The Family Giving Tree 2016 Holiday Wish Drive

The Bay Area Communities Fund aims to improve the lives of our neighbors throughout this amazing piece of Earth that we're so lucky to live in by opening opportunities for all who live here to thrive and grow.

The Family Giving Tree 2017 Holiday Wish Drive

The Family Giving Tree Back-to-School Drive

Cisco Building 1 UCS Family Giving Tree Backpack Drive 2020

Join us in supporting Family Giving Tree's Holiday Wish Drive campaign to support 5,000 families impacted by the recent California Wildfires.

The Commercial West & Central Service Sales team is raising funds to support several organizations that will make an impact for the holidays. The Cisco holiday spirit is alive and well with our team! Together, we can make an impact this holiday and leverage the power of Cisco matching.

Everyone deserves to live with dignity and feel like they matter, but poverty undermines the process of becoming a hopeful and productive human being. Through personal connections, generous giving, and life-long volunteering, Family Giving Tree delivers backpacks filled with school supplies and wished-for holiday gifts. You can help us sow seeds of opportunity that give recipients the chance to grow and reach their full potential. Collect, donate, and volunteer— support communities by delivering hope and joy.

SCO 11th Family Giving Tree Fundraiser

Support Family Giving Tree as they assist families with children cope and recover from the recent wildfires in California.

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

Help make sure Bay Area kids & families have what they need for a successful school year!

Cisco UCS HW Building 1 this is our 4th Family Giving Tree Holiday Wish Drive! This is our opportunity to give to our friends, family and neighbors in our community that are struggling financially and might go without a Holiday for their family. This year's drive will be 100% virtual. This drive begins now and will close on December 3rd. This will allow FGT time to purchase gifts to fulfill the wishes of so many in need. Looking forward to another successful year and remember Cisco will match your donation automatically if you donate through Bright Funds. Thank you in advance for your participation! Paulene West - Your FGT Drive Leader

Meraki Gives is sponsoring a holiday trivia on December 9th at 3:00 pm PST to raise funds for various nonprofits this season

As we end another fantastic quarter, we start Q2 with excitement for the holiday season, time with family and friends, and the opportunity to give back to those in need. Individually and collectively, we can all participate in making a huge impact in the communities and organizations we care about this holiday season. To make this real in our countdown to shutdown, we are kicking off Q2 with a giving campaign called “Care & Share” and we’d love you to share how you care! Donating to this CSM Care & Share Bright Fund is one way you can participate in the Care & Share Campaign. You can also donate your time or money to other non-profits. We want to encourage you to give back to your community in a way that is right to you.

Bring joy for the holidays to families in need. Make a difference this holiday season by donating, including the Foundation's special match, to fulfill the holiday wishes of children in need.

Cisco B1 UCS Collective efforts to support Family Giving Tree's Annual Back Pack Drive 2022 - our goal is $1,500.00 which averages to about 40 back packs for children in need in the Bay Area. 1 in 3 Bay Area families struggle to meet all of their financial needs. This sad reality means school supplies and backpacks are not always a guarantee every year for their student children. To help, Family Giving Tree’s Back-to-School Drive works to create a more equitable learning space for students when they begin a new school year. Every student deserves to feel hopeful and well-prepared in school and your support is vital to equip 26,000 students this summer.

Family Giving Tree Backpack Drive - 2022

Webex App * Family Giving Tree Backpack Drive

Giving back is a core value of Cisco’s culture and as part of the CSM + Meraki Marketing | 2022 Season of Giving Campaign it’s time for us all to take a pause and think about how we want to contribute to causes that are close to our heart. And there are many ways for us to give whether it’s time or though monetary means. Some may feel stretched thin and are unable to volunteer time so we encourage you to consider tapping into Cisco Bright Funds donation program. We’ve put together this team Bright Funds site to make donating a little easier. If this fund isn’t resonating then we encourage you to find a non-profit that supports what matters most to you. As Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.” Lets collectively contribute in some way this season and sprinkle a little more happiness to the world. Happy Holidays!

