Funds in Education

To celebrate the accomplishments and progress we have made towards the goal of breaking the cycle of the under served in our global communities this past year we are launching a challenge (because we love competition) for a good cause, supporting the work of 3 of our close NGO partners CHAMPS, SOS Maroc, and Openmind Project.

Supporting our Duo nonprofit partner organizations that are committed to the creation of equitable and inclusive education and employment opportunities.

Curtin Child Learning Centre (CLICCS) is a community-based nursery & primary school located in Kibubu Nakasenyi Lwebitakuki Sembabule District that has been operating since January 2017. Like most kids in the rural areas of Uganda, the children enrolled at our school have low levels of literacy because of the inadequacy in reading materials during their early learning stages. We are aiming to resolve this using technological and digital tools in our teaching methods. We are appealing to well-wishers to support our school so we can purchase 100 E-reading tablets so the children can have access to both English and Luganda book stories (commonly-spoken native language in the Sembabule District) With the growing number of pupils , and the increasing demand to help them acquire higher literacy levels, we need to embrace digital learning; thus the need for tablets. We currently serve over 500 kids and we aim to have Tablet: Pupil ratio of 1:5(100 tablets to 500 kids.) This calls for a conducive and child-friendly E-learning environment where the children can access reading materials that match their skills and abilities, which will be further honed by our teachers. Through reading, we are hoping to improve and develop the children’s storytelling and conversational skills, their mastery of the English language, as well as build their confidence and promote teamwork among them. Help us make this happen. Together, let’s #RaiseACurtinChild.

Due to COVID our drive this year will be Virtual. FGT has stood in the Gap between the students and need for over 25 years. Lets help these kids start the year off right by providing the backpack and supplies that they need to be a success. Donations made on the Bright Funds Site will be automatically matched. If you chose to make your donation on this site please remember to complete a matching form through Bright Funds. 1 in 3 school children are part of families where school supplies and backpacks are not guaranteed to them at the start of the school year. Family Giving Tree (FGT) believes every student deserves to feel prepared and ready to thrive when they return to the classroom, in person or virtually. Please join The Backpack Comeback! Through the 2021 Back-to-School Drive, you can make an impact in your Bay Area backyard, in your own community. Thank you in advance - Paulene West

このファンドはCCNが6/28に実施するClass for everyone様をお招きして実施するウェビナー向けのものになります。 セッションを見て、活動に賛同される方はぜひ、ご協力をお願いいたします。 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。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。 This fund is for a webinar that CCN will be conducting on June 28th with Class for everyone. If you have seen the session and agree with the activities, please support us. Currently, due to the corona vortex, NPOs are not able to volunteer as much as they used to, making it difficult to provide support to those who need it. Why don't you make a donation to an NPO that is contributing to Japanese society? Even if you have never volunteered or donated before, we hope you will take this opportunity to do so. In general, it is said that contributing to others tends to increase one's own happiness. Currently, there are people all over the world, including in Japan where we live, who need volunteers and support. It is in these difficult times that we must embody our Conscious Culture (self-awareness, understanding of others, always looking at and understanding the impact we have on others (our team, our customers, the larger community), and acting intentionally to create the best possible experience) and help those who need support. Let's help those who need support.

Why Asha for Education Asha is a “minimal overhead” organization, driven by volunteers (including the administrative expenses) ensuring that more than 95% of your donations are sent to our partner groups in India. Asha for Education has consistently secured a 100% rating on Charity Navigator, a well-established database that evaluates non-profit organizations on the basis of transparency, accountability, and financial parameters. Please visit Asha For Education (https://ashanet.org/) to learn about some of the work that Asha volunteers do. The funds that are raised for Asha are disbursed to worthy initiatives in India. I would also encourage you to look at some of the Projects List taken by Seattle Chapter.

Direction Digital is a project that enables the continuing development of public -school teachers in educational digital technologies and the acquisition of equipment that can be utilized by students, in their homes, during COVID-19 and at school, after COVID-19, as well as food and school supplies for the most vulnerable students. Every $200 raised in this fund will be converted to a tailored DD Kit, deployed to families with kids from 04 to 14 years old and in partnership with APUSA NGO and its community those kits will impact in 2-3 kids access to education. Digital Inclusion is possible to the ones who need it most with collective effort. This fund goal is to enable 60 new kids per academic semester to have access to digital education.

