Tech Citizenship

• Mass High Tech
• TechCitizens ↓
  • Accenture Ltd.
  • Atalasoft Inc.
  • Beehive Media LLC
  • Boston Scientific Corp.
  • CA Inc.
  • Cisco Systems Inc.
  • Cognex Corp.
  • Comcast Corp.
  • EMD Serono Inc.
  • EpiVax Inc.
  • Four Mangos Inc.
  • Genzyme Corp.
  • IBM Corp.
  • iCorps Technologies Inc.
  • Ipswitch Inc.
  • KDSA Consulting LLC
  • The MathWorks Inc.
  • Microsoft Corp.
  • Parametric Technology Corp.
  • Raytheon Co.
  • Tech Networks of Boston
  • Verizon Communications Inc.
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• Past Years ↓
  • 2009
  • 2008
  • 2007
  • 2006

Tech Citizenship: How we did it

Tech companies have had a bad rap when it comes to corporate philanthropy. For eight years, Mass High Tech has sought to break that stereotype by highlighting the unique ways in which the tech community gives back to people and non-profits in the communities where they, and their people, work and live.

Tech Citizens themselves are chosen through an exclusive MHT survey process: We ask for cash contributions, employee volunteer hours, in-kind contributions and total revenue. Companies that donate at least one half of 1 percent of gross revenue, or a minimum of $500,000 in total value, are then named Tech Citizens.

This year, we took our Tech Citizenship project to a whole new level. Our journalistic effort, for the first time, encompasses the entire issue. Also for the first time ever, you can find this content on the web, at www.masshightech.com/tech-citizenship — along with profiles of previous years’ honorees, digital videos and more.

That is not to say we aren’t breaking news this week — we’re just doing it on our web site (So if you’re not subscribing to our daily email, Tech Flash, you may be missing out!). And we do have breaking news within, such as our coverage of IBM’s consolidation to Littleton, which has benefited from IBM’s expanded presence through its philanthropic focus there.

We hope this project illustrates what we already know — the tech industry cares, and gives back, and does so in unique ways that we can all learn from.

2008 Tech Citizenship Recipients

• Accenture Ltd.
• Atalasoft Inc.
• Beehive Media LLC
• Boston Scientific Corp.
• CA Inc.
• Cisco Systems Inc.
• Cognex Corp.
• Comcast Corp.
• EMD Serono Inc.
• EpiVax Inc.
• Four Mangos Inc.
• Genzyme Corp.
• IBM Corp.
• iCorps Technologies Inc.
• Ipswitch Inc.
• KDSA Consulting LLC
• The MathWorks Inc.
• Microsoft Corp.
• Parametric Technology Corp.
• Raytheon Co.
• Tech Networks of Boston
• Verizon Communications Inc.