Cisco Building 1 UCS Family Giving Tree Wish Drive: Family Giving Tree and Donors have been standing in the gap granting specific holiday wishes to children, seniors, and adults experiencing homelessness for over 30 years and would otherwise not be able to experience the Joy of the season. Last Holiday Season Cisco Building 1 UCS Community has stepped up to support giving to others to make Holidays, Back to School Drives a Success. More than ever this year the need is even greater with the impact of Corona Virus but the Goal is the same to provide Holiday Cheer to 40K wished for gifts. Please join us in bringing smiles to the faces of those who need it most; into those neighborhoods hardest hit by the pandemic. Through the 2020 Holiday Wish Drive, you can make an impact in your Bay Area backyard, in your own community. Your Drive Leader Paulene West

In the spirit of the holiday giving season, we’ve put together a CSM Holiday Give Back challenge. The holiday season encourages our traditions of giving thanks and sharing our blessings with friends and family, and with strangers in need. Despite being in the midst of some of the most complex times in our history, the Cisco holiday spirit is alive and well. We wouldn’t be where we are today if giving back wasn’t part of who we are. People like you and me can have huge lasting impacts on communities and organizations we give to. Together, we can make an impact this holiday and leverage the power of Cisco matching. We've selected the Family Giving Tree, The Heart of the Valley Services for Seniors, Mercy Corps, and Feeding America. Click the links below to find out more information about the amazing work these organizations do in our community.

Family Giving Tree is a charitable organization committed to uplifting children and individuals facing financial hardships throughout the Bay Area. Since 1990, Family Giving Tree has delivered over 2 million items including backpacks filled with school supplies and wished-for holiday gifts. This year’s Holiday Wish Drive will be more important than ever. With inflation at a 40+ year high, local families are struggling with daily living and many are unable to find the funding for holiday gifts for their children. All donations, matched dollar-for-dollar, will go directly to helping children, families and seniors in the SF Bay Area - your donations stay local! For questions, please visit our SharePoint site (https://cisco.sharepoint.com/Sites/FamilyGivingTree) or contact Cisco’s Family Giving Tree Team at fgt-coreteam@cisco.com. You can also visit www.FamilyGivingTree.org for more information about the Family Giving Tree and their Holiday Wish Drive. We are excited to work together this season to support our community by uplifting those in need with hope, joy, and a wished-for gift. Thank you for your support!

For the past 4 years Cisco UCS Group has supported Family Giving Tree's Holiday Wish Drive. Year over year we have exceeded our goal of 2K. This is a time that we can help Children and Seniors by fulfilling a wish that they have for the Holiday season. Family Giving Tree helps families who live in this deep shadow of success clear financial hurdles through our Back-to-School and Holiday Wish Drives. By partnering with hundreds of agencies, FGT aims to support students every school year and children, adults, and seniors during the Holiday Season. By donating through Bright Funds your Donation will be automatically matched by Cisco.

Webex Holiday Drive

Support nonprofits that help make the Silicon Valley communities in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties vibrant.

The charities below were suggested by employees from SunPower sites around the world.

The Pantheon Holiday Cheer Championship is here, and our Back Office Accelerators are about to spread some major comfort and joy!

Hi CPS AMER! Are you ready for a some friendly competition? Interested in also making an impact? This year, Customer and Partner Services is coming together globally to give back to our people, communities and planet through our CARE Initiative, CPS for Action and Relief Everywhere (CARE). This quarter, everyone will be asked to donate in a race to have the highest participation rate among AMER, EMEAR and APJC. Locate your regional CARE fund with BrightFunds nonprofits to have your contribution matched by Cisco, by December 21st. The most "CARE-ing" region will be announced in the next calendar year! Eager to do more? We're hosting a Walk or Run competition to encourage each other to keep moving. Reach out to connect or compete with other CPS employees passionate about staying active! The winner will be awarded and announced next calendar year. Happy racing! Persons of contact: Jordan Smith (jordsmit), Annie O'Brien (anniobri) https://www.brightfunds.org/funds/fy21-cps-care-fund-emear https://www.brightfunds.org/funds/fy21-cps-care-fund-apjc