40 years in the past, Microsoft began our Worker Giving Program with a easy objective: assist our staff’ ardour to make the world a greater place by giving their time, cash, and abilities to assist nonprofits tackle the problems going through our world. It’s a part of our tradition, a part of our mission to empower each individual and each group on the planet to realize extra.
In 2022, Microsoft staff around the globe generated extra donations and volunteer efforts than ever earlier than, elevating $248 million for 34,000 nonprofits worldwide, together with 841,000 complete volunteer hours. And whereas the organizations they supported had a variety of causes, our staff had been pushed by the identical mission: empower folks, communities, and organizations around the globe.
Our Worker Giving Program matches worker donations to nonprofits one-to-one and donates $25 to nonprofits for every hour Microsoft staff volunteer. We additionally assist occasions like Hack for Good that leverage our staff’ specialised information to collaborate, create, and construct options. With Microsoft staff in 190 nations around the globe, this accrues to a worldwide influence: from catastrophe reduction in India to humanitarian assist in Ukraine, staff stepped as much as assist communities in want.
SUPPORTING UKRAINE
On the outset of the warfare in Ukraine final 12 months, greater than 20,000 Microsoft staff from around the globe raised $17 million for the “Give to Ukraine Marketing campaign.” This complete rose to almost $21 million by the tip of the 12 months, all of which introduced actual, on-the-ground reduction to Ukrainian refugees and households. Mixed with broader assist throughout the corporate together with within the space of cybersecurity, Microsoft has offered over $400 million for Ukraine for the reason that battle started in early 2022.
GIVING BACK TO OUR HOME
In Microsoft’s house state of Washington, the influence our staff have is clear of their generosity to native organizations. Microsoft moved to Washington in 1979 with fewer than 15 staff, and as we speak it’s house to tens of hundreds of our staff. In 2022, Microsoft, along with our staff, offered over $100 million in money donations and grants to 4,700 Washington state-based nonprofits, together with 386,000 volunteer hours.
Prime 5 recipient organizations from Microsoft staff, by greenback quantity (inclusive of match)
Along with the businesses listed above, an amazing instance of Microsoft worker assist was for FIRST Washington, which gives hands-on studying experiences to encourage younger folks about science, know-how, engineering, and math. In 2022, Microsoft staff volunteered 13,620 hours of their time to assist FIRST Washington coach groups of younger engineers, mentor college students who’re traditionally underrepresented in STEM fields, and decide competitions the place college students confirmed off their information.
LOOKING AHEAD
2022 was a 12 months of record-setting generosity from Microsoft’s staff, and an instance of Microsoft’s broader influence and dedication. From supporting reasonably priced housing within the Puget Sound area, to investing in native communities, to educating college students pc science, to offering grants and reductions of Microsoft cloud options and companies to nonprofits around the globe, Microsoft Philanthropies is dedicated to reworking communities, and that is solely potential due to our staff’ onerous work, abilities, and dedication to influence.
We now have already begun to construct on this success in 2023, and as we glance in direction of the remainder of the 12 months, I’m excited to see what we are able to accomplish collectively.
