All Community created Funds

Food help for furloughed government workers

ITDRC provides emergency connectivity and technology for disaster response and recovery. The ability to make phone calls and send emails are among the many critical requirements for disaster response organizations and affected populations. Please join me in supporting these efforts (and/or volunteering!).

On-call doctor for the dying children

I am excited to share with you that I will be running my first Boston Marathon on April 15th, 2019! Many of you know that I've dreamed about running the Boston Marathon for years; I am humbled to have the opportunity to run as part of the Brigham and Women's Stepping Strong Team. Our family has been fortunate to benefit from the amazing doctors at Brigham and Women's Hospital over the last year. During this time, we've gotten to know more about the Center for Trauma Innovation that was initiated after the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. In 2013, Boston was changed forever when a beautiful Marathon Monday turned into a senseless tragedy. Gillian Reny, then a high school senior, was one of the 39 critically injured patients rushed to Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), where doctors and nurses saved her life and both of her legs. In gratitude to BWH, the Reny family established The Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation to help other trauma patients like Gillian regain their strength and ability to step strong once again. The Center brings together multidisciplinary experts to transform research, care, and outcomes for civilian and military heroes who suffer from devastating traumatic injuries. Stepping Strong funded initiatives are making a profound difference for trauma patients and their families worldwide. To date, the center has raised more than $14.3 million. But much more needs to be done. Trauma is often referred to as the neglected global epidemic of modern society as it accounts for 43 million hospital visits and an economic burden of $671 billion per year. And every 3 minutes, someone dies from a traumatic injury. When you support a member of the 2019 BWH Stepping Strong Marathon Team, you are helping BWH turn tragedy into hope for civilian and military heroes worldwide who have suffered devastating traumatic injuries. Thank you for supporting this extraordinary group of runners and continuing to honor the Boston Strong spirit that still defines our city today. Learn more about the Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation: https://give.brighamandwomens.org/stories/stepping-strong-homepage/

Progress & Accelerated Change through Technology is a program to seed, grow and change young people into leaders. Our inaugural country site for the past 2 years has been Haiti. Through partnerships with subject matter experts from Cisco, we conduct technical workshops. The SMEs come from all around the world to grow young leaders in technology. We will be returning to Haiti this year, May 6th - 10th, and have ambitious plans. This year we want to reach 250 young students. This year we've added an exciting new element to our program. The "Everyone Can Code" program for our participants between 7-13. Everyone Can Code will give participants the opportunity to become computer programmers using Swift, a language created by Apple

Beautiful Day is a non-profit organization that works in collaboration with local governments, schools, churches, businesses, healthcare and other non-profit organizations to serve the community of Santa Clara County. The purpose of Beautiful Day is to improve and serve our immediate community with direct acts of compassionate service. In 2018, over 2,500 people donated more than 20,000 man-hours towards 18 high-impact projects throughout the County. This year we are very excited to be working with the City of San Jose, City of Santa Clara, 2 local schools, and several local non-profit organizations in 22 Beautiful Day projects, including a formal dance for disabled and handicapped students, renovations to a facility that builds human-canine service teams for veterans and disabled individuals, 2 public schools, homes for at-risk pregnant women and young mothers, a 12-step recovery program, facilities that service disadvantaged veterans, park and creek clean-ups, and blighted homes owned by seniors and disabled individuals. Each project targets a specific group or need in the community to make an impact and difference, but we could really use your help.

World relief funds that support families, individuals, or children.

Be an advocate to those without a voice.

Welcome to the 2019 #WeAreCisco #LoveWhereYouWork Fund supporting our Bridge Award Winners - for every entry into this contest, Cisco will donate $2 - up to $10K - for their charities. Your entry not only helps us share the awesome Cisco culture to attract talent, but helps us give back as well!

Organizations I have intimate knowledge of.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system that disrupts the flow of information within the brain, and between the brain and body.

Combined Fund

Natural Resources Defense Council works to safeguard the earth

Local animal shelters and the World Wildlife Fund

Organizations that work on housing and homelessness in the Bay Area

Organizations that help women, locally and internationally.

Save the Spots! Leopard & Cheetah Forever

Food & Ag Charities

Environmental Sustainability: Food and Agriculture

On Saturday, December 22nd, 2018 a series of deadly tsunamis struck Indonesia’s Sunda Strait, killing at least 429 people with 1,500 people either injured or missing. Bright Funds has established the Indonesian Sunda Strait Tsunami Disaster Response and Recovery Fund, comprised of pre-vetted nonprofits providing disaster response in Indonesia. Through a single tax deductible donation to the Fund, you can help provide short-term and long-term response and recovery to multiple organization initiatives. Our Fund approach is informed by expert and local recommendations, based on up to date information from disaster philanthropy and nongovernmental organization networks. The Fund's strategy is similarly dynamic and responsive: as information on local communities needs becomes available, we will update the organizations in this Fund, directing donations towards specific organizations doing work in the areas most affected. We have initially selected organizations that are on the ground assisting with immediate relief needs, including rescue efforts, medical assistance, and providing access to clean water, food and shelter. Our approach is primarily informed by the Center for Disaster Philanthropy.

Gardens Full of Fruits, Veggies, and Sustainable Nutrition! These three San Francisco Bay Area nonprofits are feeding hungry residents, then taking it to the next level -- giving people of all ages the tools and training to grow healthy, organic, nutritious food right in their own neighborhoods! Lifting spirits, building community, and encouraging mindful eating, Urban Tilth (Richmond, CA), Spiral Gardens (south Berkeley, CA), and Planting Justice (Oakland, CA) are superstars of the food security and food justice movement! Donate and empower people to grow their own salads and spirits!

Join us in supporting these organizations that work to provide resources for immigrants and refugees.

Here are some examples of nonprofit organizations that may be of particular interest to young people

Imagine one day you wake up and your little one is a completely different child than the day before. PANDAS/PANS is a debilitating disease that affects our most precious children and most people don't even know it exists, let alone have the resources they need to get their child help. Please join me in supporting this nonprofit that is the only avenue for hope for many parents.

Thanks for all you do for us & for others. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! From, your team.