Communications Technology We focus a substantial portion of our contributions budget on providing communications technology solutions to nonprofits to help improve their communications infrastructure, and to enable them to be more responsive during disasters and the ensuing recovery efforts. • We support nonprofit organizations in our local communities that can demonstrate that an enhancement to their communications systems will greatly improve the impact of their services
• We work with selected local, national and international disaster relief agencies to identify communications technology solutions that will improve their responsiveness during an emergency Community Outreach As part of our community outreach program we also provide small grants to pre-selected local first responders. Eligibility Requirements In the U.S., grants will be made to nonprofit charitable organizations classified under Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Service Code, and to certain municipal, county, state and federal entities. Outside of the United States applicants must be charitable in purpose and identified as nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) or the equivalent of a U.S. tax-exempt nonprofit organization. We do not accept unsolicited proposals; rather we seek out strategic nonprofit partners and work closely with them to determine their communications needs and possible solutions. Employee Directed Programs We accept requests for volunteer opportunities from nonprofit organizations in communities where we have a significant presence. Listed below are cities where volunteer councils have been established. Locations with an * indicate volunteer partners have already been selected and new requests cannot be considered at this time. | 
