Cisco welcomes applications from community partners worldwide who align with their mission to innovate in addressing critical social challenges. Their dedication is to enable nonprofits through technology, enhancing productivity, scalability, and cost efficiency with a measurable impact. They focus on areas such as Cisco Crisis Response, education, economic empowerment, and climate impact and regeneration.
Cisco's Global Impact Cash Grants support innovative programs within specific investment areas: education, economic empowerment, and crisis response. They back nonprofits and NGOs that propose tech-based solutions for education that improve access and outcomes, emphasize STEM and literacy, and address environmental sustainability. For economic empowerment, the focus is on tech-enabled solutions that provide knowledge, skills, and resources for resilience and economic security, targeting skills development, inclusive entrepreneurship, and financial inclusion. In crisis response, Cisco supports efforts in essential needs like shelter, water, food, and disaster relief, aiming for sustainable futures and excluding healthcare solutions. Additionally, Cisco commits $100 million through the Cisco Foundation for climate impact initiatives, including innovative solutions for carbon drawdown, ecosystem regeneration, and community education, prioritizing measurable outcomes in greenhouse gas reduction, resource management, and green job creation.