SAP Employees Donate $50,000 to STEM-Focused Non-Profits

More than 8,000 votes decided how funds from SAP would go to local non-profits.

One of the top 20 corporate donors in Silicon Valley, SAP invited employees to distribute $50,000 among three organizations focused on building STEM skills in youth.

In a two-week voting sprint, employees reached out to their extended networks to build support for their non-profit of choice.

The winners emerged - The Tech Museum of Innovation with $25,000, Foundation for a College Education with $20,000, and Level Playing Field Institute with $5,000.

Promoting education and developing STEM skills among youth is a key focus for SAP and employees have been involved actively in supporting these initiatives. In 2014, SAP employees launched a technology workshop for middle school girls calledGIRLsmarts4tech and mentored students from underserved communities through a partnership with KIPP college-preparatory public schools.

The company also supported STEM learning at Silicon Valley Education Foundation, Sequoia High School, Eastside College Preparatory School, Breakthrough Silicon Valley, and the Tech Challenge at The Tech Museum of Innovation. SAP funded 97 programs, including STEM-focused and other initiatives, during 2014 at non-profits in the Bay Area.

Photo identifications:

Photo 1 - Non-profit representatives with SAP executive Scott Leatherman

Photo 2 - SAP employee votes at a celebration with the non-profit partners

Photo 3 - SAP employees support The Tech Museum of Innovation

--Images and information courtesy of SAP.

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