# Cisco encourages laid-off workers to work for non-profits

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2001/05/08/cisco-encourages-laidoff-workers-work-nonprofits/
- Published: 2001-05-08T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Cisco Systems is encouraging workers it has laid off to work for a non-profit for
a year. They will even pay one third of their salary and contribute to health benefits
and stock options if they agree.

Cisco Systems is encouraging workers it has laid off to work for a non-profit for
a year. They will even pay one third of their salary and contribute to health benefits
and stock options if they agree.

Find out more about this novel corporate philanthropy in Cisco sends workers to 
non-profits by John Boudreau at The Mercury News.

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