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In the knowledge economy, nations with great universities will thrive. The great universities of the world - be it Stanford, UC Berkeley or MIT of today, or Nalanda of ancient India - are multidisciplinary in nature; serve as engines for research, education, and innovation; drive economic growth; solve the problems of society and humanity; and make lives better for people. Even after over 70 years of independence, India does not have even one world-class multidisciplinary research university. This fund is to help accelerate the creation of a first-of-its-kind multidisciplinary research university in India.

For the past 8 years, Bridge II Sports has hosted August Madness, a wheelchair basketball tournament fundraiser. Hundreds of people from corporations, community organizations, and universities have been introduced to the life-changing power of adapted sport and the abilities of people with physical disabilities. This year would have been the 9th anniversary of our outstanding event, but COVID-19 has pushed us in an exciting new direction. Virtual Madness still embodies our mission of the event—spread awareness of the competitiveness of adapted sports, break down stereotypes about disability, and support an incredible organization—while keeping all players safe. Instead of a wheelchair basketball tournament, we’re challenging players of ALL skill levels to shoot as many free-throws as possible in 1 minute … while seated in a chair. Same court, same chair, right? We hope you’ll join in the fun from your own chair! COVID has impacted everyone, and funds were given where need was greatest—as it should be. Unfortunately, Bridge II Sports did not receive the funding this year that we have in the past. Our future is at risk as an organization, and we need your help. Why? Every child born with a disability and every Veteran who incurs a disability need and deserve to have physical activity and recreation. Disability creates its own isolation, and adapted sports create community. Adapted sports develop independence and strong mental and emotional health. Our goal is to raise $100,000 so that we can continue to provide the programs and events that are so vital to our community. Thank you for your support! https://www.bridge2sports.org/virtualmadness/#tab-id-1

Hurricane Eta, the 28th storm this season, made landfall in Nicaragua on Tuesday afternoon. As a category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph, the storm has already ravaged Honduras, Nicaragua, and surrounding regions. The storm will continue to hover over Central America through the weekend, bringing along life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides. Reports of Eta's catastrophic damage from rains, winds and flooding in Nicaragua and Honduras have begun to roll in, but it could be days until residents there are able to survey the totality of the impact. It is estimated that 1.2 million people have been affected by the storm, which could move to the Caribbean and southern Florida in the days to come. Bright Funds has established The Hurricane Eta Relief & Recovery Fund to support the communities impacted by the storms. This Fund includes pre-vetted nonprofits providing emergency response in the region. Through a single donation to the Fund, you can support multiple organizations' initiatives to provide short-term and long-term response and recovery. We have initially selected organizations that are working to provide immediate relief; the composition of the nonprofits in this Fund are subject to change as we learn more about the needs on the ground.

Hurricane Eta, the 28th storm this season, made landfall in Nicaragua on Tuesday afternoon. As a category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph, the storm has already ravaged Honduras, Nicaragua, and surrounding regions. The storm will continue to hover over Central America through the weekend, bringing along life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides. Reports of Eta's catastrophic damage from rains, winds and flooding in Nicaragua and Honduras have begun to roll in, but it could be days until residents there are able to survey the totality of the impact. It is estimated that 1.2 million people have been affected by the storm, which could move to the Caribbean and southern Florida in the days to come. Bright Funds has established The Hurricane Eta Relief & Recovery Fund to support the communities impacted by the storms. This Fund includes pre-vetted nonprofits providing emergency response in the region. Through a single donation to the Fund, you can support multiple organizations' initiatives to provide short-term and long-term response and recovery. We have initially selected organizations that are working to provide immediate relief; the composition of the nonprofits in this Fund are subject to change as we learn more about the needs on the ground.

Spark Program, a Bay Area non-profit mentoring program that connects students from Title I middle schools in San Francisco, Menlo Park, and East Palo Alto with mentors at companies like Facebook, Zendesk, and LinkedIn. This year, because school contributions to Spark’s programs have declined 90% due to COVID-19, Spark is raising money through a Fall Gratitude Drive to cover the operating fees that public schools are no longer able to contribute, in this challenging time.

Fellow Colleagues, CISCONIANS, We need your help because millions of families are struggling to survive, without enough food, especially during this season. By providing even a small donation, you can be part of an effort to provide food and shelter, and help families rebuild their lives and communities. #WeAreCISCO #ComingTogether

Because we believe that every woman and girl has the right to manage her menstruation with confidence and dignity : we created Kilipads in 2013. KiliPads is a women-run social business, producing and selling reusable sanitary pads. We designed an ecofriendly and affordable product, coupled with menstrual health workshops in an attempt to break the taboo around menstruation and dispel the misinformation spread about this natural process. A KiliPads pack costs 5$ and most girls in school cannot afford it. Help us to buy and to distribute 2000 free packs for this academic year and to fund school workshops conducted by the KiliPad devoted team. #Health #Education #Environment #Girls #Schools #Tanzania

