative technologies to deepen their impact.

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Three things we have learned about homelessness

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In honor of Homelessness and Hunger Awareness Week in the United States, here are 3 things we learned from Cisco's partnership with Destination: Home.

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Cisco Crisis Response: Re-imagining humanitarian communications and connectivity to optimize social impact

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We are redoubling our efforts to respond to both local and global crises by establishing a new team - Cisco Crisis Response.

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Cisco data scientists work with nonprofit partner Replate to improve food recovery and delivery to communities in need

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Cisco data scientists worked with nonprofit Replate to develop a ML model that can forecast food supply to maximize food recovery.

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Simprints: Using touchless biometrics to facilitate access to healthcare

4 min read

Cisco first began supporting Simprints in 2018 to help customize and test mobile camera-based biometrics using facial recognition. Learn more about our partnership.