February, 2008 Newsletter

(San Francisco, CA) February 6, 2008?UniversalGiving™, a nonprofit connecting individuals and corporations to top-performing international projects, is announcing our partnership with Cisco to further Cisco?s international giving and volunteering programs.

UniversalGiving (http://www.universalgiving.org) identifies, qualifies, and then connects Cisco employees with exceptional international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and their projects.

"With a combination of UniversalGiving's™ expertise and support, and Cisco's talented employees and innovative technology, we are already making a positive impact on local communities around the world," said Pamela Hawley, CEO and Founder of UniversalGiving™.

UniversalGiving's™ "Launch a City" program helps employees reach their volunteer and philanthropic goals and encourages long-lasting relationships between the NGOs and Cisco. UniversalGiving™ has successfully connected Cisco employees in the Netherlands, China and India to stimulate growth of volunteer service and grow more donations towards worthy causes.

"UniversalGiving™ is committed to providing the necessary management support and NGO relationships that allow Cisco's employees to engage with Cisco's giving programs as well as expand Cisco's programs at a global level. I am personally very excited about the work we are doing together," said Maggie Larson, Senior Manager, Community Relations, Cisco.

UniversalGiving™ is now working with The Cisco Foundation, Cisco Civic Councils and Cisco Community Relations offices in Europe and Asia to start similar city launches. Peter Tavernise, Senior Manager, Public Benefit Investment at Cisco, mentioned: "We appreciate the rigor and consistency that UniversalGiving™ has insured with regards to our initial due diligence process as we consider new potential nonprofit partner organizations. Because UniversalGiving™ shoulders that portion of the process, our employees are free to concentrate on our biggest value added?contribution of our expertise and resources."

UniversalGiving's™ core competency of sourcing NGO content with quality metrics in accord with its Quality Model™ is unique to the industry. UniversalGiving's™ goal is to ensure excellence in worldwide management in its engagement with Cisco?s Civic Councils, and that Cisco associates itself with superior, top-performing NGOs and projects around the world.