Giving Back

You will find, as you look back on your life, that the moments that stand out are the moments when you have done things for others

Katie McNamara Susan Bartorona Shari Virola Debbie Milkowski Michelle Ragusa

MISSION

Making a difference in the world through volunteering and giving to communities and

charities.

Communications

We are utilizing the next generation of communications by leveraging all media resources. These forms of communication are not only for our Cisco team globally but friends and family to get involved in

making a difference.

Internal opportunities we have taken are multiple Scoop posts, Segment meetings, Staff calls . We want to continue on our launch tour to each team to spread the word on volunteering and giving back

Post your event in IWE: http://iwe.cisco.com/web/giving-back

Like us on Facebook: Volunteer and Giving Back

Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/VolunteerGive   

Cisco Giving Back

http://wwwin.cisco.com/wpr/org/givingback/

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” Cisco’s mission is to foster giving back to local communities worldwide

In FY 11, employees increased their community service by 12 percent. Cisco employees volunteered 166,445 hours, generating $904,002 in matching funds for their time. GTMSS was involved in the overall growth of Cisco giving back, and we would like to see our team continue to grow and exceed all expectations.

Charities outside of Cisco

http://www.charitynavigator.org/

Charity Navigator – “Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.” Charity Navigator is a site that has over 5,500 of America's largest charities. You can see how you charity is progressing and how you can help.

http://www.givespot.com/

GiveSpot: “Be the change you want to see in the world.” GiveSpot is a global free volunteer and philanthropy resource center that makes it easy to find ways to make a difference in your community and around the world.

Charities outside of the Cisco list

http://charityhappenings.org/

Charity Happenings: "Happiness is not something readymade. It comes from your own actions." This website provides the inside scoop on the hottest charitable events, philanthropists and ways to get involved, including the free, comprehensive master calendar with event coverage. Find out what is going on in your area each day.

http://causescalendar.com/Search_for_Events.html

Find special events that serve as fundraisers for charity. Search by time frame, organization, location, activity type, cause category or keywords

http://www.charity.org/

Global Impact aligns charitable programs with the diverse giving interests of corporations and their employees. As the gateway to 58 respected and carefully vetted U.S.-based international charities, Global Impact has raised more

than $1.3 billion for relief.

Cisco employees are giving back. Click below to see the stories they have shared.

If you have a story you would like to share, post it!

Cisco Demonstrates Generosity Around The Globehttp://wwwin.cisco.com/data-shared/cec/rendered_news/html/channels/1/7/305972.shtml

Generous Employees Help Feed Millions of Hungry People http://wwwin.cisco.com/data-shared/cec/rendered_news/html/channels/1/7/303242.shtml

Find out more:http://wwwin.cisco.com/employee/giving/

Community Calendar

Throughout the year we all participate in various charity events and we use email to communicate event information. Post your event in our IWE, Facebook or Twitter for future events that either

you or a family/friend is participating in. These spaces can be utilized for participation and financial support in future events.

Some of the ideas we have come up with to gain support are to incorporate our Cisco location charity events. Examples are Toys for Tots, Coat Drive, March Of Dimes etc. We want to create a global

initiative for all of GTMSS to get involved with events in their area and around the world.

How YOU can make a difference:

Join us on Twitter @VolunteerGive

“Like” us on Facebook

Join our discussion on IWE