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Creating opportunity for people throughout the world

We approach social investment strategically – in order to ensure a sustainable future for society, our customers, and our company. By focusing our talent, technology, and capital on education and entrepreneurship, we strive to enact positive social change through economic growth, job creation, innovation, and community.

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SAP is committed to social investment

Social Sabbatical: Leveraging Talent

SAP employees are making a difference through a new model for leadership development and social impact. Read how one SAP volunteer helps high school students think like entrepreneurs and expand their thinking about the future.

Social Sabbatical highlights › Supporting entrepreneurship ›

SAP employees can take a sabbatical from their daily roles to work with NGOs

Ashoka Changemakers: A New Generation of Leaders

Learn how young people are applying their passion and creativity to solving social challenges. SAP has partnered with Ashoka to support "changemakers" as they work toward a sustainable future.

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Women working in a field in India

Internet Access in India: A Model for Change

Discover how a rural village in India has gained access to computerized records and vital local services. This innovative project using SAP technology may become a model throughout the country.

Soda village › Berkley to Mumbai ›

What has the power to inspire?

Explore stories about people who’ve turned innovative ideas into reality – and have inspired us at SAP.

Perhaps they will help you develop your own ideas, offer a new perspective, or lead to a spark of innovation.

Our Strategy and Programs
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  • Our Social Investment Strategy: Leveraging Our Strengths to Create Social Change

    Today's challenges require us to innovate and move beyond traditional approaches to improving education and supporting entrepreneurs.

    We call on our talent, technology, and capital to multiply our impact. These three pillars build on each other, allowing us to achieve greater results than we could through any one approach alone. Specifically, we focus on:

    • Engaging our talent: We leverage the skills of our employees in more than 40 countries to deepen our work with people and communities
    • Leveraging our technology: We provide our software to nonprofits to enable them to better serve their mission
    • Investing our capital: We invest in innovative approaches to strengthening education, expanding economic opportunity, and creating long-term change
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  • Education: Enabling Human Potential Around the World

    We focus on helping young people gain a passion for technology – and the skills they need to succeed in today's economy.

    We seek to enhance how young people learn about science, math, and technology. Through a long-time collaboration with universities, our software helps develop the next generation of talent. Our goal is to unleash people's potential – to innovate, drive economic growth, and become leaders of change in a more sustainable world. Examples include:

    • In Latin America, we help girls gain the life skills to craft their own futures
    • In North America, we are partnering with nonprofits to prepare students for success
    • In Europe, we are investing in young entrepreneurs building social businesses
    • Throughout Asia, we are providing computer access to help people compete for jobs
    • In Africa, we aim to ensure that children attend school and reach their potential
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  • Entrepreneurship: Inspiring Success to Foster Innovation and Economic Growth

    We focus on propelling "emerging" entrepreneurs – those with a great business idea who are positioned to bring it to scale.

    Such entrepreneurs hold unique potential to create a sustainable future. They drive economic growth, create jobs, and help solve complex problems. They also demonstrate how business can be an engine for innovative solutions to societal challenges. Supporting entrepreneurs feeds our own innovation, helps develop new markets, and creates a dynamic business network. Our efforts include:

    • Collaborating with others to help entrepreneurs succeed through effective regulation, mentoring, technology, and other resources
    • Providing our software and expertise to emerging entrepreneurs with a viable, innovative, and scalable business idea that addresses a societal need
    • Encouraging entrepreneurship among young people, helping them recognize – and seize – new business opportunities
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