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It's Impact Week! Namely is matching up to $5,000 in employee donations to ANY organization THIS WEEK ONLY! Show your support by donating below.

It's Impact Week! Namely is matching up to $5,000 in employee donations to ANY organization THIS WEEK ONLY! Show your support by donating below.

Armed Forces Day is the annual opportunity to show your support for the men and women who make up the Armed Forces, past and present, and the families that have supported them in turn. This fund has been established for your to offer donations in support of the planned military-style physical training session or the alternative of making a small sacrifice and give up an indulgence such as: • Your posh take away coffee from your favourite barista • A pint in the local • Taking your car to the local car wash • That cheeky bottle of wine • A takeaway meal • A round of golf • Or whatever your guilty pleasure is? By donating you'll be supporting the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA) who exist to relieve need, suffering and distress amongst the Armed Forces, veterans and their families in order to support their independence and dignity. They help by providing direct support to individuals in need of physical or emotional care. Addiction, relationship breakdown, debt, homelessness, post-traumatic stress, depression and disability are all issues that can affect our members of our Armed Forces community. Many of these problems only become apparent when an individual has to leave their life in the Forces and join ‘Civvy Street’. SSAFA is committed to helping our brave men and women overcome these problems, and rebuild their lives.

With other countries rearranging the walk for the Camino in Spain, the UK CSN Team, in conjunction with Pavelka, is doing its own version – the UK way – 22k from Cookham to Henley or 10k around Henley along the Thames Path! Family, friends and pets (walking or running!) are welcome to join and participate in either of the challenges. This event is to raise funds for 5 different cancer charities, please donate to this Brightfunds Fund for the charity Breast Cancer Now, the United Kingdom's largest breast cancer charity, whose "Action Plan" is that "by 2050, everyone who develops breast cancer will live".

3 missions de 29 volontaires de Coup de Pouce Humanitaire sera à Farafangana cet été , avec l’association l’Essentiel du 16 juillet au 27 août 2022 pour la construction d’une école. Les cisconiens peuvent donner sur cette page directement. Les externes peuvent quant à eux utiliser ce lien : https://www.helloasso.com/associations/coup-de-pouce-humanitaire/collectes/madagascar-ete-2022

On June 19, 1865 - a full two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued - news of the end of slavery finally reached Texas. Since then, Juneteenth, also known as Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, and Emancipation Day, has become a time to recognize and celebrate the culture, contributions, and achievements of African Americans. Early celebrations often served a dual purpose as political rallies to give voting instructions to newly freed enslaved peoples. However, in the early 20th century, economic and political forces led to a decline in Juneteenth celebrations due to state laws and amendments being passed that disenfranchised Black people and excluded them from voting, such as the Jim Crow laws. The Civil Rights Movement re-invigorated the holiday. In 2020, in the midst of several high-profile deaths of Black men at the hands of police, Juneteenth started to become more widely known and its significance particularly important. Systemic racism continues to plague the United States, and the struggle for true Black liberation continues to this day. Join WizeHive in supporting organizations that continue to work on dismantling white supremacy and eliminating systemic racism. The WizeHive Juneteenth Fund is composed of nonprofits with missions that address these complex, pervasive relics of oppression through education, policy, advocacy, and access to quality healthcare and other direct services. The composition of nonprofits in this fund is subject to change.

XERA is a social, non-profit organization that links vulnerable groups to the community and watches over their rights. They are based in Barcelona and are working with children from different backgrounds, giving them a place to study, to socially interact and to be taken care of. Besides that they are working with persons with disabilities and running a labour inclusion program. XERA organizes volunteering activities with the DSC and we want to establish a long term relationship with them.

Details of the three organizations that we plan to support in this campaign are below.

I am riding my motorcyle from the Canadian border to the Mexican border to raise funds and awareness for suicide prevention. https://www.wishyouwerehereride.com/ Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States, with 45,979 deaths in 2020. This is about one death every 11 minutes. The number of people who think about or attempt suicide is even higher. In 2020, an estimated 12.2 million American adults seriously thought about suicide, 3.2 million planned a suicide attempt, and 1.2 million attempted suicide. Suicide affects all ages. In 2020, suicide was among the top 9 leading causes of death for people ages 10-64. Suicide was the second leading cause of death for people ages 10-14 and 25-34. My family has been affected by suicide twice. Many of yours have too. Please help me reach or exceed my goal of raising $1500 of donations to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Cisco will match this donation. Help me make an impact on reducing suicide in America.

Jovana is just 3 years old and she was diagnosed with Cerebral paralysis. The only hope for the her to walk again is to have a surgery at the Center for Cerebral Palsy Spasticity St. Louis Children Hospital in USA. The surgery cost $100.000 which includes post surgery rehabilitation. Please, let give a chance to Jovana to have a normal life and reach her full potential.

