Microsoft Citizenship Blog
Three Things Nonprofits Should Know About the New Office
Last week, we announced big news: the new Microsoft Office is available as a software donation to...
Author: Microsoft Citizenship Team Date: 02/07/2013
YouthSpark Star of the Week: City Year Denver
YouthSpark Star of the Week: City Year Denver “I have been with City Year for about 6 months and...
Author: Microsoft Citizenship Team Date: 02/06/2013
YouthSpark Star of the Week: Nyaka AIDS Orphan Project, Rural Uganda
Editor’s note: this is the first in a regular series of posts featuring projects on Give for Youth,...
Author: Microsoft Citizenship Team Date: 01/30/2013
The new Office is now available for nonprofits
We’re excited to announce the availability of the new Office desktop applications for...
Author: Microsoft Citizenship Team Date: 01/29/2013
From woolly worms to a world of opportunities: Jeremy’s story
How do you bring Computer Science education to students in schools that don’t have the resources or...
Author: Microsoft Citizenship Team Date: 01/23/2013
Microsoft at World Economic Forum Annual Meeting: Real Impact for a Better Tomorrow
By Lori Harnick, General Manager, Citizenship and Public Affairs Microsoft’s attendance at the...
Author: Microsoft Citizenship Team Date: 01/19/2013
HelpBridge: a new mobile app to get help and give help during a disaster
Microsoft is today announcing a new mobile app called HelpBridge that is designed to help you...
Author: Microsoft Citizenship Team Date: 01/16/2013
How you can do GOOD for your favorite nonprofit
Microsoft and GOOD have teamed up to give you the opportunity to help your favorite youth-focused...
Author: Microsoft Citizenship Team Date: 01/07/2013
Top 12 Posts of 2012
2012 was a busy year. One of the highlights for us was the launch of Microsoft YouthSpark, a new...
Author: Microsoft Citizenship Team Date: 12/22/2012
Microsoft Adds the Cherokee Language to Windows 8
Editor’s note: Today we’re announcing support for the Cherokee language in Windows 8 as...
Author: Microsoft Citizenship Team Date: 12/18/2012
YouthSpark in action: Adrian Ordoñez Tostega
By Megan West, Citizenship & Public Affairs, Microsoft Adrian Ordoñez Tostega spent the...
Author: Microsoft Citizenship Team Date: 12/14/2012
Microsoft and City Year Team Up to Improve Math Education
This blog is written by Travis Holloway, Math Project Leader at City Year New York. It was...
Author: Microsoft Citizenship Team Date: 12/13/2012
Startup Youth Initiative
Today, Secretary of State Hilary Clinton launched the Office of Global Youth Issues’ Startup Youth...
Author: Microsoft Citizenship Team Date: 12/12/2012
Microsoft Employees Team Up with Doctors to Bring Medical Care and Technology to the Ecuadorian Jungle
Last month, a group of ten Microsoft employees, seven doctors, five nurses, three pharmacists, and...
Author: Microsoft Citizenship Team Date: 12/03/2012
Meet our YouthSpark Changemaker: Marquis Cabrera
Along with REI and the Goldhirsh Foundation we’ve been delighted to support The Case Foundation’s...
Author: Microsoft Citizenship Team Date: 11/30/2012
Let the Giving Begin! Microsoft’s #GivingTuesday 1:1 Match is Live
Donate to youth projects on Give for Youth on #Giving Tuesday and we’ll match your donation 1:1 – up...
Author: Microsoft Citizenship Team Date: 11/27/2012
Giving Back: A New Post-Thanksgiving Tradition
By Microsoft Citizenship Team The holiday season is quickly approaching and like many, you are...
Author: Microsoft Citizenship Team Date: 11/15/2012
Announcing the Windows 8 Apps for Good Contest
Do you have an idea to help people better track their energy usage? Do you want to help students...
Author: Microsoft Citizenship Team Date: 11/05/2012
Update: Supporting Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts - November 2nd 2012
Akhtar Badshah, Senior Director, Citizenship & Public Affairs, Microsoft Our thoughts and best...
Author: Microsoft Citizenship Team Date: 11/02/2012
Hurricane Sandy - Northeast Coast, USA (October 29, 2012)
Molly Bull, Senior Communications Manager, Microsoft Disaster Response As has been widely reported,...
Author: Microsoft Citizenship Team Date: 10/29/2012
Windows 8 now available for nonprofit donations
We are delighted to announce the global availability of Windows 8 – the latest version of the...
Author: Microsoft Citizenship Team Date: 10/29/2012
Bidding for a good cause (no bull)
As we near the end of the 2012 Microsoft employee giving campaign we thought we’d give you a...
Author: Microsoft Citizenship Team Date: 10/26/2012
Video: A special event for employee giving at Microsoft
Yesterday we held a very special employee event here in Redmond, Washington. Moderated by Brad...
Author: Microsoft Citizenship Team Date: 10/19/2012
How MIDLAS uses technology to expand services to Perth’s poorest
2012 MIDLAS Team Even in the face of the extended economic downturn in one of the most isolated...
Author: Microsoft Citizenship Team Date: 10/16/2012
Technology provides behind the scenes support to New York theatre
It’s not every day that our passions and skills merge to form the perfect profession, but in Martin...
Author: Microsoft Citizenship Team Date: 10/12/2012
The Power of Partnership: Working Together to Solve the Youth Underemployment Crisis
Lori Harnick, General Manager, Citizenship & Public Affairs, Microsoft We have been talking...
Author: Microsoft Citizenship Team Date: 10/12/2012
2012 Microsoft Citizenship Report now available
Today we’re releasing our 2012 Citizenship Report which provides an overview of our...
Author: Microsoft Citizenship Team Date: 10/10/2012
We Day Seattle Debuts on March 27; Sparks Opportunities for 15,000 Youth in Washington
By Brad Smith, Executive Vice President, Microsoft Today, in front of 2,000 students and teachers at...
Author: Microsoft Citizenship Team Date: 10/02/2012