Talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not

We must move quickly to extend broadband access while confronting challenges like skilling and affordability. Our collective responsibility is to leave our communities with a legacy of connectivity, ensuring that no one is left behind.

Millions of Americans lack broadband access and 49 percent of people globally don’t have internet access. Our Airband Initiative extends affordable broadband access to underserved communities to enable their access to the digital economy.

It will take the public, private, and nonprofit sectors working together to deliver the change we all want to see. This guide provides an actionable framework for thoughtful implementation by states and localities to achieve digital equity for all.

We work with communities, nonprofits, and governments to help people excluded from the digital economy gain the foundational, role-based, and technical skills to gain jobs and livelihoods.

These resources will help your community to gain the basic skills needed to effectively explore the internet and navigate our digital world using reading, writing, technical skills, and critical thinking.

Academics and educators are key to fostering opportunity within communities. When they grow, communities grow. We’ve curated resources for professional development, certifications, and in-classroom support for educators.

Microsoft and LinkedIn offer free learning paths mapped to in-demand roles, interview preparation, and career certificates to help individuals grow professional skills and unlock opportunity.

Advance your community technology skills to foster innovation with free self-paced trainings on Microsoft Learn or join one of our Microsoft Store’s free workshops – for families, students, and professionals.

As industries digitally transform, there is a great cybersecurity workforce shortage. Learn more about our vision to address this skilling gap.

More than 67 percent of new jobs created in the US are related to computer science, yet only 51 percent of high schools offer CS courses that help students get job placements.

Access the latest report published by Code.org, CSTA and ECEP Alliance for an overview on national and state-level computer science education policy, access, and participation.

Technology Education and Learning Support (TEALS) is a Microsoft Philanthropies program that builds sustainable computer science programs in high schools. We help classroom teachers learn to teach computer science on their own by pairing them with industry volunteers and proven curricula.

Visit our library of resources for more information, programs and materials that can help you advocate for CS in your community. Find resources for educators, nonprofits, and data & research.

Connect college students in your community to Microsoft and other corporate employees though the Global Mentorship Initiative to support them in their early career pursuits.

The Microsoft Cybersecurity Scholarship supports community college students with funding for degree and industry certificate completion. Learn how to brig this resource to your community

We make world-class technology and solutions affordable and accessible to nonprofits, humanitarian organizations, and social entrepreneurs around the world, enabling them to accelerate their impact on the causes and communities they serve.

Learn how organizations are using AI to solve global challenges to the environment, humanitarian issues, accessibility, health, or cultural heritage. Explore our library open datasets to inspire and enrich your programs.

We are committed to helping address racial injustice and inequity in the US for Black and African American communities. Microsoft provides grants to help nonprofits increase their impact on missions addressing racial inequity.

Growing Home is our effort to expand opportunity in rural America, working with community partners to enhance civil society, employability, and technological capacity in rural American communities.

Our Founders Hub brings people, knowledge, and benefits together to help founders at every stage solve startup challenges.

A framework for cloud adoption aiming to offer economic growth for every community, organization, and person to use its resources to defend the global digital ecosystem, respect privacy and sovereignty, protect democratic values and human rights, and to contributes to a sustainable future.