Okta For Good

Nonprofits do society’s hardest work. They serve our most vulnerable people. They advocate for our dearest causes. They address market failures, and thereby enrich our entire society. That’s why we believe it’s imperative that nonprofits have access to the same cutting-edge technology as commercial entities. Ten years of work in the social sector…

Nonprofit organizations (NPOs) have full plates—not only do they devote their time to making the world a better place, but oftentimes their employees also have to manage complex IT processes in-house, putting additional stress on their team. With most of their budgets and resources dedicated to their central mission, it can prove challenging for…

I think a lot about the unique position those of us in the corporate social impact field are in, and what a privilege it is to help others give back. I feel incredibly lucky to lead social impact work for a company like Okta, with an engaged ecosystem of employees, partners and customers who are all passionate about doing more for their…

Last spring, Okta opened its doors to local students and jobseekers for our inaugural Tech Week. Our global teams – from San Jose to Sydney – hosted career workshops and mentoring sessions for more than 200 visitors from tech education and workforce development nonprofits in our local communities. We learned a few things from this effort: …

This past week, I had the pleasure of volunteering my time to help with an #OktaforGood initiative: Micro-mentoring at the Accelerate Good Global conference. Micro-mentoring in this case involved discussions with nonprofit leaders that had questions about technology, or running their business. The conversations are limited to 20 minutes each, and…

When a former work colleague asked me to join her for volunteering five years ago, I’ll be honest — I didn’t want to go. The event was with an organization that helped homeless clients connect with social service providers in San Francisco. I didn’t see myself as a “volunteer” or “do-gooder type,” and homelessness, especially in San Francisco,…

Earlier this year, we announced NetHope as our first Okta for Good Fund grantee. A consortium of 50+ leading global nonprofits, NetHope empowers nonprofit leaders to change the world through technology. As a part of our inaugural grant, Okta committed as a founding partner for The Center for the Digital Nonprofit, a new initiative that aims to…

Okta has always focused on connecting people and technology. We launched Okta for Good last year to expand on this idea – with a mission to strengthen the connections between people, technology and community. We’ve been busy over the last year building a small but powerful team, getting our first programs up and running, stretching our giving…

Across the public, private and nonprofit sectors, success and progress today depends on how well organizations empower their people to use modern technologies in critical ways. That’s particularly true in the nonprofit world, taking on crises that sadly headline the news daily. Technology makes it possible to rescue more survivors of natural…

This summer, Adobe hosted 100 high school girls in partnership with Girls Who Code, a national nonprofit working to close the gender gap in technology, for a seven-week summer immersion program. The girls who participated learned the basics of coding while creating a network of sisterhood and professional role models – and when we heard they were…