Get an assortment of Cisco and Cisco Meraki products for your nonprofit or charity through Cisco and Meraki Donations for Nonprofits at Connecting Up.

You can use Cisco and Meraki networking equipment, security cameras, sensors, and licenses to create a functioning network, secure office spaces, and avoid service disruptions.

Cisco Donated Networking Hardware Catalog

Eligibility and Restrictions

If eligible, your organization may request any number of products for a total of up to US$8,000 in administrative fees per fiscal year (July 1 to June 30). You can place as many requests as needed each year, as long as the total administrative fees for all of your requests do not exceed the maximum.

Organizations that have purchased Cisco products within the last six months or that plan to purchase Cisco products in the next six months are not eligible for products in this program. This applies to purchases made directly from Cisco or through resellers or retail channels.

Consult the eligibility and restrictions page to review your organization's eligibility to participate in this program.

Do Not Combine with Other Requests

Requests for donated Cisco and Meraki products may not include products from other programs. You must request products from other programs separately.

Affiliates of National or International Organizations Not Eligible

Affiliates of parent organizations with more than 20 national or international affiliates are not eligible for donated Cisco and Meraki products. This is true even if your affiliate is considered a separate entity and is not funded by the parent organization. Examples of such organizations are the YMCA, the Red Cross, and Amnesty International.

Shipping and Fulfillment

You should receive your donation request within three weeks of the approval date.

All product donations are subject to change or delay without notice. Cisco reserves the right to substitute functionally equivalent products for any request.

If you need to cancel or change a request, you must do so before your request is approved by Connecting Up.

Warranty, Support, and Returns

Cisco generally does not accept returns on donated devices.

If you receive the wrong product, please contact us within 20 days of receipt of the items to arrange a return.

More Cisco Resources for Nonprofits

Cisco Takeback and Recycle Program

Cisco is a green company. Donated Cisco and Meraki products that are no longer useful or have reached their end of life can be returned to Cisco through the Takeback and Recycle program. It is open to all users of Cisco equipment and its associated brands and subsidiaries.

Cisco Product Grant Program

The Cisco Product Grant Program is another option for some nonprofits to receive Cisco networking products. This program offers individual nonstandard networking bundles as donations to select nonprofits. For more information, see the Cisco Product Grant program.

Eligible organizations can receive donations from either the Cisco donation program at Connecting Up or the Cisco Product Grant Program, but they can't receive donations from both programs during the same fiscal year.

Consultants

Unless you have a dedicated networking or IT professional on staff, you should consider hiring a consultant to implement your Cisco products. The administrative fee for donated Cisco products doesn't include installation of your networking equipment. For more information about hiring a consultant, read our partner’s TechSoup articles on consultants.

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