Social Impact Office

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Our ability to impact billions of lives lies in our ability to scale. We’re now expanding our areas of focus to impact entire communities through our Social Impact, Networking Academy, and Country Digital Acceleration programs — to address systemic causes of inequity through innovation and create lasting, generational change.

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In 2021, Cisco announced our partnership with SFI, a nonprofit that supports students attending minority-serving institutions. Our inaugural work with HBCUs created a blueprint that is now expanding to other minority-serving institutions, and LCOOU is the first tribal college beneficiary.

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Learn how Cisco and CareerVillage.org have partnered to transform career development for underrepresented youth through the AI-powered Coach.

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Cisco's grantee and investee partnership leaders participating in Climate Week NYC share what they look forward to most at this year's event.

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Fairfood has developed a blockchain-based technology platform called Trace with support from Cisco. Trace provides full transparency across the food supply chain, enabling ethical business practices that improve the lives of small farmerholders and food workers.

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In recognition of World Humanitarian Day, learn more about Cisco's partnership with the International Rescue Committee and Signpost.

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In honor of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, Cisco's Scarlet Estrada shares more about how she is advocating for others.

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Mary Fernandez and Monica Wegner share more about Cisco’s public commitment to accessibility and disability inclusion.

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Cisco is supporting CODE JOSHUA, a nonprofit that helps first responders learn to interact with compassion when approaching autistic individuals.