The VMware Foundation takes a unique approach to philanthropy. Instead of choosing to support a discrete set of issues through traditional grantmaking, it focuses on inspiring VMware employees to take action. The VMware Foundation empowers employees to identify and serve the causes they are passionate about through a variety of ways, including pro bono work, skills-based projects, and other service learning opportunities.
The U.S. hit 1 million solar installations at the end of February 2017, which amounts to about 27 gigawatts of solar power capacity, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association. That’s enough power to supply roughly 6 million homes. Still, those 1 million installations deliver just 1 percent of the electricity produced in the United States.
Arrow Electronics recently hosted students from Colorado State University, Metropolitan State University, the University of Colorado and the University of Denver at the company’s Denver-area global headquarters for a case competition focused on Arrow’s groundbreaking collaboration with Indiegogo, which helps entrepreneurs get their innovative technology products to market quickly and cost-effectively.