Learn how corporations are improving local communities through their CSR partnerships with TechSoup Europe.
MEET AND CODE
In 2017 we started our cooperation with SAP in promoting STEM Education. Together we reached 200,000 children and young people across Europe (18 countries in 2017 -> 35 countries in 2021) organising coding events, robotic classes, or hackathons. In 2020, the German Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community (BMI) became part of the project as a partner in the framework of the German EU presidency and beyond, focusing on EU countries.
- NEED: digital inclusion and youth
- CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION: non-profits, social enterprises, corporations, local municipalities, the German Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community (BMI)
- CORPORATE PARTNER: SAP
- TECHSOUP EUROPE PARTNER: Haus des Stiftens (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Socialware (Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg), Agencija MaŠta (Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia), Workshop for Civic Initiatives Foundation (Bulgaria), Sdružení VIA, z.ú. (Czech Republic), Les Ateliers du Bocage (France), NIOK Alapítvány (Hungary), The Wheel (Ireland), SocialTechno (Italy), Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia (Kazakhstan), Fundacja TechSoup (Poland), Entrajuda (Portugal),
Asociatia TechSoup (Romania), Teplitsa of Social Technology (Russia), Nadacia Pontis (Slovakia), Zavod MISSS (Slovenia), TechSoup Spain, GURT Resource Centre (Ukraine), Charity Digital (United Kingdom and Malta), TechSoup Lithuania, TechSoup Latvia, TechSoup Estonia, Lær Kidsa Koding (Norway), Allianssi (Finland), TechSoup Nordic Hub (Sweden, Denmark), Impact Hub (Greece and Cyprus) - CSR APPROACH: scaling a European-wide Code Week
OPENING OPPORTUNITIES
Together with Microsoft Romania and the Opening Opportunities project, we improved youth digital skills in the poorest region of EU. Asociatia Techsoup received the European Digital Skills Award in 2017 for this program.
- NEED: digital inclusion and youth
- CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION: corporations, local municipalities, schools
- CORPORATE PARTNER: Microsoft Romania
- TECHSOUP EUROPE PARTNER: Asociatia TechSoup
- CSR APPROACH: corporate volunteering mentorship program
BITDEFENDER – GLOBAL DONOR FROM EUROPE
Bitdefender became the first European company to partner with TechSoup on the global expansion platform, giving 1 million registered users access to its security expertise and technologies.
- NEED: digital security for nonprofits
- CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION: non-profits, social enterprises, corporations
- CORPORATE PARTNER: Bitdefender
- TECHSOUP EUROPE PARTNER: Asociatia TechSoup
- CSR APPROACH: global donation program
Bitdefender has partnered with TechSoup since 2012 to protect the world’s most vulnerable from the growing dangers of malware and e-risks through the donation of its products to nonprofits across the world. After the programme launched in 2012, the programme quickly expanded into new countries. By 2015, Bitdefender became the first European company to partner with TechSoup on the global expansion platform, giving 1 million registered users access to Bitdefender’s security expertise and technologies. The partnership between TechSoup and Bitdefender originated from a relationship between one of TechSoup Global Network Partners, Asociatia Techsoup Romania and Bitdefender, both of which are headquartered in Bucharest. Since then, Bitdefender has scaled its CSR programme to a global level, having donated over $3.7M in retail value to nonprofits since the partnership started.
SILVERGEEK
A regional Wii bowling contest for seniors? Yes! That happened. Ateliers Du Bocage, TechSoup’s partner from France, mobilized young volunteers to accompany senior citizens and teach them how to use digital tools so they can rock in e-sport.
- NEED: digital inclusion and aging
- CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION: non-profits, social enterprises, corporations, local municipalities
- CORPORATE PARTNER: Orange
- TECHSOUP EUROPE PARTNER: ADB
- CSR APPROACH: digital toolkits and support for senior citizens using “fun”