We know this year has been hard, and pretty relentless at times. As we move in to the festive season, the Social Committee and PB Cares U.K. have partnered to create an event to get you in the Christmas spirit, while collaborating with AGE UK in their mission to help and support vulnerable older people across the U.K. Get in the spirit for Christmas 2020 by attending our Christmas wreath making workshop on 4th December 2020 at 3:00 PM! We ask that attendees make a minimum donation of £20 to Age UK, as the Christmas wreath kit and workshop is valued at £50. The Christmas wreath kit will be posted to your home (UK addresses only), and the workshop will be conducted virtually via Zoom. The kit includes the wire wreath ring, floristry ring and sustainable decorations (think pine cones, dried fruit, cinnamon sticks etc to give your home that lovely Christmas smell). Date: Friday, 4th December 2020 at 3:00 PM RSVP: Fill up the form here (deadline Friday, 13th November 2020) Donation: Minimum £20. We encourage you to use our giving platform, Bright Funds, as PitchBook matches your donation up to $500 a year – so you can double your contributions! Please let us know once you have made the donation to confirm your attendance and you will receive the Christmas wreath kit. If you have any questions, please feel free to give either Lyanna or Phoebe a shout!

As part of the EMEAR-Wide mapathon we would like to ask you to donate to the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team to help them continue in their mission of mapping the forgotten parts of the world. Any and all donations matter, thank you in advance.

This year has been tough on most of us. Auckland City Mission has seen a vast increase in the number of people reaching out for help. Join me in helping them take care of those in need over the upcoming holiday period.

I am raising money for Enrique Escalera. Enrique is in charge of an animal shelter in Puebla, Mexico. He has been helping animals in need for more than 14 years. He started this personal and social mission with his own savings. On June of 2020 Enrique was evicted from two apartments he used to rent to keep more than 50 animals because he lost his job. He currently takes care of more than 61 animals and doesn't have enough funds to continue this wonderful task.   I am helping him raising funds in the US because Mexico's institutions don't provide enough support for non profit organizations. Enrique needs any donation as soon as possible to be able to keep providing for the dogs, cats, and birds he cares about. You can follow his profile in Instagram : Enrique_ayuda_animales TikTok @ enrique_ayuda_animales Twitter: https://twitter.com/EnriAyudaAnimal Here is an article in a local newspaper https://eldeforma.com/2020/09/03/enrique-ayuda-animales-tiktok/ We would be truly grateful for your donation. Any amount will help :) We love animals, animals only have us to take care of and protect them. Thank you very much!!

Hi CPS APJC! Are you ready for a some friendly competition? Interested in also making an impact? This year, Customer and Partner Services is coming together globally to give back to our people, communities and planet through our CARE Initiative, CPS for Action and Relief Everywhere (CARE). This quarter, everyone will be asked to donate in a race to have the highest participation rate among AMER, EMEAR and APJC. Locate your regional CARE fund with BrightFunds nonprofits to have your contribution matched by Cisco, by December 21st. The most "CARE-ing" region will be announced in the next calendar year! Eager to do more? By sending a screenshot of your contribution to your regional CARE fund, you can physically race as well! We're hosting a Walk or Run competition to encourage each other to stay active. You will be added to the WxT so you can connect with and encourage your competitors. Happy racing! Persons of contact: Jordan Smith (jordsmit), Annie O'Brien (anniobri)

Hi CPS EMEAR! Are you ready for a some friendly competition? Interested in also making an impact? This year, Customer and Partner Services is coming together to give back to our people, communities and planet through our CARE Initiative, CPS for Action and Relief Everywhere (CARE). This quarter, everyone will be asked to donate in a race to have the highest participation rate among AMER, EMEAR and APJC. Locate your regional CARE fund with BrightFunds nonprofits to have your contribution matched by Cisco, by December 21st. The most "CARE-ing" region will be announced in the next calendar year! Eager to do more? By sending a screenshot of your contribution to your regional CARE fund, you can physically race as well! We're hosting a Walk or Run competition to encourage each other to stay active. You will be added to the WxT so you can connect with and encourage your competitors. Happy racing! Persons of contact: Jordan Smith (jordsmit), Annie O'Brien (anniobri) https://cisco.brightfunds.org/funds/fy21-cps-care-fund-apjc https://cisco.brightfunds.org/funds/fy21-cps-care-fund-amer

Hi CPS AMER! Are you ready for a some friendly competition? Interested in also making an impact? This year, Customer and Partner Services is coming together globally to give back to our people, communities and planet through our CARE Initiative, CPS for Action and Relief Everywhere (CARE). This quarter, everyone will be asked to donate in a race to have the highest participation rate among AMER, EMEAR and APJC. Locate your regional CARE fund with BrightFunds nonprofits to have your contribution matched by Cisco, by December 21st. The most "CARE-ing" region will be announced in the next calendar year! Eager to do more? We're hosting a Walk or Run competition to encourage each other to keep moving. Reach out to connect or compete with other CPS employees passionate about staying active! The winner will be awarded and announced next calendar year. Happy racing! Persons of contact: Jordan Smith (jordsmit), Annie O'Brien (anniobri) https://www.brightfunds.org/funds/fy21-cps-care-fund-emear https://www.brightfunds.org/funds/fy21-cps-care-fund-apjc

Our neighbor's needs through this pandemic remains high. The Sunday Friends Foundation has been breaking the generational cycle of poverty in San Jose since 1997. Since the start of COVID, they've hosted a drive-through distributing 27,500 basic necessities and 50,260 pounds of food as well as hosted 52 learning-based zoom classes (3100 attendees). 100% of families served by the nonprofit have lost their jobs and 79% are worried about paying rent. 67% share they are worried about facing eviction once the moratorium lifts. The Sunday Friends Foundation continues to need funds to provide direct rent relief and distribute necessities.

