#WeAreCisco Giving Back
5th Annual #WeAreCisco #LoveWhereYouWork Contest Winners!
Meet the winners of our 5th Annual #WeAreCisco #LoveWhereYouWork employee contest!
40 Employees, 5 days and 17 families with water
Farah organized 40 employees to come together to give back in Brazil and help build cisterns for those in need. Here are 4 takeaways from the global give back experience.
Baking Smiles: One Cake at a Time
Mitali shares her passion for baking in this unique give back opportunity to provide birthday cakes to children in need. Imagine her surprise when Cake4Kids was in Cisco's Bright Funds enabling her to make a larger impact.
Tap into Your Talents when Giving Back
How are you using your five days to give back this year? For Liz, it's sometimes overwhelming to think of HOW to give back. Nearing maternity leave, she knew she wanted to use her 5 days in advance - and used her strengths to do just that!
Waking Up to Follow a Dream
For World Wildlife Day, Cayla shares her story of checking off all the appropriate boxes for adulthood, but only being 'fine' with her career. Then, she decided to follow a dream which led her to Cisco and working with our Sustainable Impact Program.
Technology + Giving Back: When Worlds Collide
After being in technology for 15 years, Vidhya wondered if she should leave her career behind to do more for her community. It was then she saw the true power of Cisco's give back initiatives.
Inspired by the Future of Tech
Angelo spent time with high school students as part of a Cisco Networking Academy mentoring opportunity in Italy. What he learned from them was inspiring!
You are Your First Career
Amber shares how she inspired the future of women in tech during Girls Power Tech.
How Cisco’s Culture Inspired Me to Give Back
Maria shares how, prior to working at Cisco, she didn't have a lot of time or encouragement to give back. Now, with Cisco's volunteer hours (employees have 40 hours each year to give back) she loves giving back, and shares how we can all continue to give this holiday season.
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