Social Innovation Investments
Transforming underserved communities and fostering sustainable growth through entrepreneurial endeavors
9 min read
This World Entrepreneurs Day, discover how Cisco's non-profit partners are empowering underserved communities and fostering sustainable growth.
Empowering youth worldwide toward a more sustainable and digitally resilient future
5 min read
Learn how Cisco Foundation partners Raspberry Pi Foundation and Digital Opportunity Trust are supporting and nurturing the creativity, resiliency, and leadership of youths worldwide through sustainability programs and digital resiliency.
Building bridges, feeding people and empowering students: How new technologies are changing lives
2 min read
Cisco showcases three nonprofit partners who are using technology to create human connections in series of documentary-style films presented by CTATech and produced for us by BBC StoryWorks commercial productions. Read-and watch-to be inspired by their impact.
Breaking through barriers: Upwardly Global helps work-authorized immigrants secure meaningful U.S. employment
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Cisco NGO partner Upwardly Global elevates U.S. immigrants who are searching for quality employment that matches their professional skills and experience. Our latest grant supports AI development to help streamline and improve the job search process.
Cisco NGO partner Simprints to advance ethical, inclusive AI for face recognition biometrics
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Cisco NGO Partner Simprints plans to expand their biometric technology by developing and open sourcing an ethical and inclusive AI Face ID model, helping millions without formal IDs access healthcare and humanitarian aid.
Leveraging technology to empower refugees with secure and equitable access to information, resources, and opportunities
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In recognition of World Refugee Day, this blog highlights some of Cisco’s amazing partnerships that through early-stage investment by the Cisco Foundation, have enabled these partners to design, validate, replicate, and scale tech-delivered solutions that are driving impact to support refugees, migrants, and internally displaced persons.
Increasing cybersecurity awareness and skills training across India
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Learn how Cisco and the NIIT Foundation have partnered to increase cybersecurity awareness and skills training in India.
Empowering women and transforming economies globally through inclusive partnerships
8 min read
Learn more about four of Cisco’s partners - Living Goods, One Acre Fund, Solar Sister, and Trickle Up - who helped us exceed our One Billion Lives Impacted goal by providing people, especially women, with equitable access to the knowledge, skills, and resources needed to support themselves and their families toward long-term independence, resilience, and economic security.
Investing in partnerships for inclusion and innovation: a spotlight on Astia and Kiva
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This Social Impact Partner series blog features Cisco’s partnership with Astia and Kiva, in honor of the incredible work these organizations are doing to advance investment opportunities to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color-owned businesses in the United States and globally.