World-Class Community Engagement
National Instruments and its employees are committed to serving the communities in which they work and live by applying NI technology, services, and expertise to significant social causes. Because NI is a technology leader, the cornerstone of its community engagement program is improving engineering and science education by making technology more accessible, inspirational, and fun for young people. NI also maintains a culture of giving around the world by supporting employees as they make charitable contributions of time and resources to their personal passion areas. Together with its stakeholders, NI is transforming how its communities learn and live.
Corporate philanthropy is a critical component of NI’s community engagement and is typically part of a broad, multifaceted community partnership. NI has an employee-based funding advisory council that helps maintain transparency in philanthropic efforts and ensure the company donates at least 1 percent of NI pretax profits to worthy causes in ways that guarantee maximum impact. In 2011, NI donated 2 percent of pretax profits. Refer to the NI corporate giving guidelines for information about the grant request process.
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Maintain a Culture of Giving
At headquarters, and the more than 40 NI offices around the world, the company strives to improve the education, health, and well-being of its communities through employee philanthropy and volunteerism.
Supporting Engineering and Science Education Worldwide
NI anchors its community outreach program on enhancing engineering education through classroom mentorship, robotics competitions, and collaborations with nonprofits to inspire students to achieve greater technological proficiency.
NI Corporate Giving Guidelines
National Instruments engages in strategic, consistent collaborations with community organizations to help affect positive change in the global community. Each year, NI contributes more than 1 percent of pretax profits to nonprofit organizations.
NI Worldwide Community Outreach
BY THE NUMBERS
2%
Donated 2% of pre-tax dollars primarily to education initiatives
16%
Increased employee volunteerism 16% YOY
$1 million
Raised more than $1 million USD from employees to donate to their passion areas
Rob Porterfield
NI Vice President of Manufacturing
“Connecting to different issues with a multifaceted approach is the quickest way to see positive growth in our community. In manufacturing, giving back to our local community means monthly in-kind donation drives, quarterly paid volunteer time off, and supporting charities with financial gifts. I'm a big proponent of our employees giving back in ways that are most comfortable for them.”