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Mission and Strategy Workforce Development for the New Economy Internet Technology for Nonprofits A Legacy of Individual Employee Philanthropy Community Grants Financial Statement 5 6 9 13 15 20

what do you see in the face of a child? We see powerful potential. Infinite possibility. The more that people can imagine what s possible, the more extraordinary they can become. We are here to connect people with their potential our employees as well as our nonprofit partners and the global community.

Mission and Strategy Our Mission: To be an economic and intellectual asset stimulating philanthropy in communities mission throughout the world, extending useful innovation and contributing to lasting positive change. From its inception, Cisco s founders recognized the inextricable link between business and community that the success of one is bound to the success of the other. Our company s first philanthropic action created a partnership with the elementary school across the street from our first office building in East Palo Alto, a partnership that still thrives today -- ten years later. In the meantime, our giving has grown to global proportions to keep pace with the growth of our company into the global community. We base our grant provisions and all investments on three principles: sustainability, empowerment, and leveraging opportunities. Investment Strategy Cisco Philanthropy mirrors the strategy of all business at Cisco Systems. Cisco is about networking, and networking is ultimately about bringing people together in all aspects of life. We are working to translate the networking skills and resources we possess as a company into powerful possibilities for the community. At the core of this strategy is our desire to empower Cisco employees to give to the communities of their choice, whether they are planting a garden five miles from their Cisco office or joining the international effort to connect Kosovo refugees with lost relatives. Our philanthropy organization strives to inspire and sustain their involvement. We invest in programs that enable our employees to invest their time and resources in their communities and together we create a continuous chain of empowerment. investment strategy Our strategy revolves around three themes: workforce development for the new economy, technology for nonprofits, and a legacy of employee philanthropy. 5

Workforce Development Development for the New Economy Workforce Development for for the the New New Economy One of the ways we think we can give best and give most is to help develop the workforce NTTI The National Teacher Training Institute workforce development of tomorrow, providing children and adults with the skills required to find uses a proven model of teachers-teachingteachers to help educators exploit the collaborative potential of the Internet. Using public broadcasting stations in rural meaningful jobs in the new economy. Education is our principal investment in this area. We offer assistance to adults through several initiatives that combine technology, training and services to meet workforce-in-transition needs with an innovative approach. At the same time, we recognize that to enable any individual s success in the workplace, we need to support programs that address the quality of life issues that affect us all: food, shelter, healthcare and clothing. and urban communities, NTTI conducts a program to provide teachers with the vision and strategies they need to make the Web a practical reality in the classroom. With Cisco s help, NTTI has leveraged its own national teacher training institute Internet resources to augment its program with online courses, tutorials and a wealth of lesson resources via affiliated sites. The free online training modules provide educators with rich multimedia resources, offering support and direction long after they have completed Institute workshops. 6

How can you turn your passion into a project? Rick Santina Cisco Citizen As the organization s technology sponsor, Cisco funded and supported the development of JumpStart s website and intranet. Inwood House A pioneer in the field of teen pregnancy prevention and teen parent care and training, Inwood House is dedicated to helping young JumpStart JumpStart pairs highly-trained college students with preschool children struggling in Head Start and other early learning programs for one-to-one tutoring in school readiness skills. JumpStart mirrors Cisco s commitment jumpstart to lifelong learning through its focus areas of school success, family involvement and future teachers.

Workforce Development Development for the New Economy people achieve healthy adulthood skills and self-reliance. Inwood House provides New York City s adolescents with the knowledge, inwood house skills and self-esteem they need to make responsible decisions and lead independent productive lives. It provides Cisco employees with the opportunity to make a difference through their direct participation in the lives of teens in their community. they work towards recovery and growth. Cisco s grant helps this innovative program to maintain an extraordinary success rate of recovery for its residents. InnVision InnVision has been serving the poor and homeless in the Silicon Valley since 1973 and is now a major provider of shelter, transitional housing and other needed assistance. Through activities such as TROSA TROSA is a two-year residential therapeutic resume-building and interview practice, Cisco employee teams innvision volunteer one-on-one to help individuals community in North Carolina for an underserved population of substance abusers. Living free-of-charge in trosa meet their own basic needs and break the cycle of poverty and homelessness. Cash a campus environment, several hundred individuals receive daily vocational training and technology grants have been used to achieve operational efficiencies. and participate in business endeavors while 8

Technology Internet Technology for for Nonprofits Internet Technology for Nonprofits The Internet is changing the world, but is not yet improving it for everyone. Bridging the digital divide is one of Cisco s biggest concerns. The lack of Internet-supported education and of our effort on bringing technology skills to those who have less access. A key strategy for assisting community-based organizations is to invest our best-in-class networking equipment in those nonprofits the shortage of technologysavvy workers are global dilemmas. They threaten to place individuals that fall behind at a permanent disadvantage in the new economy. As we see it, bridging the digital divide is about synchronizing the evolution of business and community through technology and training. In the interest of taking an active role in resolving this dilemma, we have decided to focus most that put it to work most effectively for our bridging the digital divide communities. We are infusing community programs with technology and training for more efficient delivery of more services to more people. 9