Did you know that millions of people around the world do not have the food they need to live healthy lives? In the countries RAH serves worldwide, children walk about 3 miles to school each day. This journey leads to education AND nutritious Rise Against Hunger meals. Together with Rise Against Hunger we’re on a journey to create a hunger-free world by 2030. To reach our goal, RAH has developed initiatives through four pathways: Nourishing Lives, Empowering Communities, Responding to Emergencies, Growing the Movement. Learn more about our pathways here -> https://vimeo.com/397004162 Take a step by donating today! It's a step on the path to Zero Hunger by 2030 -> https://vimeo.com/332501722 You can also join our CX Global Operations active challenge that is starting on 20th April and is on until 30th April 2021. This event is hosted by CX Global Operations and is available to anyone at Cisco - lets stay active and end poverty together! https://cisco.brightfunds.org/volunteering/scheduled_events/3359.

The goal of the Bay Area Community Impact Grants is to invest in nonprofit partners who are working towards closing the education achievement gap for low-income K-5 students in the Bay Area, with a focus in STEM subjects. With the help of Cisco's funding, Partners in School Innovation is supporting Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary School in the facilitation and implementation of a new math curriculum (Eureka Math) in order to impact and improve math teaching and learning to underserved students.

WISE Cares invites you to have a mindful heart for autism awareness & acceptance through Yoga, Mindfulness, & Autism Education. Whether or not you're participating in the yoga session with us, please consider also donating to this Bright Fund to support PACE (Pacific Autism Center for Education). More info about PACE: https://www.pacificautism.org/ Reach out to marimanz@cisco.com to receive an invitation to this event.

Through the Global Impact Grant (GIG) Program, Cisco helps emerging non-profit organizations apply digital technology solutions to have the broadest impact in some of the most economically underserved parts of the world. This is a set of strategic partners which Cisco and Cisco Foundation support with cash grants, donations of technology, and capacity building consultations. When you contribute to this fund, you are investing in solutions that have significant positive impact on students in the region. Included in this fund are five current nonprofit partners that focus on K-8 science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs with reach in the APJC region that demonstrate the following: • Evidence based student learning • Reaching students inclusively • Positive changes in student behaviors • Persistence in STEM pathway towards a STEM career Note on Tax Deductibility: This fund includes U.S.- based organizations. U.S. employees who make a credit card donation will receive a receipt for tax deductibility for the portion of the donation contributed to these organizations. Employees outside the U.S. will not be able to receive a receipt for tax deductibility for credit card donations to organizations in this fund.

33 orphans in Kampala, Uganda have to go back to school, but don't have enough funds to pay their school taxes. By donating to this cause you are giving opportunity to 33 children to explore and study, and this is the first step to their independence. The project is an effective long-term investment as it provides educational opportunities for children and youths. This is helping them to rise above poverty, become independent and better decision-makers. They are then better capable of making a significant contribution to their families, communities, nation, and the world at large. Education reduces poverty. It brings lasting empowerment and definite change.

Help rebuild rural school infrastructure in India. These schools are the only source of education for poor and under privilege children OSAAT Mission is to Rebuild infrastructure of needy rural schools build facilities (classrooms, drinking water, toilets, kitchen, etc) Improve quality of education (library, computers, teaching aids, teacher training and support) Operate as a 100% volunteer-run organization,

BRIDGEGOOD.com gives student Creatives the professional resources to discover tech jobs and secure meaningful design careers. The Experience Design & Incubation team (XDi) is hosting a panel discussion on Inclusive Design with 35 of these student Creatives. Join us on March 19, 2021 at 10:30 am PST to learn more about BRIDGEGOOD (formerly Oakland Digital Arts & Literacy Center) and how they're providing equitable access, design opportunities, and professional resources to underserved communities. Event address: https://cisco.webex.com/cisco/onstage/g.php?MTID=ef4e05eec324aedd828e36f0e54b4c76b Event info on BRIDGEGOOD: https://bridgegood.com/event_registration/755/cisco-inclusive-design If you're unable to attend, but can donate some dollars to support the cause, please do so here. Our goal is to raise $5000 for this virtual event ($2500 in donation and $2500 matching dollars from Cisco Foundation). Thanks! Let's DESIGN for ALL.

