At Symantec, we believe that together, we have the power to change the world and make it a better, safer place. We connect our business to society, supporting nonprofits and other community organizations through grants and software donations. Core to this is providing support to the communities we operate in across the world.
Located among one of the world’s epicenters for business and technology, the business community of Mountain View has continued to thrive, however, not without its challenges. From improving access to community resources, to ensuring equal opportunities for quality education and healthcare, to rising rental costs, Mountain View is similar to most communities where opportunities for improvement lie.
Enter Inspire Mountain View, a contest to inspire innovation that makes Mountain View, the location of our corporate headquarters, a more compassionate and equitable community, and a better place to work and play. We are excited announce a $50,000 sponsorship of the contest that will uncover top solutions to strengthen the community either lead or sponsored by nonprofits.
Highlighted in a February article on the challenge by local media The Mountain View Voice, "We're calling on all innovators, creators and dreamers who want to make Mountain View a better place," said Joe Eyre of the Los Altos Community Foundation, managing partner for Inspire Mountain View. "The whole idea here is to make the community more compassionate, equitable and a better place to live and work."
Symantec joins three other leading Silicon Valley technology peers supporting the contest – Google, LinkedIn and Synopsys.
A total of $175,000 will be awarded in three grants of $25,000, $50,000 and $100,000. Voting is open to the public from any location, region, country and runs from April 4 – 21, with the winners in each category announced on May 3rd.
Join us to become inspired by the creative and innovative ideas of others, and to support a competition for community changing solutions!