Technology Internet Technology for for Nonprofits Virtual Schoolhouse Grants During FY 2000, the Cisco Community clients. It offers after-school education to at-risk teenagers and developmental care for Investment Group and the Cisco Foundation supported a joint initiative to empower the children in low-income families in addition to its core job training oicw Internet generation through an enhanced double-benefit program for schools: Cisco equipment plus teacher/staff development grants. The purpose of the Virtual Schoolhouse grant is to provide a technology foundation virtual schoolhouse for both curriculum and professional development. These grants will continue to be awarded by invitation in 2001, under the new title of Education Empowerment Grants. program. Cisco is an integral technology partner for OICW. Through an onsite training program, the Cisco Networking Academy, students develop valuable expertise that promotes them into readiness for permanent high tech positions. VSA Arts For twenty years VSA Arts has promoted the arts and humanities by, with and for individuals with disabilities. In keeping with their vision OICW The Opportunities Industrialization Center of access to the arts for people of all abilities, they organize vsa arts West (OICW) is a career-launching communitybased organization serving welfare-to-work festivals, performances, exhibits, and school programs. In 2000, they teamed 11

Technology Internet Technology for for Nonprofits with Cisco to build a website that creates a nationwide arts network that encompasses grown to a national sponsorship which supports an integrated technology plan that teaching and learning, professional development and employment opportunities for artists unites teams across the country. The El Batey Technology Center city year with disabilities. is a vision realized by Cisco s partnership with City Year Boston and the Inquilinos Boricuas en Accion (IBA). Dedicated to City Year One of our strongest partnerships is with City Year, a national Americorps program focused on youth service. What began with a local community grant for one team has technology, citizenship and education, this trio supplies the Villa Victoria community of Boston s South End with a state-of-the art technology center for job training, computer classes, research and personal development. 12

A Legacy of Individual of Employee Philanthropy City Year corps members serve the Villa Victoria community while gaining technology training at the center alongside neighborhood residents. The thirty-year old IBA neighborhood organization manages the day-to-day operations of the lab, ensuring that the community can use it to its fullest potential. Legacy A Legacy for of Individual Employee Employee Philanthropy Besides growing a workforce prepared for the Internet age, Cisco is committed to developing a legacy of individual philanthropy We want to inspire and empower employees to get involved, support and maximize their community efforts and help them follow through with their initiatives. Habitat for Humanity More and more, Cisco managers are exchanging traditional team-building outings for group volunteer activities. Home construction with Habitat for Humanity has consistent popular appeal with Cisco employees. Habitat offers extended opportunities for volunteer teams, while among our employees. We tap into this potential by identifying what our employees care about most. We want to empower them to give in the ways that are most valuable providing the very basic need of housing in communities where it is needed most. Cisco looks habitat for humanity for them, whether their contribution involves a commitment of their time or their finances to a community-based organization. forward to growing our partnership with Habitat in 2001, including a pilot project helping to bridge the digital divide by providing 13

matched in this program, with an annual limit of up to $1000 per employee. Cisco employees volunteer their time and talents "This training is a ticket out of poverty Sharon Williams Executive Director, OICW matching gifts as a team to benefit local nonprofits. These team projects are matched by the foundation and enable gifts to organizations beyond the $1,000 individual limit. Internet connectivity and infrastructure throughout the individual Habitat homes, and within their community. Matching Gifts Profile Cisco Foundation will match direct contributions by Cisco employees to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations whose mission and activities fit foundation guidelines. Gifts of cash, volunteer hours and stock are

A Legacy of Individual of Employee Philanthropy Holiday Food Drive Cisco s annual holiday food drive is the company s signature community event. The objective of the national campaign is Disaster Relief Through employee-driven campaigns, Corporate Philanthropy aided relief efforts this year in several international disaster two-fold: to educate our employees about the challenges of the working poor and to offer the opportunity to give back to the situations. Employees raised over $244,000 to assist victims of Hurricane Floyd in North disaster relief communities in which we live and work. Employees raise funds and offer hands-on help with food sorts at the warehouses. Last year alone, Cisco employees raised $1.7 million for food banks nationwide. In coming years the food drive will be expanded to be a global initiative, enabling Cisco employees around the world to help eradicate hunger. holiday food drive Carolina, the cyclone in India, the earthquake in Taiwan and for refugee relief in Kosovo. Local Community Grants In FY2000, Cisco gave 143 local Community Grants to nonprofits including food banks, centers for transitional housing and neighborhood programs for children and teenagers. The organizations on the following pages were among the grantees: 15