MOVE with us to support Young People's Mental Health! The EMEA Talent Acquisition Team at VMware is #MOVING 20km in the 2 weeks from 27th June - 11th July to support YPMH on their pursuit to reduce the number of young people who experience mental health problems. "More young people than ever are suffering from depression. The condition has a huge and potentially devastating impact on them, their family and friends. It accounts for the largest share of the world’s burden of disease by years lost to disability, and it has a significant economic and wider social impact. Thus, it should be everybody’s business. Nonetheless, treatments have changed little in 30 years. Current treatments for depression in under-18s are effective in 60% of cases, and 50–75% experience a relapse, even after successful treatment. There is a clear and compelling need for a new way forward." (YPMH: Changing Hearts, Changing Minds, 2021) The William Templeton Foundation For Young People's Mental Health is working on closing the gap between new scientific research findings and often outdated practice or treatments by facilitating engagement between key groups and developments for the future. Exercise has been found to improve people's mental health and decrease stress so we want everyone to #GETMOVING, either alone or as a team. Interested in Participating? We would ask for a 5$ (or however much you can) donation as a sign up fee. Once you start #GETMOVING, get friends and family involved, track your kilometers and share your progress with everyone. MOVING can be anything from walking to running, cycling, swimming, paddleboarding, kayaking, you-name-it 20km in 2 weeks sounds like its impossible to do? Why not share the 20km and get together as a team? This way everyone can MOVE however much they feel like they are able to, and you can add up everyone’s kilometers at the end. If you have any questions or concerns don't hesitate to contact koriana@vmware.com and now... #GETMOVING!

I enjoy finding ways to share time and knowledge with others. Especially when it comes to our youth and economically disadvantaged groups. We may not always have the time to give, but every dollar that you can share will help to improve the life, circumstances, and ultimate life journey of someone else. Help me help others!

Laptops for Learning Our Mission is to significantly reduce the Digital Technology Divide experienced by students from socio-economically disadvantaged families. IDENTIFY Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College students, and Military veterans who have a need for a computer to pursue education and/or career goals, then SUPPLY them with a Laptop your financial support will enable L4L to successfully accomplish the goal of closing the current Digital Technology Divide that exists for so many students and military veterans.

LaunchDarkly Mental Wellness ERG's mission is to promote individual and collective mental wellness through various resources, events, and educational opportunities. We strive to increase awareness on mental wellness and to create an environment that promotes all aspects of this topic which includes but is not limited to: work wellness, interpersonal wellness, emotional wellness, and physical wellness. We also aim to de-stigmatize mental illness and to promote an environment that creates opportunities for individuals to openly speak up about their personal mental illness without fear of negative repercussions in the workplace.

Join your peers in supporting our EUC community outreach to help rebuild Ukraine. Beyond the tragic loss of life, the war has displaced families and destroyed much of the infrastructure of the country. Please give to assist in support of a nation in need.

ParivarBayArea (https://www.parivarbayarea.org/) is America’s only Trans Led Trans centering Southasian Organization. Parivar celebrates the intersectionality of Trans Queer & South Asian Indian identities and builds a community of light, love, and acceptance. Since 2018, ParivarBayArea has been committed to Global Disaster Relief, Advocacy through Arts and Community Building. key achievements have been: a. Holding over 38 spaces for Queer Transgender Hijrah events and discussions across San Francisco Bay Area and virtual places. b. Building the largest relief and rehabilitation Transgender grassroots initiative in India- SITAL(Save Indian Trans ALLINDIA Lives), raising over $350,000( over 2.75 Crores INR) serving over 90,000 Trans Hijrah Kinnar Folx. c. Co-founding, Chairing the SF LGBTQ+ COVID Relief Coalition serving the needs of the LGBTQ+ communities across the Bay Area’s nine counties, raising over $200,000 to provide microgrants, groceries, rent relief and vaccinations. d. Co-founded and lead the QTAPI(Queer Trans API) coalition bringing awareness to Queer Trans Asian Pacific Islander Week holding over 15 events nationwide. e. Holding support group(Robaroo), vaccination drives, COVID testing sites, trans-affirming surgery funding in partnership with San Francisco AIDS Foundation, Alameda County Health Department, NQAPIA, TransVision(India) and many more partners. f. Launched and successfully enabled over 130 Trans Hijrah folx to rebuild livelihoods from micro enterprises as part of our SITAL livelihoods programs to achieve trans economic justice. Programs in progress include locations in India, Guyana and Bangladesh. Businesses include sewing, drinking water, cooking/hoteling, beauty salons, trans-care medical clinic and many more. g. Developed and launched parivarbazaar.com, a full fledged e-commerce site showcasing products and art made, touched, finished and/or sourced by Trans Hijrah folks of the global south. h. Established the Transgender Global South Coalition with El/La Para Trans Latinas. The LGBT Aslyum Project to provide legal, socioeconomic and mental support to immigrant LGBTQ Transgender Hijrah Kinnar arriving into America.

