Digital Opportunity Trust connects people with technology and builds local capacity to promote community-based social and economic development. DOT and Cisco are collaborating on the 21S initiative, which aims to launch a global model for sustainable education reform.
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Grameen Foundation shares Cisco's commitment to building economic opportunities. Cisco supported the development of Mifos, an open-source financial software platform that Grameen developed to help strengthen the operations and sustainability of microfinance organizations around the world.

Habitat for Humanity seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. The Cisco Foundation provides cash donations to match employee volunteer time and employees can team up to earn a Cisco Foundation grant for a Habitat home.

Inveneo is a nonprofit social enterprise that aims to get ICT tools into the hands of the people who need them most by developing highly affordable and sustainable ICT-solutions for governments, NGOs, and private enterprises that serve rural and remote communities in the developing world.
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NetHope is a nonprofit IT consortium of leading international NGOs. NetHope members develop strategic, technology-enabled programs and solutions to serve millions of beneficiaries each year in more than 100 countries.

One Economy seeks to maximize the potential of technology to help low-income people improve their lives and enter the economic mainstream. One Economy brings broadband to the homes of low-income people and provides capacity building resources through a multilingual web portal called The Beehive.
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Save the Children aims to create real and lasting change for children in need. Cisco's support has focused on their literacy initiatives for underserved, rural communities.

Teachers Without Borders aims to close the global education divide through teacher training programs, collaborative tools, and community teaching and learning centers. Cisco recently supported the development of a web-based portal that provides an open-source, modular, toolset for teachers.
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TechSoup Global connects nonprofits and public libraries with donated and discounted technology products, while its parent organization, CompuMentor, is dedicated to helping nonprofits enhance productivity and build sustainable technology systems that support their missions. Read case study

As part of a worldwide movement that offers neutral humanitarian care to the victims of war, the American Red Cross (ARC) distinguishes itself by also aiding victims of natural disasters to help prevent and relieve suffering. For more than a decade, Cisco has been a strategic disaster response partner of ARC.

City Year unites young people of all backgrounds for a year of full-time service, giving them skills and opportunities to change the world. Cisco has helped City Year adopt Internet-based solutions for their operations and is supporting the expansion of their Whole School, Whole Child program.

Community Voice Mail (CVM) empowers people in crisis and transition by distributing free, personalized voicemail access. Cisco has provided support in the form of people, products, and cash to help increase CVM's reach and capacity.
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DonorsChoose empowers teachers to submit project proposals for materials or experiences to support student learning. These projects are funded by individual donors. Cisco has helped Donors Choose develop and implement Internet-based programs to facilitate their expansion.

MIND Research Institute develops innovative software programs to help students in low-income, urban neighborhoods develop critical thinking, reasoning, and mathematical abilities. MIND expects to serve 240,000 students and 1300 schools by 2011.
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The National Center for Learning Disabilities helps people with learning disabilities succeed by developing tools and services that help parents and educators recognize special needs early on, and respond quickly and appropriately.
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Network for Good provides a range of services to help nonprofits raise funds, communicate, and strategize. They have raised more than $250 million in donations for more than 45,000 nonprofits. Cisco has supported the development of Internet-based resources to expand their capabilities.