The Zendesk Foundation Announces First Inaugural Impact Awards Recipients
“We believe democratizing access to technology is a key part of creating a more equitable society,” said
Over 600 nonprofits from around the world sent in applications in which they demonstrated how Zendesk’s suite of customer support solutions would empower their organization’s mission and improve operations. Applicants were scored based on their potential to scale using
The four largest grant recipients of the 2022 Tech for Good Impact Awards demonstrated a direct need for technology that would help them scale despite limited staff time and financial resources, and will work with
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Rare, an international conservation organization headquartered in
Arlington, Virginia specializing in social change for the environment, will useZendesk tools to support a community engagement approach to driving behavior change and increasing climate action globally. -
Using
Zendesk , Mobile Pathways will send informational messages over SMS andWhatsApp , informing approximately 500,000 immigrants about their legal rights. Based inBerkeley, California , Mobile Pathways’ mission is to simplify immigration law, and to share that knowledge with the immigrant community via mobile technology. -
Globally will leverage
Zendesk to develop and scale its Refugee Upskilling Program (ReUP), a workforce development program that matches Afghan refugees with jobs in the technology sector. Since 2004, Globally has been the go-to organization for developing emerging leaders in global affairs. Its network spans 80 countries and reaches more than 30,000 emerging leaders, headquartered inWashington DC . -
Current Tech for Good partner Spring ACT developed and launched, Sophia, the world's first messaging chatbot empowering survivors of domestic violence. The grant will help Spring ACT, headquartered in
Bern, Switzerland , scale significantly in order to expand its reach to many more people in more languages.
“In partnership with
Tech for Good, Zendesk’s product donation arm, was launched in 2018 to provide free solutions and implementation support to nonprofits working to solve urgent social problems, and currently supports more than 70 organizations* around the world.
For more information about this year’s Tech For Good Impact Award winners please visit here. For more information about Zendesk’s Tech For Good program please visit here.
*Number excludes 2022 Tech For Good Impact Award grant recipients, which is an additional 25 organizations.
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