Microsoft Citizenship Blog
Employee Giving Campaign: Millennial Employees Help Keep Traditions Alive
By Lori Forte Harnick, General Manager, Citizenship and Public Affairs If you had visited...
Date: 10/08/2014
Invest and Evaluate: a Landscape Guide to Youth Workforce Development Programs
yBy: Yvonne Thomas, Director of Global Citizenship & Public Affairs at Microsoft In our rapidly...
Date: 09/25/2014
Announcing our support of the BRAID initiative
By: Yvonne Thomas, Global Director of YouthSpark Providing all young people with the opportunity to...
Date: 09/24/2014
The Latest Idea in Wearable Tech: the Panic Button Bracelet
By James Rooney, Senior Program Manager, Citizenship and Public Affairs It’s a wearable...
Date: 08/25/2014
Seattle girls learn the "undercover greatness" of computer science
By Yvonne Thomas, Senior Program Manager, Microsoft Citizenship & Public Affairs Since the age...
Date: 08/15/2014
Empowerment Through Technology: A Journey
By Lori Forte Harnick, general manager, Citizenship & Public Affairs Former U.S. Secretary of...
Date: 06/24/2014
The Washington State Opportunity Scholarship: making a difference for young people and our economy
By Jane Broom, Director of Community Affairs, Microsoft Today was a great day, as nearly 800...
Date: 06/09/2014
An Extraordinary Lesson and Skype
By Karen Bergin, Director, Citizenship and Public Affairs Those unique and wonderful moments when...
Date: 05/29/2014
HelpBridge App Can Help Those in Need During Natural Disasters
By James Rooney, senior program manager, Citizenship and Public Affairs When disaster strikes do you...
Date: 05/29/2014
City Year is "Fired Up" at 25!
By Andrea L. Taylor, Director, Citizenship and Public Affairs, North America, Microsoft “Every...
Date: 05/28/2014
Microsoft Cookbook Collects 3rd Gourmand World Cookbook Award
By Karen Bergin, director, Citizenship and Public Affairs Today, Microsoft China accepted the...
Date: 05/21/2014
Helping Students Learn Through the Summer
By Kari Sherrodd, senior manager, Citizenship and Public Affairs Summer break is just around the...
Date: 05/14/2014
Employee Health Screening Drives Donations to PATH for Childhood Vaccinations in Laos
By Karen Bergin, director, Citizenship and Public Affairs Microsoft’s “Know Your...
Date: 05/09/2014
Global Microsoft YouthSpark Summit Convenes to Focus on Youth
By Yvonne Thomas, senior program manager, Citizenship and Public Affairs Last week at our Redmond...
Date: 05/07/2014
Crowdfunding for a Cause: 24 Hours Will Benefit Hundreds of Nonprofits
By Emily Horn, Silicon Valley Communications, Technology & Civic Engagement Microsoft is proud...
Date: 05/06/2014
The Votes are In: Microsoft YouthSpark Challenge for Change Winners Announced!
By Kari Sherrodd, senior manager, Citizenship and Public Affairs Earlier this year we launched...
Date: 05/01/2014
Microsoft’s 2013 YouthSpark Challenge for Change Winners: Where are They Now?
By Kari Sherrodd, senior manager, Citizenship and Public Affairs The inaugural Microsoft YouthSpark...
Date: 04/30/2014
DigiGirlz Inspires Young Women to Explore STEM Careers
By Akhtar Badshah, senior director, Citizenship and Public Affairs Careers in technology are a hot...
Date: 04/25/2014
We’re Matching Your Donations Today! Fund Innovative Projects to Transform Schools Worldwide
By Akhtar Badshah, senior director, Citizenship and Public Affairs Last month, at the Microsoft in...
Date: 04/16/2014
Harnessing Disruption: The power of IT for disaster response
By Akhtar Badshah, senior director, Citizenship and Public Affairs, Microsoft Some of the largest...
Date: 04/10/2014
Impact Sourcing – The Opportunity Ahead
By Akhtar Badshah, senior director, Citizenship and Public AffairsToday I co-authored a blog post...
Date: 04/07/2014
Coding for Impact with Chelsea Clinton and CGIU
By Akhtar Badshah, senior director, Citizenship and Public Affairs If you knew how to code would you...
Date: 04/02/2014
Power On! YouthSpark Hub Helps Youth Build Their Futures
By Yvonne Thomas, senior program manager, Citizenship and Public Affairs We’re excited to...
Date: 04/02/2014
Unforgettable Moments at We Day Seattle & We Day California!
By Karen Bergin, director, Citizenship and Public Affairs Over the last week, Microsoft participated...
Date: 03/26/2014
Microsoft Announces New “YouthSpark Hub” on We Day Seattle!
By Karen Bergin, director, Citizenship and Public Affairs As Human Resources Executive Vice...
Date: 03/21/2014
Microsoft on World’s Most Ethical Companies List Four Years in a Row
By Karen Bergin, director, Corporate Citizenship and Public Affairs We are proud to be included in...
Date: 03/20/2014
Microsoft Research Provides New Cloud Computing Access to Support Climate Studies
By Steve Lippman, director, Citizenship and Public Affairs Big Data is becoming an increasingly...
Date: 03/19/2014
Microsoft Hosts Mathletes for MATHCOUNTS Washington State Finals
By Jane Broom, director, Citizenship and Public Affairs It’s that time of year...
Date: 03/17/2014
Teachers Inspiring Tomorrow’s Innovators – Today!
By Lori Forte Harnick, general manager, Citizenship and Public Affairs More than a thousand global...
Date: 03/14/2014
Demonstrating Commitment Through Action
By Karen Bergin, director, Citizenship and Public Affairs To speak with any credibility, companies...
Date: 03/13/2014
Microsoft YouthSpark Sponsors New ‘Boot Camp’ for Imagine Cup Winner
By Kari Sherrodd, senior manager, Citizenship and Public Affairs Today Microsoft is announcing new...
Date: 03/12/2014
Microsoft Grants Three Nonprofits Cash, Software and Services for Technology Innovation
By James Rooney, senior manager, Technology for Good @jamesroo At its core, technology is...
Date: 03/07/2014
Inspiring the Next Generation of Women in Technology
By Kari Sherrodd, senior manager, Citizenship and Public Affairs March 8 is International...
Date: 03/07/2014
Microsoft Makes Commitment to Manufacturing and Supply Chain Sustainability
By Dan Sytman, senior manager, Citizenship and Public Affairs In a post today on the Microsoft Green...
Date: 03/07/2014
Building Better Businesses and a Better World
By Steve Lippman, Director, Corporate Citizenship One of the great benefits of working for Microsoft...
Date: 02/28/2014
Celebrating UNESCO’s International Mother Language Day
By Kari Sherrodd, Senior Manager, Citizenship and Public Affairs Today we celebrate UNESCO’s...
Date: 02/21/2014
Generosity Rising: Microsoft’s Employees Raise Record-Breaking $113 Million for Nonprofits in 2013
By Karen Bergin, Director, Citizenship and Public Affairs 2013 was a year of record-breaking...
Date: 02/18/2014
Empowering Youth to Change Their World
By Lori Forte Harnick, General Manager, Citizenship and Public Affairs Microsoft is very proud to...
Date: 02/12/2014
Microsoft YouthSpark Challenge for Change Contest Is Back!
By Kari Sherrodd, Senior Manager, Citizenship and Public Affairs Microsoft YouthSpark Challenge for...
Date: 02/11/2014