The Atlassian Foundation is the philanthropic organization associated with Atlassian, a global technology company that develops collaboration and productivity software. Established in 2006, the Foundation provides funding, technology, employee expertise, and other resources to nonprofit and social-impact organizations. Atlassian commits 1% of its profit, equity, products, and employee time to social impact through the Foundation and related activities. Atlassian was also a co-founder of the Pledge 1% movement, which encourages companies to dedicate a portion of their resources to social impact.

Education has been a longstanding focus of the Foundation. Its current strategy emphasizes helping education systems and organizations respond to technological change, including helping disadvantaged learners develop the capabilities needed to participate and thrive in an artificial-intelligence-enabled society. The Foundation supports organizations working with young people from under-resourced communities and supports collective-action initiatives in which multiple organizations collaborate around shared education challenges.

The Foundation's work includes:

• philanthropic grants and partnerships
• support for education initiatives serving disadvantaged learners
• discounted Atlassian technology and technical support for nonprofit organizations and social enterprises
• employee volunteering and charitable giving
• support for collaborative initiatives addressing systemic social challenges.

The Foundation reports that more than 10,000 nonprofit organizations and social enterprises use free or discounted Atlassian products and that Atlassian and its Foundation have donated more than $99 million.

Resources

Atlassian Foundation. Education and philanthropy. Education focus

Atlassian Foundation. Homepage. Atlassian Foundation

Atlassian Foundation. Who we are. About the Foundation