CodeNation supports kids in under-resourced schools across the Bay Area by connecting them with professionals, such as our Nerds, who act as mentors and tutors. NerdWallet is committed to increasing diversity in the workplace and a key part of that is how we lift up and invest in the community around us. Please join us to celebrate the work our volunteers are doing and help raise money to support CodeNation’s mission.

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As we know while the world has been going through a pandemic for more than a year now and functioning of education system in rural India has been affected by the same. Due to COVID-19 lockdown during last year, many people have lost the jobs and still recovering from this. Schools were closed and student's academics were affected. But now schools are opening soon and students will come into schools. But due to the lockdown and pandemic, all parents are facing a financial crisis. They are not in a financial position to pay full fees to schools, school supplies expenses, etc. Therefore to help them continue student's education Akshar Bharati is raising funds for donating school kits to underprivileged and remote areas students. In each school kit school bags and many other important school supplies are provided to the students. We are trying to raising funds for 10,000 school kits this year.

Helping to end food insecurity, advance environmental conservation, the protection of civil liberties, and education for America's most underserved communities.

Please support Educational Opportunities for underprivileged kids in Liberia. - Annual Academic Scholarships for St Teresa's Convent children, an all girls school - Rebuild St. Patrick’s High School Project to educate boys

Join with me to make donation on my Birthday to make a Difference in Higher Education in India.

Bay Area non profit educational funds for the kids

Aum Education Society of America, a non-profit organization, fills the need for Dharmic values in early childhood and elementary education by designing a curriculum integrated with mainstream subjects. We are a group of lifelong volunteers working in Hindu-American community organizations who want to provide families a school where children learn Dharmic values along with academic excellence. We envision our students becoming tomorrow’s leaders, serving our community, our country, and all of humanity with these Dharmic values.

Victory Church of the Bay Area is part of the Every Nation global family of churches. Its mission is to honor God by establishing Christ-centered, Spirit-empowered, socially responsible churches and campus ministries in every nation. https://www.everynation.org/ Victory Church of the Bay Area supports campus missionaries in Bay Area college campuses. They reach out to college students, sharing the Love of God, and welcoming them to a loving community that often provides the much needed support especially during these tough times. https://victoryus.org/

Today, education remains an inaccessible right for millions of children around the world. When a child doesn’t have access to a school it impacts every part of their life - from worldviews to life expectancy to likelihood of violence and prevalence of disease. A school is a spark which begins to shape it all. 50$ is the school tax for one kid in Africa (Uganda,Ghana,Nigeria) for 3 months. By donating to this project you are giving opportunity to explore and study, and this is the first step to their independence.

The Fall 2020 YCore cohort is partnering with Nuestra Casa to build a revenue sustainable model for their food recovery program, which will capitalize on a county initiative to reduce food waste and feed community members who face food insecurity. Your donation will help YCore recruit more fellows in the future and enable projects like this one supporting community based organizations like Nuestra Casa! YCore mobilizes young professionals to advance community-based social impact by teaching them to deploy their time, money, skills, and influence as partners and advocates. In YCore's four-month, after-work program, fellows partner with community-based nonprofits to work on a strategic volunteer project. During this time, they attend bi-weekly workshops on design thinking, nonprofit fundraising, and the systems that contribute to inequity in their communities. Nuestra Casa provides community education, leadership development, and advocacy to uplift Latino families in East Palo Alto and the mid-peninsula. To combat food waste and feed the community, Nuestra Casa has a stellar food recovery program to provide free and fresh fruit, vegetables, produce, and bread directly to families in east Palo Alto and the surrounding neighborhoods. They work directly with grocery stores to recover food and distribute it to the community, eliminating transportation needs, which can be a contributing factor to food insecurity.