As part of International Volunteer’s Day in December, we spoke to one of our Fundraising Corporate Partners to share of their experience with DOT, supporting our cause, and the importance of giving back.
Tell us about yourself.
My name is Yeo Boon Pian, Product Integration Engineering Senior Manager at Micron and I have been with Micron for 15 years, working to bring engineering innovations to advance Micron’s memory solutions. I have also been active in Foundation/CSR to enrich communities and cultivate giving in Micron.
Micron’s Vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all. Similarly Foundation aims to transform and enrich our communities through our philanthropy and people.
How did Micron’s journey start with DOT? And why this particular cause?
Micron celebrates Diversity, Equality and Inclusion in the workplace and one of Foundation’s initiative is to support under-represented groups and communities.
DOT’s focus to support women from low income families towards gainful employment and a better future is a great match, and resonate well with the Micron Women’s Leadership Network (MWLN) aim to empower women at Micron to bring their best selves to work.
Micron is DOT’s 2020 top donor – how do you feel about it and what motivates the company to do so?
It’s phenomenal! Very inspiring to be able to make a positive impact to truly help underprivileged families through the challenges brought by the pandemic.
DOT’s focus to support women from low income families towards gainful employment and a better future is a great match, and resonate well with the Micron Women’s Leadership Network (MWLN) aim to empower women at Micron to bring their best selves to work.
Tell us what’s unique about your fundraising, who participated, duration and how did Micron put together these ideas.
A COVID-19 Community Assistance task force was set up to focus and drive initiatives on community support, including reaching out to all Micron team members to submit their ideas.
Micron Foundation also launched a $10Million worldwide relief fund and implemented a 2-to-1 donation matching for Micron team members in 2020. This tripled the impact of our fundraising and truly encouraged our team members to donate.
Share one positive outlook from this whole experience.
The pandemic situation affected everyone including our team members too, but it does not stop thousands of our team members from opening their purse strings to help those in more dire needs. The hardships intensify the empathy felt by our team members to live our values of caring for each other.
Keep the passion going by remembering your cause and the impact of your hard work and patience.
We want to say thank you Micron for their generosity and the support again!
If you are interested to explore CSR collaborations with DOT, please contact Yingjie@DaughtersOfTomorrow.org.