As we take time off from work on Nov 11, let's take some time remember those, who served, fought, and sacrificed for the freedom that we enjoy today. Hire Heroes is an organization that provides assistance to help veterans transition from military to civilian workplace. Your donation to Hire Heroes will go a long way with helping a veteran find a job in the civilian workplace.

On September 27, Azerbaijan, Turkey and ISIS-linked terrorists launched a full-scale war on the peaceful Armenian population of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), deliberately targeting civilians. Over 75,000 people have been forced to flee their homes, including 24,000 children, whose right to education, and life, are under threat. OneArmenia will match Cisco's amount 100% and send it to ArmeniaFund. Goal is reached, thank you for your support. Here is more information about OneArmenia match program to ArmeniaFund: https://campaign.onearmenia.org/campaign/artists-for-artsakh/c307542

Donate to the Food Bank to help our local communities during the holidays.

Five years of relentless war has left a mark on the children of Yemen. Nearly 24 million people—including 12.3 million children—need humanitarian assistance and protection. More than 10 million children don’t have adequate access to healthcare. And two million children are out of school, at risk of exploitation and abuse. With coronavirus rapidly spreading across the region, the need to stop the war on children has never been as urgent as it is at this moment. As the largest aid organization in Yemen, Save the Children teams are helping thousands of children get the vital care they need. But Save the Children needs our help to continue.

Welcome to the 2H VMC on AWS giving Campaign. Our objective is to focus on giving back to our communities through service hours, fund raising, and events when possible.

Donations to this fund will support organizations working on all aspects of social justice and equality for Veterans and their families including, but not limited to, homelessness, health and benefits and advancement.

DMT Halloween Fundraiser for Jigsaw

CX SP EMEAR…. Running 200km through WebEx Cloud on Thursday 22nd of October! Cisco CX SP EMEAR Fundraising for https://www.avsi.org/en/country/kenya/9/ How will it work? Ideally a brave Team (CX&Friends) will try to run at least a total Cumulative 200km in 1 Hour! Everyone will run locally on traffic free paths whilst respecting any local Social Distancing Guidelines of the country. Please note that we will all be connected via Webex with a Control Center streaming live, and with people encouraging and tracking progress. We are a team spread across four continents… it will be fun to see people running across such diversity and showing the final cumulative target achieved! If you want to join the running team…. Please contact us and we will add you to the group! How long will it last? Exactly 1 hour…. On the clock…. When will it be? Thursday 22nd of October between 13.00 and 14.00 CEST. You will need to be in your running gear… including your tracking device to show how many KMs you ran and your mobile with Webex running…. If you cannot join the run, you can still join the streaming and see the action! For any information reach out to 200k-spemear-run@cisco.com

The Thanks-For-Giving 5K offers runners and walkers, a chance to participate in charitable giving and our annual 5K tradition despite the current circumstances and restrictions due to COVID-19. The entire event is about fitness, fun, sportsmanship, and celebration. Employees, contractors, friends and family are invited to harness the Cisco spirit and celebrate Spirit Week – by supporting the community. You have the week to get your 3.1 miles completed.

現在、コロナ渦のため、NPOもこれまでのようにボランティア活動ができず、支援を必要としている人へのサポートが難しい状況にあります。そこで、もうすぐハロウィンの季節なので、日本社会に貢献しているＮＰＯに寄付で貢献してみませんか？ これまで、ボランティア活動や寄付の経験がない方もこれを機にぜひ、ご協力いただければと思います。 一般的に他者へ貢献すると自分の幸福度も上がる傾向があるといわれています。 現在、私たちが住んでいる日本も含めて、世界中でボランティアや支援を必要としている人たちがいます。このような難しい局面である時こそ、私達のConscious Culture (自己理解、他者への理解、自分が他者(チーム、お客様、より大きなコミュニティー）にもたらす影響に常に目を向け理解し、意図的に行動することにより最高の体験を生み出す）を体現し、サポートを必要としている人たちを支援していきましょう。 Currently, due to the corona vortex, NPOs are not able to volunteer as much as they have in the past, making it difficult to support those in need. So, since it's almost Halloween season, why not contribute to NPOs that are contributing to Japanese society with donations? Even if you have never volunteered or donated to a cause before, we hope you will take this opportunity to help them. In general, it is said that when you contribute to others, your own happiness tends to increase. There are people all over the world, including in Japan where we live, who are in need of volunteers and support. In these difficult times, we need support in embodying our Conscious Culture (self-awareness, understanding of others, and creating the best possible experience through constant focus and intentional action on the impact we have on others (teams, customers and the larger community). Let's support those who are