Microsoft Expands Global YouthSpark Initiative
Microsoft expands global YouthSpark initiative to focus on computer science
Sept. 16, 2015
Press release
Microsoft YouthSpark expands youth programs for computer science education
Sept. 16, 2015
Feature story
B-roll: Microsoft expands global YouthSpark initiative to focus on computer science with $75million investment
Sept. 16, 2015
B-roll video
Satya Nadella announces $75 million investment in computer science education
Sept. 17, 2015
B-roll video
Increasing access to computer science for all youth
Sept. 17, 2015
Official Microsoft Blog
Microsoft Software & Systems Academy
Microsoft expands tech training program for active duty service members
July 28, 2014
Microsoft expands program to offer transitioning service members training for tech jobs
July 28, 2014
MSSA B-roll Package
July 28, 2014
Computer Science Education Week
Making important progress on computer science education
Dec. 13, 2013
Computer Science Education Week begins Monday – Join us in an ‘Hour of Code’
Dec. 09, 2013
Join Microsoft in the ‘Hour of Code’ campaign
Oct. 14, 2013
YouthSpark Challenge for Change
YouthSpark Ambassadors Share Social Entrepreneurship Lessons From Kenya
Aug. 22, 2013
YouthSpark Challenge for Change Winners Announced! Five Brilliant Sparks of Social Good
July 02, 2013
Challenge for Change: Meet 20 Finalists and Vote for Your Favorite
June 17, 2013
Have an Idea to Improve Your Community, Campus, or the World? Enter YouthSpark Challenge for Change!
May 01, 2013
YouthSpark Challenge for Change
May 01, 2013
YouthSpark One Year Later
Press release
Office 365 for Nonprofits: Helping Nonprofits Do More Good … Now in More Places!
Sept. 23, 2013
The Future Will Not Wait
Sept. 23, 2013
Global Youth: Turning Opportunity Into Action
Sept. 23, 2013
We Day
Blog Post
From We Day to We Act!
March 28, 2013
To Celebrate Kids Helping Kids Across the Globe, Microsoft Sponsors First U.S. We Day
March 27, 2013
Welcome to Seattle, We Day!
March 27, 2013
First U.S. We Day Inspires 15,000 Youth to Change the World
March 27, 2013
Steve Ballmer: We Day Seattle
March 27, 2013
We Day Seattle Debuts on March 27; Sparks Opportunities for 15,000 Youth in Washington
Oct. 02, 2012
YouthSpark Launch
Microsoft YouthSpark Grants to Encourage Youth to Do Great Things
Sept. 20, 2012
Brad Smith and Steve Ballmer: Microsoft Citizenship YouthSpark Initiative Launch
Sept. 20, 2012
Microsoft Mobilizes to Create Opportunities for 300 Million Youth Around the World
Sept. 20, 2012
Creating Opportunities for 300 Million Young People in the Next Three Years
Sept. 20, 2012
Microsoft YouthSpark: A new chapter in Citizenship at Microsoft
Sept. 20, 2012
Imagine Cup Grants
Another Year of Innovation – Imagine Cup Grant Winners Announced
Dec. 04, 2013
Student Startup Aims to Prevent Traffic Jams
Dec. 04, 2012
Microsoft Awards Imagine Cup Grants to Jumpstart Student Startups That Address Social Issues
Dec. 04, 2012
Imagine Cup Grants – supporting social innovation by young entrepreneurs
Dec. 04, 2012
Giving Tuesday
How many people does it take to make a difference? Just one. That person can be you…
Dec. 03, 2013
How Many People Does it Take to Make an Impact?
Nov. 13, 2013
Let the Giving Begin! Microsoft’s #GivingTuesday 1:1 Match is Live
Nov. 27, 2012
Giving Back: A New Post-Thanksgiving Tradition
Nov. 15, 2012
Opportunity for Action
Opportunity for Action Brief
March 27, 2012
(.pdf file, 135 KB)
Opportunity for Action Report
March 27, 2012
(.pdf file, 581 KB)
Opportunity for Action Video (.wmv download)
March 27, 2012
A video tells the story of global youth and the opportunity divide, while highlighting findings from the International Youth Foundation’s Opportunity for Action report.