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This is the sixth article in a series of blog posts that describe how Cisco enables nonprofits to maximize technology for greater scale and impact. Our introduction to the series is available here. To read more articles in the series click here. According to The United Nations Office for the Coordi…

This is the fourth article in a series of blog posts that describe how Cisco enables nonprofits to maximize technology for greater scale and impact. Our introduction to the series is available here. To read more articles in the series click here. Stay tuned for next week’s post on how a nonprofit th…

The following is an excerpt from the 2019 CSR report. Smallholder farmers produce more than 80 percent of the world’s food. But they also make up 80 percent of the world’s poorest people, which means they often lack the resources to grow their businesses. Digital Green, a Cisco social investment par…

The following is an excerpt from the 2019 CSR report.   Tae Yoo leads Cisco’s social investments and stewards CSR and sustainability across the business. She directs Cisco’s business, technical, and financial assets to accelerate global problem solving to positively impact people, societ…

UNESCO reports that as many as one fifth of school-age children worldwide are not in school. Close to 617 million children who are attending school are not meeting the minimum proficiency guidelines in reading and mathematics. This must change! Gooru has been a Cisco Foundation grantee since 2011,…

Dr. Geetha Manjunath shares her personal experience perusing a STEM education and why she founded Niramai. Niramai developed a new cancer screening software that uses machine intelligence with thermography images to enable a low cost, easy to use, portable solution to detect cancer at a much earlier…

For millennia, entrepreneurs have been changing the way we live, how we work, what we eat, and more. They touch every aspect of society with their ingenuity, creativity, and technical know-how and today we are excited to honor their accomplishments by celebrating National Entrepreneurs’ Day. At Cisc…

This post was written by guest blogger Jackie Dujmovic, CEO of Hover, UAV, a drone systems management business that is fundamental to some of the largest civil drone programs in the world. Her unwavering passion for marine conservation got Hover UAV involved with the NSW state government for trial t…

This post was written by guest blogger Gemma Alcock. Gemma is an award-winning innovator and respected thought-leader in the use of drones for emergency response and public safety. Gemma was recently selected in a prestigious competition as the woman making the most difference in drones for search a…