The monday.com Foundation: How a Tech Company Is Transforming Disaster Relief and Education

More Than a Software Company

When tech companies talk about "social impact", it often ends at a donation and a press release. monday.com takes a different approach. Co-CEO Roy Mann has publicly committed 10% of the company's equity to social causes – not as a marketing move, but as a strategic commitment.

The result is the monday.com Foundation, established in 2024 and headquartered in Tel Aviv with presence in the US and UK. With 11 staff members and over 130 volunteers, the Foundation runs two core programmes that couldn't be more different – yet pursue the same goal: bringing technology where it makes the biggest difference.

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The Two Pillars of the Foundation

1. Emergency Response Team (ERT)

The monday.com Emergency Response Team isn't a typical corporate CSR initiative. It's an operational unit that provides on-the-ground support during natural disasters and humanitarian crises – not with money, but with technology and expertise.

What the ERT delivers:

• Digital emergency infrastructure – Building Emergency Operations Centres (EOCs) powered by the monday.com platform
• Real-time data collection – Methodical needs assessments, situational analysis, and resource mapping
• Operations coordination – Project workflows, inventory and distribution management, budget control
• Cross-organisational collaboration – Coordination across sectors, locations, and interventions
• Training & handover – Complete training of field teams with full ownership transfer

Impact in numbers:

Metric	Value
Fund allocation	$7M
Volunteers	130+
Countries	28+
Disaster response projects	60+

Real deployments include flood relief in Argentina, wildfire support in California and Chile, and projects with UNICEF, WHO Foundation, UNDP, Salvation Army, and the Red Cross.

What sets it apart: the ERT provides free monday.com accounts and pro bono implementation support to NGOs, fire brigades, and government agencies during active crises.

2. Tech School

The Foundation's second pillar focuses on the future: Tech School equips youth from underserved communities with technical skills and access to the tech industry.

The programme includes:

• Hands-on training in AI, 3D printing, and design
• Public school partnerships – Integration into existing educational structures
• Teacher support – Professional development and resources
• 30+ schools in the programme

The goal isn't just technical knowledge – it's bridging the digital divide, building a pathway into the tech world for young people who would otherwise be locked out.

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How the Foundation Differs from the Nonprofit Programme

Important: the monday.com Foundation is not the same as the monday.com Nonprofit Programme.

	monday.com Foundation	Nonprofit Programme
What	Independent non-profit organisation	Discount programme for NGOs
For whom	Disaster relief orgs & schools	All non-profit organisations
Offering	Full implementation & deployment teams	10 free seats + up to 70% discount
Access	Via mondayfoundation.org	Via monday.com/nonprofits

Both initiatives complement each other: the Nonprofit Programme makes monday.com accessible to NGOs, while the Foundation goes a step further and actively deploys the platform in crisis situations.

Related article: monday.com for Nonprofits: Free Seats, Big Discounts

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Why This Matters as a monday.com Partner

As a monday.com partner, we see the Foundation not as a nice extra but as proof of what the platform can deliver under extreme conditions.

If monday.com can coordinate disaster relief across 28 countries – with real-time data, cross-organisational collaboration, and automated workflows – it can handle your project work too.

The Foundation showcases the platform at its most demanding: under time pressure, with distributed teams, limited resources, and the need for every process to work immediately. There's no better proof of concept.

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How You Can Support the Foundation

• As an NGO: Contact the monday.com Foundation directly for crisis support
• As a company: Provide volunteers for the ERT – the Foundation works with 130+ volunteers
• As a monday.com user: Use the Nonprofit Programme and recommend it to non-profit organisations in your network

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Conclusion

The monday.com Foundation is one of the most ambitious social impact programmes in the tech industry. 10% equity commitment, an operational disaster response team, and an education programme for the next generation – this goes well beyond standard CSR.

For us as partners, it shows: behind monday.com is a company that deploys its own platform where it matters most.

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Are you a non-profit organisation looking to use monday.com? Book a free consultation – we'll help you get started with the Nonprofit Programme.