A company with a purpose
Creating impact in the Bay Area for over 25 years
Social impact inspired by social justice
In the early 1990s while teaching at a public middle school in San Francisco, Varsity Founder Patrick Ciccarelli uncovered an opportunity to help children learn by bringing technology into the classroom.
Encouraged by seeing how access to technology changed the students’ relationship to learning, he was later inspired to establish a program called the Cisco Networking Academy. Located at San Francisco State University, the newly formed program helped students prepare for careers in the IT industry. Students who may not have considered IT were able to start long-lasting careers throughout Silicon Valley. The Cisco Networking Academy became one of the largest training institutes for technology at the time.
Fueled by his love of education and driven by his belief that “technology can be strategic,” Patrick launched Varsity Technologies, which has been servicing the Bay Area and beyond for more than 25 years. Varsity works primarily with nonprofits and mission-driven organizations with an eye on how to help them achieve greater social impact.
Social impact is in our DNA
Varsity was founded to help create social impact through the use of technology. This basic yet defining goal is still the same today.
- Meet your current needs
- Achieve your goals and objectives
- Deliver consistent, quality support services to those whom you serve
Service is our core value
We designed our customer experience model around our core value, “Relentless service to others.” We have built our business on going above and beyond to bring our customers the best value even when it’s not the most beneficial to us.
We know you are dealing with complex issues in the community, so we will work tirelessly to research an appropriate solution for your needs even if it is outside our wheelhouse. We honor this by continuously finding ways to help technology enhance the impact your services provide.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion continue to be our top priority
Planet
Since our inception, Varsity’s founder, Patrick Ciccarelli, has been committed to environmental causes (dating as far back as his first Earth day in 1990). Varsity continues this commitment with our most recent accomplishment: achieving Carbon Neutral status in 2020.
People
Creating a workforce that reflects our community isn’t always easy. It takes ingenuity and the belief that everyone should have an opportunity to build a career. Our approach to diversity, inclusion, and equity starts with engaging and supporting people.
Community
We serve the greater good of the communities around us, not just our bottom line. And that started with our commitment to work with non-profits, schools, and social impact organizations. Our focus is our strength.
- Achieve Carbon Neutral Status
- Achieve Goal of Minority and Gender Diversity
- 100% EV Vehicle Fleet
- Central California Internship Program to Increase Diversity in Tech
- Reduce Carbon Footprint by 75%
- Certified California Green Business
- B Corp Member and Benefit Corporation
- 25% Reduction in Carbon Footrprint through Hybrid Work Program
A partner in sustainability
We are committed to integrating sustainable practices into our organization, and into the work we perform for our clients. It’s one of the reasons we have consistently scored in the top 10% of all B Corps for overall social and environmental impact.
A thought leader in action
Your organization will benefit from our years of thought leadership and action in the following:
- 100% carbon neutral: Varsity OneCloud Hosting Services
- 100% PZEV/Eco Hybrid Fleet Vehicles
- California Green Certified Business
- LEED-certified office building: San Francisco
- All IT hardware is Energy Star-certified, EPEAT silver or higher
- Certified e-waste recycling to ensure toxic chemicals, metals, and plastics don’t end up in landfills
