Cisco Systems Foundation Awards More Than $1.3 Million in Philanthropic Grants to Bay Area Nonprofits; San Jose Community Impact Program Has Provided Some 1,200 Grants Since 1993 to Support Local Nonprofits.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. -- The Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. (R) Foundation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ) today announced the winners of its San Jose Impact Grants, a program that awards funding to nonprofit organizations Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. within 50 miles of the Cisco(R) headquarters in San Jose. Since 1993, Cisco Systems Foundation has provided $14.8 million in philanthropic phil·an·throp·ic also phil·an·throp·i·cal adj. 1. Of, relating to, or marked by philanthropy; humanitarian. 2. Organized to provide humanitarian or charitable assistance: grants to more than 1,200 nonprofits serving area communities. This year, 89 organizations each received a $15,000 grant to support programs providing educational access and health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract . All totaled, Cisco Systems Foundation awarded $1,335,000 in local grants this calendar year through the San Jose Impact Grants Program. "The Cisco Systems Foundation is focused on making a measurable impact by funding organizations that strengthen the local communities in which we operate and where our employees live," said Michael Michael, archangel Michael (mī`kəl) [Heb.,=who is like God?], archangel prominent in Christian, Jewish, and Muslim traditions. In the Bible and early Jewish literature, Michael is one of the angels of God's presence. Yutrzenka, executive director of the Cisco Systems Foundation. "We are proud to support these local nonprofits that share similar values and are dedicated to building stronger and more sustainable communities Sustainable communities are communities planned, built, or modified to promote sustainable living. They tend to focus on environmental sustainability (including development and agriculture) and economic sustainability. in the Bay Area." Improving educational opportunities is a core focus of Cisco's philanthropic giving. Of this year's 89 grant recipients, 67 are nonprofits that offer a range of educational services, such as providing teacher training, fostering classroom innovation, promoting the arts and supporting adult job re-entry RE-ENTRY, estates. The resuming or retaking possession of land which the party lately had. 2. Ground rent deeds and leases frequently contain a clause authorizing the landlord to reenter on the non-payment of rent, or the breach of some covenant, when the training programs. The Los Cenzontles Mexican Mexican named after or originating in Mexico. Mexican axolotl see ambystomamexicanum. Mexican beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum Arts Center in San Pablo San Pablo (săn păb`lō), city (1990 pop. 25,158), Contra Costa co., W Calif., on San Pablo Bay, a suburb of Oakland; inc. 1948. One of the oldest Spanish settlements in the region, the city is a commercial and medical center with light is one example of an innovative organization supported through the grants program. This organization, which is a first-time recipient One who receives. The person to whom an e-mail message is sent is the recipient. (communications) recipient - One who receives; receiver. E.g. "No recipient of the e-mail message will know about the other addressees who were listed in the BCC header." of a Cisco Systems Foundation grant, trains thousands of youth in traditional arts and promotes cross-cultural cross-cul·tur·al adj. Comparing or dealing with two or more different cultures: a cross-cultural survey; cross-cultural influences on an artist's work. understanding. Cisco's funding will support the arts component of the Center's "Cultures of Mexico Mexico, city, Mexico Mexico or Mexico City, Span. Ciudad de México (Méjico), city (1990 pop. 8,236,960; 1991 met. area est. 20,899,000), central Mexico, capital and largest city of Mexico. in California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). " program, which explores the influence of Mexican music in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Cisco is also committed to supporting organizations that produce impressive results year after year. One such organization is the San Francisco-based Resources for Indispensable Schools and Educators This is a list of educators. See also: Education, List of education topics.
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adj. Of or relating to individuals or households supported by an income that is below average. schools whose students are demonstrating significant academic gains. The program works to keep these successful teachers in the classroom by providing access to valuable support resources including financial recognition and a professional network. "Effective teachers are instrumental in providing quality education to the area's children," said Temp Keller, RISE's founder and president. "Cisco's generous contribution will allow us to continue our work with Bay Area schools to recognize and retain those special teachers who are vital to the future of the community." The following nonprofits also received funding: ORGANIZATION LOCATION A Schmahl Science Workshop San Jose AXIS Dance Company Oakland Achievekids Palo Alto After-School All-Stars of Greater San Jose San Jose Aim High San Francisco Alum Rock Counseling Center, Inc. San Jose Ambulatory Surgery Access Coalition San Francisco Bay Area Legal Aid Oakland Big Brothers Big Sisters of Santa Cruz County Santa Cruz Bill Wilson Center Santa Clara Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center San Jose California Tomorrow Oakland Caminos/Pathways Learning Center San Francisco Chabot Space & Science Center Foundation Oakland Challenge Learning Center Mountain View Child Advocates of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties Milpitas City Year San Jose/Silicon Valley San Jose Community Association for Rehabilitation Palo Alto Community Breast Health Project Palo Alto Community Bridges Aptos Community Gatepath Burlingame Community Health Awareness Council Mountain View Community Housing Partnership San Francisco Community Partners for Youth, Inc. San Jose Community Services Agency Mountain View Community Solutions for Children, Families & Morgan Hill Individuals Diabetes Society of Santa Clara Valley San Jose Eastfield Ming Quong, Inc. Campbell El Camino Hospital Foundation Mountain View Episcopal Community Services San Francisco Exploratorium San Francisco Film Arts Foundation San Francisco Girl Scouts of San Francisco Bay Area Oakland Girl Scouts of Santa Clara County San Jose Hospice of the Valley San Jose Industry Initiatives for Science & Math Education Santa Clara InnVision the Way Home San Jose Institute on Aging San Francisco Jamestown Community Center San Francisco KQED, Inc. San Francisco Larkin Street Youth Services San Francisco Learning & Loving Education Center Morgan Hill Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center San Pablo Low-Income Families' Empowerment through Education Oakland MK Level Playing Field Institute San Francisco Maranatha Outreach Center San Jose Marine Science Institute Redwood City Montalvo Arts Center Saratoga Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence San Jose O'Neill Sea Odyssey Santa Cruz Omega Boys Club San Francisco Opera San Jose San Jose Pacific Autism Center for Education Sunnyvale Palo Alto Art Center Foundation Palo Alto Parents Helping Parents Santa Clara Partners in School Innovation San Francisco Project High Expectations Learning Program Sunnyvale Raphael House of San Francisco, Inc. San Francisco Recording For the Blind & Dyslexic Palo Alto Refugee Transitions Oakland Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center San Francisco Resource Area For Teachers San Jose Resources for Indispensable Schools and Educators San Francisco San Francisco Jazz Organization San Francisco San Jose ACORN San Jose San Jose Multicultural Artists Guild San Jose San Jose Museum of Art Association San Jose Santa Clara Family Health Foundation Campbell Santa Cruz Women's Health Center Santa Cruz School Health Clinics of Santa Clara County San Jose Sensory Access Foundation Sunnyvale Street Tech San Pablo Sunset District Community Development San Francisco Teach For America -- Bay Area Emeryville Tenderloin AIDS Resource Center San Francisco The Imagine Bus Project San Francisco The Morgan Center San Jose The Peninsula Bridge Program Menlo Park The Role Model Program San Jose TheatreWorks Palo Alto TransAccess San Jose Triton Museum of Art Santa Clara WERC (Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Center) Morgan Hills Women's Initiative for Self Employment San Francisco YES Reading Menlo Park YMCA of San Francisco San Francisco YMCA of Silicon Valley San Jose Youth and Family Enrichment Services San Carlos Z Space Studio San Francisco About Cisco Systems Cisco Systems, Inc. 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