Twilio.org Announces Grants of More Than $1.4 Million to 15 Nonprofits
Summary
SAN FRANCISCO--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- Twilio (NYSE: TWLO), the leading cloud communications platform, today announced that the company’s social impact arm - Twilio.org - has awarded more than $1.4 million to 15 nonprofits, its largest grant round to date. With the funds, Benefits Data Trust will expand its SMS engagement to serve more beneficiaries with greater efficiency and convenience, improving quality of life and reducing long-term healthcare costs. To help increase diversity in the tech industry, Twilio.org is also funding the following organizations that provide technical training and career development to adults from underrepresented backgrounds seeking to join the field: By connecting social impact organizations, passionate software developers and the full power of the Twilio platform, Twilio.org ignites positive change on a local and global scale. By making communications a part of every software developers toolkit, Twilio is enabling innovators across every industry — from emerging leaders to the world’s largest organizations — to reinvent how companies engage with their customers.