Education & workforce development
IBM is dedicated to helping further education and workforce development
through programs created to assist veterans, teachers and students.
P-TECH
Pathways in Technology Early College High Schools (P-TECH) is a system of innovative public schools from grades 9 to 14 that bring together the best elements of education and career.
Veterans
This program offers returning veterans IBM i2 Analytics Software training, opportunities for data analyst certification, and career placement assistance in this growing field.
Teacher Advisor, Powered by IBM Watson
Launching in 2016, this breakthrough application uses IBM Watson cognitive computing technology to provide teachers with guidance and mentorship.
Teachers TryScience
Teachers can access hundreds of free lessons, teaching strategies and resources designed to spark students’ interest in science, technology, engineering and math.
University Relations
IBM provides access to software, course materials and experts to help universities improve and extend their curricula, focused on skills students need in today’s job market.
Citizen diplomacy, cities & employee engagement
Various initiatives, from outright grants to community development
programs, directly and positively impact and improve society and the environment.
Impact Grants
IBM has delivered nearly 2,000 grants worldwide since 2010, bringing sophisticated capabilities to nonprofit organizations to help them serve their communities more effectively.
On Demand Community
Our volunteering initiative supports IBMers’ engagements with schools and community organizations. Nearly 20 million volunteer hours have been logged since 2003.
Corporate Service Corps
Teams of IBMers from around the world visit developing countries for month-long projects on economic development, environmental issues and other challenges.
Smarter Cities Challenge
IBM’s largest philanthropic initiative deploys experts to cities worldwide, helping address critical challenges by developing recommendations for becoming smarter and more effective.
Supplier Connection
Supplier Connection has been instrumental in helping small businesses grow and create jobs by connecting them to large companies’ supply chains.
Community health & wellness
Our programs were designed to encourage and accelerate research to
help scientists solve problems with world health issues.
IBM Health Corps
IBM deploys experts to work with health organizations, applying cognitive computing tools and analytics to expand healthcare access and improve health systems.
SafetyNet with Nonprofits
When fully operable, this service will use the IBM Curam solution to help settlement houses, community organizations and other providers of social services to be more effective.
World Community Grid
This virtual supercomputer aggregates donated computing power from PCs and mobile devices, making it available to researchers seeking solutions to a range of critical global issues.
Environment & disaster relief
As a global company with employees in over 127 countries, IBM is
committed to working with communities to respond to various disaster relief efforts.
Environment
We provide technology, research and expertise to address environmental and sustainability challenges for our company, our clients and the world.
Disaster relief
Integrating advanced technologies with the expertise of IBMers, we deliver essential components of what it takes for affected areas and individuals to regroup, rebuild and recover.
2015 Corporate Responsibility Report
IBM's approach to corporate responsibility reflects our business — applied technology, continuous transformation and sustainable change. Our 2015 report details the impact of our efforts worldwide.