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Culture Powers Community
The NVIDIA Foundation is an employee-led initiative that aims to empower communities and have a lasting impact on organizations, through:
- Transformative Partnerships
- Employee Engagement
- Collaboration with NVIDIA’s ecosystem of customers and partners
- Creating and Sharing Best Practices
High Impact Grant Program
From May 9 – June 20, organizations throughout the world have an opportunity to receive a $50,000 grant from the NVIDIA Foundation, if they can demonstrate that the grant will be used to make a transformative impact on the lives of the people they serve. Outside proposals will not be considered for this program, employee referrals only. If you qualify, learn more about the program.
FEATURED OFFICE
NVIDIA Shenzhen Adopts School Library
| NVIDIA’s Shenzhen employees recently adopted a school in a remote village of Guangdong (Southern China), refurbishing its library and providing it with new books. Employees collected children’s books from their local communities, and with their cash donations, the library was able to purchase new books as well as bookshelves and desks. The Shenzhen employees also engage with a school closer to their office, where they help the children at the school improve their English skills. |
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2008 PROGRAMS
High Impact Grant Program
From May 9 – June 20, organizations throughout the world have an opportunity to receive a $50,000 grant from the NVIDIA Foundation, if they can demonstrate that the grant will be used to make a transformative impact on the lives of the people they serve. Outside proposals will not be considered for this program, employee referrals only. If you qualify, learn more about the program.
Worldwide Food Drive
This summer, the Foundation will partner with NVIDIA employees throughout the world to help tackle the growing hunger crisis. We’ll issue a challenge match to all employees and also ask attendees at our first annual NVISION conference to donate and increase our impact.
Inspire 2.0
Last year, 500 employees and their families revitalized a school in East Palo Alto, CA. We’re looking to have the same transformative effect this year with a local school or community center in the Bay Area. But bigger, and better, NVIDIA-style.
Other Programs
Our employees are engaged in programs too numerous to list, here are a few highlights:
- Employees in our 11 US field offices provide backpacks for children and make each holiday season special for those in need.
- Employees at our Würselen, Germany office pay double for their lunch one day per week, and the local cleaning person who makes the meal uses the extra money to cook dinner for the residents of the homeless shelter that he also cleans.
- All three of our India offices are actively engaged with local schools, providing school supplies, money for school improvements, and tutoring to children in K – 12 grades.
2006 – 2007 INITIATIVES
Project Inspire: 500 NVIDIANs and Their Families Revitalize a Silicon Valley School
On December 15, 500 members of the NVIDIA community provided much needed updates to the East Palo Alto Charter School. Community partner Rebuilding Together Peninsula organized the volunteers (which included parents and teachers at the school), and together the team made an incredible impact, including:
- Outside of the school completely repainted (225 gallons of paint used)
- Seventy five dull Plexiglas windows replaced
- Four beautiful and educational murals painted throughout school grounds
- Crafted an outdoor classroom and garden in which students will learn about how to grow and prepare nutritious meals
- A new volleyball court
- Brand new books for each child and school supplies for each classroom
Rebuilding Together estimates over 3,000 hours were volunteered in one day, and that the school would have spent $600,000 on contract labor if it had to pay for it.
Photos from the project can be found on NBC11’s web site.
NVIDIA Hyderabad Employees Partner with Local School
NVIDIA’s Hyderabad employees are taking an active role in helping local children get the support they need to be successful in school. Over the past four years, Hyderabad has supported the GPS Ambedkar primary school by providing in-class teaching, conducting exams and working actively with parents to keep their children enrolled in the school. The team has also partnered with Naandi Foundation on a meal program, as well as donated a portion of their salaries to support other school initiatives. This August, the Hyderabad office presented the children with shoes, book bags and uniforms to help them start off the school year successfully. NVIDIA’s CEO Jen-Hsun Huang recently recognized employees’ efforts by making a donation to upgrade the school's infrastructure. NVIDIA’s future involvement includes creating a model school adoption program that can be implemented in other countries where NVIDIA has offices.
Family Giving Tree
Family Giving Tree provides backpacks to students in the Santa Clara school system who can't afford the basic school supplies they need to excel in the classroom. This year our employees donated more than 8,300 backpacks to underprivileged children.
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San Jose Education Foundation
In May, Jen-Hsun Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, received the Pioneer Business Leader award for his work in both the corporate and philanthropic worlds. NVIDIA assisted SJEF to raise funds for their annual Pioneers & Purpose event by challenging local industry leaders to raise the bar on education in Silicon Valley and improve our youth’s chances at academic success. The event, held on May 24 and attended by almost 500 executives, educators and government officials, raised $600,000 for future SJEF programs.
Second Harvest Food Bank
NVIDIA has been involved with Second Harvest Food Bank since 1998. During the 2006 holiday season, NVIDIA co-founders Jen-Hsun Huang and Chris Malachowsky co-chaired the Food Bank's holiday food and funds drive. Jen-Hsun reached out to several Silicon Valley CEOs to raise funds in the fight against hunger and Chris Malachowsky challenged NVIDIA's business partners and top Second Harvest donors to increase donations from last year. The co-chairs generous spirit sparked a tremendous amount of giving within NVIDIA – this year's food drive raised a record $5.7 million, marking the first time that Second Harvest broke the $4 million mark in fundraising since 2000. Second Harvest CEO Chip Huggins noted: "The enthusiasm, passion, and creativity that the NVIDIA community brought to this year's effort helped propel us to a new level of success.”
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