Community

Dow Corning recognizes its responsibilities to the communities that are home to its plants and employees. The company's ability to attract employees is directly related to the quality of life in its local communities, and while education is our primary focus, our giving would be incomplete without considering local projects.

In the U.S., this obligation is met primarily through annual gifts to local United Way organizations. Additionally, the following kinds of projects will be considered for support.

Criteria

Topics and criteria include:

• People solve problems; money helps. Volunteer involvement is important, so projects that leverage what local citizens are doing or could do to improve the local quality of life will receive priority consideration.
• Projects must be sustainable, with plans in place to continue the impact of the project beyond the funding period.
• Proposed projects must demonstrate a positive impact to a broad segment of the community, rather than smaller groups within the community.
• The requesting organization must be able to define, measure and report on the progress and results of the project they propose. A written report summarizing the project's impact is expected when each project is completed, outlining how funding was used and the  benefits it provided.
• While facilities are not the preferred vehicle for funding, projects that support both facilities and programs will be considered where appropriate.
• Multiple funders should be contributing to the project.  Only in exceptional cases will Dow Corning be the sole funder.  Broad community support increases awareness and acceptance of new ideas.