NetHope membership: the collaborative advantage

60+

International NGO member organizations distributing over 60% of nongovernmental aid worldwide

190

Countries touched representing 1.67 billion people served

50+

Global technology partners

800,000

Staff supported at Member organizations

Digital Breakthrough Initiative

In 2022, Cisco and NetHope partnered on a 5-year, USD$15M strategic initiative which focuses on:

  • Emergency Preparedness and Response - Powering Life-Saving Relief Efforts & Access to Resources Through Connectivity, Digital Programming, and Training
  • Climate Intersections Program: Reducing the Impact of Climate Change on Vulnerable Communities especially focusing on Women, Youth, Indigenous People through Implementing Digital Technologies in Climate Adaptation and Resilience.
  • Digital Protection Program: Driving multi-sector, Collaborative and Strategic Approaches to Address Increasing Digital Security Threats—like Cyber Security and Mis/Dis/Mal Information—with an Emphasis on Insights- and Skills Sharing, Global Co-Creation, and Long-term Commitment to Protect Digital Rights.
  • Year 1 and Year 2 Program Impact

Generating collective impact for social good and environmental action

For more than 20 years, NetHope has enabled international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and leading technology partners to address our world’s most pressing challenges and advance global good through collaboration, collective action, and the transformative power of technology.

In NetHope’s 2024-2030 Strategic Plan: Bridging the New Digital Divides – NetHope is focused on addressing the New Digital Divides which represent critical gaps in infrastructure, systems, capabilities, and knowledge across five prominent areas including Digital Skills & Leadership, Digital Inclusion, Digital Protection, Digital Transformation & Innovation, and Digital for Climate Adaptation & Resilience.

Driving collaboration and innovation together since 2001

The partnership between Cisco and NetHope started when Cisco became a co-founder of NetHope in 2001, and affirms Cisco’s role as a champion of technology-based solutions that positively impact people, society, and the planet, which are provided through funding, products, and expertise generously made available to NetHope and our Members.

“Cisco had the foresight 22 years ago to play a catalytic role in the creation of NetHope, which has gone on to help our Member nonprofits around the world help more people in more places through the power of digital, data, and tech sector partnerships. Today they are playing a similar role as they’ve invested in seeding the next generation of NetHope’s programming and services, strategically enabling the next generation of impact in humanitarian relief, long term development, and global conservation through nonprofit Member participation in NetHope.”

Lance Pierce, CEO, NetHope

“Cisco’s corporate purpose is to power an inclusive future for all; we see partnerships like the Digital Breakthrough Initiative as critical to fulfilling this purpose. NetHope is uniquely positioned to build the digital skills and capacity of the international development, conservation, and humanitarian sectors. We are excited to see the early traction and impact from the partnership’s first year and look forward to seeing what we can collectively achieve in the years to come.”

Erin Connor, Director, Cisco Crisis Response

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