The greatest commitment we can make to our nonprofit partners is the time and energy of our best employees. The Cisco Leadership Fellows Program gives high-performing Cisco directors and vice-presidents the opportunity to lead a strategic nonprofit organization's project on a full-time basis for 6 to 12 months. This program is a unique way for employees to further develop their leadership skills, while also supporting long-term systemic change in an organization. Fellows develop the ability to adapt, negotiate, collaborate, and consult in new ways, and this unique career development path gives Cisco more sophisticated management talent for the future.

This year, Cisco Leadership Fellows are working with:

• American Red Cross
• California Healthcare Foundation
• The Emily Krzyzewski Family Life Center
• Mercy Corps
• New Partnership for African Development
• North Carolina New Schools Project
• Save the Children
• Net Hope
• One Economy
• States of Mississippi and Louisiana and various school districts and nonprofit organizations under Cisco's 21st Century Schools and Communities Initiative