Learn how corporations are improving their communities through their CSR partnerships with TechSoup Europe.
In 2017 we started our cooperation with SAP in promoting STEM Education. Together we reached 85 000 children and young people across Europe (18 countries in 2017, 22 countries in 2018, 25 countries in 2019) organising coding events, robotic classes, or hackathons.
- NEED: digital inclusion and youth
- CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION: non-profits, social enterprises, corporations, local municipalities
- CORPORATE PARTNER: SAP
- TECHSOUP EUROPE PARTNER: Stifter-Helfen, Workshop for Civic Initiatives Foundation(WCIF), TechSoup Česká Republika, NIOK Alapítvány, Love to Code, Teplitsa, TechSoup Balkans, TechSoup Slovenija, Pontis Foundation, GURT Resource Centre, Asociata Techsoup, Fundacja TechSoup.
- CSR APPROACH: scaling a European-wide Code Week
- MORE INFO: https://www.meet-and-code.org/
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
- MORE INFO: http://openingopportunities.ro/
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
- MORE INFO: TechSoup.global
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.
A regional Wii bowling contest for seniors? Yes! That happened. Ateliers Du Bocage, TechSoup France partner, 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”
- MORE INFO: http://www.techsoupeurope.org/programmes/silver-geek/