Community Grants San Jose, CA Arts for Education Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Museum of Children s Art Opera of San Jose Pajaro Valley Arts Council San Jose Symphony Triton Museum of Art Education K-12 ACHIEVE Big Brothers Big Sisters of Santa Cruz County Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula Boys & Girls Club of Oakland Boys & Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley Brave Kids Camp Fire Boys & Girls Chabot Observatory and Science Center Emergency Housing Consortium Foundation for a College Education Foundation for Autistic Childhood Education and Support Girl Scouts of Santa Clara County Hosanna House Junior Achievement of Santa Clara County 16 Mexican American Community Services Agency Mid-Peninsula Boys and Girls Club New Horizons School Opportunities Industrialization Center West Parents Helping Parents Santa Clara County Alliance of Black Educators Second Start Teach For America The Role Model Program Via Rehabilitation Services YMCA of Santa Clara Valley YMCA of the Redwoods/SLV YMCA Teen Center Education K-13 and Higher Adolescent Counseling Service Aphasia Center of California City Year San Jose Cleo Eulau Center Crescent Park Multi-Cultural Family Resource Center Exploratorium Glide Foundation Goodwill Industries of Santa Cruz Goodwill of Santa Clara County Homeless Garden Project

Community Grants san jose Industry Initiatives for Science and Math Education (IISME) InnVision of Santa Clara Valley Resource Area For Teachers (RAFT) San Jose Conservation Corps San Jose Public Library Foundation Santa Clara County Office of Education Santa Clara University Service Corp of Retired Executives YMCA of San Francisco Service Organizations Assistance League of Santa Clara County Career Closet Family Support Center of the Mid-Peninsula Kids Cheering Kids Outreach Public Allies St. Vincent de Paul of San Mateo County St. Vincent de Paul of Santa Clara County Wardrobe for Opportunity YMCA of the Mid-Peninsula YWCA of Santa Clara Valley Shelter AIDS Resources, Information & Services Bill Wilson Center 17 Center for Domestic Violence Prevention Christmas in April *Mid-Peninsula East Bay Habitat for Humanity, Inc Eden I & R, Inc Shelter Network of San Mateo County Support Network For Battered Women Tri-City Homeless Coalition Food Comida Del Arte Davis Street Community Center Food and Nutrition Services Loaves & Fishes Family Kitchen Project Open Hand Rahima Foundation Sacred Heart Community Service Second Harvest - Santa Cruz Health Diabetes Society of Santa Clara Valley Jacob s Heart Children s Cancer Association Peninsula Association for Retarded Children and Adults Rose Resnick Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium Tooth Mobile

Community Grants Research Triangle Park, NC Arts For Education Mallarme Chamber Players United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County, Inc. Education K-12 Calvary Ministries of the Western Community Council for Entrepreneurial Development Durham Companions Durham County Literacy Council Volunteers for Youth Wake Education Partnership Wayne County Youth Outreach Program, Inc. Education K-13 and Higher Passage Home Raleigh Rescue Mission Personal Responsibility to Overcome with Understanding and Determination Summit House Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers (TROSA) Wake County Literacy Council Wake Interfaith Hospitality Network research triangle park Service Organizations Inter-Faith Council for Social Service Shelter Durham County Habitat for Humanity Habitat for Humanity of Orange County Habitat for Humanity of Wake County Women s Center of Wake County, Inc. Food Alliance of AIDS Services * Carolina Inter-Faith Food Shuttle Meals on Wheels Health The Arc of Durham County The Urban Ministries of Raleigh Chelmsford, MA Arts For Education Hands-On Art Museum Merrimack Repertory Theatre Education K-12 Citizen Schools Community Minority Cultural Center 18

Community Grants East Boston Social Centers, Inc The Samaritans chelmsford Windrush Farm Therapeutic Equitation, Inc Education K-13 and Higher City Year - Boston Mass Networks Education Partnership, Inc. Merrimack Valley Housing Partnership National Braille Press Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts Service Organizations Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence Minute Man Arc for Human Services, Inc Food Catholic Charities Food Pantry Education K-12 HEAVEN Herbert G. Birch Services, Inc Libraries for the Future Education K-13 and Higher Center for Educational Change - Brooklyn College Save the Children STRIVE-NY Teaching Matters Service Organizations Inwood House Shelter Greyston Foundation The Partnership for the Homeless Health Epilepsy Foundation of Massachusetts and Rhode Island New York, NY Arts For Education Groove With Me Food Just Food Health The Guidance Center new york 19

Financial Statement Statement of Financial Position Modified Cash Basis as of July 31, 2000 Assets Liabilities and Net Assets Assets Cash and cash equivalents $3,326,970 Mutual funds at market 73,826,510 Equities at market 49,010,099 Fixed income at market 6,047,859 Net assets Unrestricted $132,211,438 Total net assets $132,211,438 Total liabilities and net assets $132,211,438 Total assets $132,211,438 Community Grants Detail fy 2000 san jose research triangle park new england new york Category Target Dollar Target Grant Amount Education 65% $1,056,250 $1,064,869 Shelter 10% $162,500 $140,000 Community Service 10% $162,500 $158,500 Food 5% $81,250 $95,000 Health Care 5% $81,250 $93,400 Arts/Education 5% $81,250 $97,500 Total 100% $1,625,000 $1,649,269 20

Distribution of Resources Total Giving: $14.2 million Community Grants $1.7 million 12% Matching Gifts $1.6 million 11% National Invitation Grants $950,000 7% Netaid.org $10 million 70%

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