Volunteering at Sage rose 30 percent last year, and the value of this donated time was worth £4.2 million ($5.5 million) to nonprofits. 2019 was our fourth year of doing good in our local communities, and as each year passes, we are able to do more. Last year we helped 292 organizations globally through grants supporting our signature programs: Sage Empowering Women, Sage Inspiring Youth, and Sage Serving Heroes. Our discounted product program benefited 549 nonprofits. All this amounted to a significant increase over the previous year.
The fourth industrial revolution is one of the biggest challenges facing young people today. Sage’s FutureMakers program provides hands-on experiences for young people aged between 13 and 17 to create solutions that combine the human element with machine intelligence. The program aims to increase the understanding of artificial intelligence and the possibilities it entails, empowering and equipping young people to propose, design and implement innovative technology solutions to address serious social problems.