Since 2013 Foundation "For Change" annually organizes summer camps for kids in risk - kids who were abused, orphans, kids who live in poverty. Last 2 years this tradition was paused due to covid but this year we again have a chance to give to the "different" kids something unforgettable. In those summer camps we show the kids that there are other ways of communication, values in life. We encourage them to dream and be ready to make efforts for those dreams to come true. We show them love and correction, help them build skills they will need in their lives through games, activities and conversations. We believe that it is possible for them to have a good life and future and that their choices do matter. We do all of this with a team of great volunteers. One of those volunteers is the family of Ivo Rahov who is regularly part of those summer camps. But it is not only Ivo Rahov’s family that supports those children - it is all of you, who for the past several years are participating in preparing the Christmas gifts for those kids. Here is a short video from the last summer camp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMmfUI1dsOQ This year the summer camp is planned between 4 - 9 July.

After a week of volunteering with Ahla Fawda, the SP France volunteer team would like to support further the actions of this NGO. "Our concern first and foremost, will always be to seek, assist, and promote human welfare. Ahla Fawda aims to ensure that its community can meet the basic human needs of food, health and shelter." To know more, visit https://ahlafawda.org/ or ping lltaief@cisco.com

Save the Children believes every child deserves a future in the United States and worldwide. They work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn, and protection from harm. When crisis strikes and children are most vulnerable, they are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. Save the Children ensure children’s unique needs are met, and their voices are heard. They deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach. Save the Children does whatever it takes for children – every day and in times of crisis – transforming their lives and the future we share. Mission: To inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

Giving back is a core value of our CPX organization. This quarter, we have the opportunity to bring awareness to the communities that CURE Epilepsy supports. CURE Epilepsy is on a mission to "find a cure for epilepsy, by promoting and funding patient-focused research".

Over 400 Cisco employees, families and friends from 21 countries, are currently training to join in the adventure of hiking the famous Spanish 'Camino de Santiago' (The Way of Saint James) in June. During the period of the Camino, the combined team will walk more than 60,000 km, or 37,000 miles; equivalent to walking around the earth's equator one and a half times. The main purpose of this initiative is to raise funds for cancer support associations across the globe. We all have been impacted in some way by cancer, and in support of the efforts of "Los Caminantes", we are asking you to join us in the fight against cancer. Every amount donated to this cause will help! It can make a difference to someone facing one of the most difficult times of their life or to help make their last moments on earth count. This America's based virtual team has chosen to support charities that help to fight muliple myeloma, which is often considered a death sentence. Sponsor us and help us fund important research into cancer. On behalf of Cisco Americas, thank you!

Maasai Girls Rescue Center (MGRC) mission is to transform the lives of the most vulnerable, at-risk Maasai girls in Tanzania.

Five causes directly linked to Black American past, present, and future freedoms

World Refugee Day, recognized annually on June 20, was established by the United Nations to celebrate and honor refugees around the world. According to the UN, every minute, 20 people leave everything behind to escape war, persecution or terror. More than 80 million people around the world have fled their homes, which is just the beginning of a long and difficult journey, often involving refugee camps, abrupt relocations, family separation, and unnavigable bureaucratic processes. Through a single donation to the Fund, you can support multiple organizations working for and on behalf of refugees around the world. Join us in shining a light on the rights, needs and dreams of refugees so that everyone can not only survive, but also thrive. The composition of nonprofits in this fund is subject to change. Hashtags: #WithRefugees #WorldRefugeeDay2021 #RefugeesWelcome *Fun fact: The first-ever Refugee Team competed at the 2016 Olympics in Rio. The team was comprised of athletes from Ethiopia, South Sudan, The Democratic Republic of Congo, and Syria.*

Cisco B1 UCS Collective efforts to support Family Giving Tree's Annual Back Pack Drive 2022 - our goal is $1,500.00 which averages to about 40 back packs for children in need in the Bay Area. 1 in 3 Bay Area families struggle to meet all of their financial needs. This sad reality means school supplies and backpacks are not always a guarantee every year for their student children. To help, Family Giving Tree’s Back-to-School Drive works to create a more equitable learning space for students when they begin a new school year. Every student deserves to feel hopeful and well-prepared in school and your support is vital to equip 26,000 students this summer.