Purpose

Community resilience

We empower communities to adapt and thrive in the face of change through digital readiness, crisis response, and strategic investments.

A new era of impact with 40 Communities

We’re bringing the full power of Cisco to engage, support, and invest in 40 communities around the world over the next 10 years.

Our focus areas

Cisco Crisis Response

We help strengthen community resilience and drive long-term recovery from crises by leveraging Cisco’s people, technology, financial resources, and strategic partnerships.

Learn with Cisco

We provide limitless opportunities for skills development, industry-recognized certifications, and product training to help you and your organizations thrive in today’s digital economy.

Country Digital Acceleration

We collaborate with government and private sector leaders to build communities powered by ethical and innovative technology solutions.

Social Impact Investments

We invest in potential, with a focus on providing critical seed funding to promising nonprofits across priority sectors.

Cisco Foundation

We support nonprofits and NGOs around the world with investments of cash, technology, and expertise.

Our perspectives

Newsroom

Purpose in the news

Visit the Cisco Newsroom for news, thought leadership, features, reports, and press materials about our Purpose.

Top stories

Social impact & inclusion blogs

From supporting communities through Cisco Crisis Response to innovating with the Cisco Foundation, discover impact stories on Our Corporate Purpose blog.

Latest learnings

Digital impact blogs

Learn how we drive digital transformation around the world with Learn with Cisco and Country Digital Acceleration.

Power an Inclusive Future for All

Cisco Purpose Reporting Hub

Find in-depth reporting on our latest impacts, goals, and progress.