Our GitHub Gives program provides resources and empowers employees to support the causes they are most passionate about. Through their time, skills, and financial contributions, GitHub employees power a giving-driven culture that uplifts nonprofits across the globe. Our GitHub Gives program has seen tremendous growth over the years, amplifying impact across critical areas like humanitarian response, sustainability, and developer skilling.
GitHub Social Impact
Employees
We provide opportunities for employees to find their passion, engage in their communities, and double their impact.
GitHub employees can double their impact up to $15,000/year through our company match program and receive $25 for every 1 hour of volunteering to donate to a nonprofit of their choice.
35k hours volunteered around the world in 2025
7.6M donated to global nonprofits in 2025, including our company match
x2 program participation rate over the past three years
Our Culture of Giving
Our Culture of Giving
Hubber Champions
Our Hubber Champion ambassador program activates GitHub employees to rally their peers around the causes they care about. Champions lead volunteer events and giving initiatives across regions and teams, helping to foster connection and purpose companywide. Each year, the program continues to grow, building a more diverse network of passionate advocates driving social impact from within.
Skills-based Volunteering
GitHub's skills-based volunteering program connects developers passionate about social impact with organizations in the social sector. Through short-term, high-impact projects, we match skilled employees with partners to help tackle their technical and strategic challenges.
The Seeing Eye
The Seeing Eye aims to boost independence, dignity, and confidence for the blind with training Seeing Eye dogs. Since 2022, GitHub employees have raised funds to name three pups: Octo, Mona, and Hubot.
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Refuse Refuse
Refuse Refuse is a grassroots volunteer effort dedicated to creating trash-free neighborhoods in San Francisco. GitHub volunteers roll up their sleeves to help clean up the streets and parks of San Francisco, including at our annual GitHub Universe conference.
Learn more about Refuse Refuse
Plastic Whale
Since 2022, GitHub employees have volunteered with Plastic Whale to clean up plastic waste from Amsterdam’s canals, local parks, beaches, and forests. GitHub volunteer teams have helped preserve Amsterdam’s natural spaces by collecting 92 bags of trash filled with bottles, cans, plastic, and glass.
Learn more about Plastic Whale
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One of the best things about being a Hubber is being encouraged to give time and money through GitHub matching. I have run a couple of giving events at offsites and raised funds for several nonprofits.
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Employee insights
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