Bandwidth and its Employees Announce Hurricane Relief For Western North Carolina and Invite Customers To Participate

October 17, 2024

Donation of $100,000, 2:1 employee matching, support for employee volunteers and invitations to customers are efforts to mobilize the entire Bandwidth Community to help neighbors in N.C.

RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Bandwidth Inc. (NASDAQ: BAND), a leading global enterprise cloud communications company, today announced a hurricane relief program for the company’s neighbors in the impacted communities of western North Carolina.

Bandwidth volunteers removing waterlogged insulation for a homeowner impacted by Hurricane Helene in Ashe County Oct. 9, 2024.

The program includes:

An immediate company donation of $100,000 across four key charitable organizations recognized for their leadership in Hurricane Helene recovery efforts in Western N.C.: American Red Cross, Samaritan’s Purse, Asheville Humane Society and Forsyth Humane Society.
Double company matching (2:1) for donations by Bandwidth’s 1,100 employees worldwide.
Support for the company’s “Bandwidth Cares” employee volunteer workdays on-site providing assistance in impacted communities.
An invitation to Bandwidth’s thousands of customers and partners to join in supporting these efforts.

“Our hearts go out to our neighbors who are suffering from the devastation of Hurricane Helene, and we are mobilizing the entire Bandwidth community to help,” said David Morken, Bandwidth’s Chief Executive Officer. “As a company with deep roots in North Carolina, we are grateful to all who join us in supporting the people of western N.C. to recover and rebuild.”

To donate, please visit Bandwidth’s Helene Recovery N.C. web page for links to leading charitable organizations and more information.

About Bandwidth Inc.
Bandwidth (NASDAQ: BAND) is a global cloud communications software company that helps enterprises deliver exceptional experiences through voice calling, text messaging and emergency services. Our solutions and our Communications Cloud, covering 65+ countries and over 90 percent of global GDP, are trusted by all the leaders in unified communications and cloud contact centers–including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Cisco, Google, Microsoft, RingCentral, Zoom, Genesys and Five9–as well as Global 2000 enterprises and SaaS builders like Docusign, Uber and Yosi Health. As a founder of the cloud communications revolution, we are the first and only global Communications Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS) to offer a unique combination of composable APIs, AI capabilities, owner-operated network and broad regulatory experience. Our award-winning support teams help businesses around the world solve complex communications challenges every day. For more information, visit Bandwidth.com.