Social Impact

CDW builds a more connected world by creating opportunity for all and strengthening the communities we serve. Through strategic partnerships, coworker empowerment, and values-led leadership, we drive meaningful social impact. Our approach is relationship-driven: we listen, ask what communities need, and co-design solutions with our partners.

Our Social Impact strategy follows three core pillars:

Providing Access:
Partner with organizations to provide integrated technology solutions including computers, software, and internet connectivity.

Building Skills:
Support learners by fostering excitement and engagement in STEM, computer science, and digital literacy.

Developing the Workforce:
Build strategic partnerships to shape an inclusive technology industry.

Our long-term community partnerships include:

Compudopt: We provide computer drives and volunteer activities, supporting their mission to refurbish and distribute gently used donated computers to students and families in need.
Lemontree Virtual Volunteering: We provide accessible virtual volunteer opportunities to our coworkers wherever they are, such as connecting neighbors with the food pantries, resources, and social services they need.
Board.dev: We provide board placement opportunities and board training to coworkers and technology leaders.
American Red Cross Disaster Responder Program: We support disaster relief efforts and blood collection services to the people affected by more than 60,000 disasters each year.

In Canada, we maintain a strong commitment to Indigenous partnerships, supporting inclusion and economic opportunity across the communities we serve.

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Creating Opportunity Through Technology

CDW advances opportunity by partnering with organizations that focus on:

Providing Access:
Partner with organizations to provide integrated technology solutions including computers, software, and internet connectivity.

Building Skills:
Support learners by fostering excitement and engagement in STEM, computer science, and digital literacy.

Developing the Workforce:
Build strategic partnerships to shape an inclusive technology industry.

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CDW takes a strategic, values-driven approach to philanthropy, centered on creating opportunities for people to connect with technology and build better futures. This commitment is delivered through direct community investment, coworker-driven programs, and long-term nonprofit partnerships.

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Coworker Volunteerism and Engagement

CDW empowers coworkers to contribute their time and resources to the causes they care about most through:

Matching Gifts Program: Amplifying coworker generosity by doubling the impact of coworkers' charitable donations to eligible nonprofits, up to $2,000 per coworker per calendar year.
Local Impact Program: Enabling coworkers to organize team volunteer events and earn up to $1,000 in grants for the nonprofits they support, strengthening community bonds while scaling our collective impact.
Board Service Program: Lending our expertise and leadership through formal board service training, partner matching, and ongoing support, helping leaders develop governance and leadership skills while delivering meaningful value to community organizations.
Volunteer Time Off: Empowering coworkers to give back through eight hours of paid volunteer time annually to eligible coworkers and providing additional flexibility for salaried coworkers to engage in community activities through our flexible time off policy.

Pro Bono Support

CDW supports coworkers in contributing their professional expertise to communities through pro bono services by:

Helping to match coworkers and leaders to our partners and organizations they are passionate about.
Offering formal board service training for coworkers.

Supporting partnership amplification, volunteer and engagement options.