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Our investment in Factor[e] Ventures’ Delta40 Venture Studio
Innovative funding to scale At Autodesk Foundation, one of impact opportunity areas, Health & Resilience, focuses on backing technology-based solutions that increase health and resilience in low-resource, climate-vulnerable regions. In this part of our portfolio, we look for organizations that can demonstrate impact in the three domains of our Health & Resilience thesis: environmental protection,…
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Our investment in Okra Solar
Two billion people worldwide lack access to reliable energy In the energy access sector, the scaleup of mini-grids and solar home systems (SHS) is critical if we are to meet the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal 7—access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all—by 2030. Only half of the 800 million people without…
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Our investment in Coalfield Development
The Autodesk Foundation has made an investment in Coalfield Development, a West Virginia nonprofit focused on facilitating employment and economic transition through workforce development programs and social enterprise incubation and investment in the region.
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Our investment in Revolution Workshop
The Autodesk Foundation welcomes Revolution Workshop to its Work & Prosperity portfolio. Revolution Workshop is a nonprofit based in Chicago, Illinois, that builds skills, hope, and resilience by providing construction job training to Chicago's underserved communities.
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Creating authentic impact narratives
Autodesk is applying its brand and storytelling expertise for impact.
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Our investment in Pallet
By Beth Foster and Kate McElligott 1.6 billion lack adequate shelter There are currently 1.6 billion people worldwide who lack adequate shelter, and more than half a million people in the United States experiencing homelessness. And as climate change accelerates, homelessness due to sudden-onset natural disasters will increase. Since 2008, an average of 25 million…
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2022 Tech Lead Development Program
Autodesk Foundation’s first Tech Lead Development Program is designed to facilitate learning for the most in-demand nontechnical skills.
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Our investment in The Industrial Commons
The Autodesk Foundation is pleased to welcome The Industrial Commons (TIC) to its Work & Prosperity portfolio. TIC is a nonprofit based in Morganton, North Carolina that is embracing circularity, worker-centric models, and technology to build the economic resilience of local textile firms and their manufacturing workforces. From 1990 to 2012, as production shifted overseas,…
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Autodesk Barcelona’s culture of giving
For the past two years in Autodesk’s Barcelona Office, the Giving Back Committee has kept up a steady drumbeat of pro bono and volunteer opportunities for nearly 600 Autodeskers in Barcelona. Year-round work culminates in an annual auction raising 15,000 euros The December Holiday Auction, where employees bid on items like restaurant vouchers and personal…
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Our investment in Closed Loop Partners
Today’s linear economy—where we extract resources, make something, use it, and then throw it away—creates an amazing amount of waste. Yes, waste in terms of energy and materials, but also waste in terms of a missed opportunity for delivering greater value to consumers, companies, and brands. The circular economy movement, on the other hand, embraces…
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