As a Compugen home-grown program, our Green4Good program is a double winner. When organizations recycle their used IT assets through the program, we divert all the pieces from landfill, either by refurbishing and reselling the equipment, or by completely recycling it. The refurbished equipment is either donated to an organization in need, or the equipment is sold and the proceeds are directed to charity. Since we began the Green4Good program in 2010, more than $3,200,000 has been donated to over 175 charities and over 1,000,000 pieces of equipment have been saved from landfill.

Compugen is proud to be a supporter of The Alex. For 40 years, The Alex has listened and responded to the needs of Calgarians. They provide primary medical care and housing support to their most vulnerable neighbours, tackling tough health and social issues head-on. Their focus is crisis prevention, and their team of professionals work hard to step in before long-term interventions are needed. Their cost-effective programs save taxpayer dollars and strengthen the entire community.

For more than 10 years, we have been an active supporter of the United Way. Thanks to corporate donations and the dedication and generosity of our staff, we have landed on the United Way’s Honour Roll for the past three consecutive years – a tradition we’re proud of and intend to continue.

For more than 15 years, we have been a strong supporter of Frontier College. Founded more than a century ago, Frontier College is a national organization that mobilizes more than 3,000 volunteers each year to promote literacy among disadvantaged populations, with a special emphasis on aboriginal youth. Together we currently support Frontier College’s summer literacy camps, where dozens of summer camps in six provinces focus on building literacy skills among aboriginal children and youth.

In the past we have also helped fund programs such as Beat the Street, which helps youth earn their high-school diplomas and acquire computer skills training. We’ve spearheaded fundraising initiatives such as the 10K road run in the 1990s, and more recently, we partnered with Microsoft to create an online learning portal that connects the college’s tutors to students living in remote locations. With the efforts of our staff and our fundraising campaigns, we have raised more than $800,000 to date for the college’s programs.