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Head of Corporate Responsibility and Government Affairs

Community

<p>Today, Gen™ has been named to <a href="https://www.pointsoflight.org/press-releases/points-of-light-announces-2023-honorees-of-the-civic-50-and-releases-key-insights/">The Civic 50</a>, an annual list of the most community-minded companies in the United States. The nonprofit <a href="https://www.pointsoflight.org/">Points of Light</a> has compiled The Civic 50 for more than 10 years, celebrating companies that use their time, talent, and resources to drive social impact in their businesses and communities.&nbsp;</p>


<p>At Gen, we are committed to implementing a well-rounded social impact strategy that makes a tangible, authentic difference in the places where our team members live and work.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Creating a culture of giving has long been one of our priorities and we offer our team members year-round opportunities to give in the ways that work best for them. This includes putting their time, skills, and monetary donations to use to support the causes they care most about through Paid Time Off to volunteer, matching employee donations, Dollars for Doers grants, and both in-person and virtual service opportunities.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Most recently, Gen hosted our first-ever <a href="https://www.gendigital.com/blog/impact/community/gen-volunteer-day-2023">Global Volunteer Day</a>, which positively impacted more than 2,400 people including students and jobseekers in California through career events, schools and teachers in Texas through supply drives, and people in need in Arizona through a food donation program, among other activities. &nbsp;</p>


<p>At Gen, we are uniquely positioned to increase digital safety and online privacy literacy, especially for vulnerable people. More than half of our philanthropic giving in FY22 was directed to programs that enable youth, women, families, and underrepresented communities to live their digital lives safely.&nbsp;</p>

<p>We offer a wide array of Cyber Safety education and training programs and partner with leading nonprofit organizations working on the ground in critical impact areas. For example, in 2022, we <a href="https://www.csrwire.com/press_releases/750331-nortonlifelock-expands-partnership-help-end-domestic-violence">expanded</a> our longtime support of the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV).&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Our three-year grants of $100,000 each support NNEDV’s Safety Net Program, providing engaging, interactive safety and privacy trainings and product donations to survivors, advocates, those working with survivors, and the public. Gen employee volunteers also hosted two webinars as part of this support, training the staff of organizations working to stop domestic violence and providing privacy best practices for survivors.&nbsp;</p>

<p>We are thrilled that The Civic 50 has honored these initiatives and more, and we congratulate our fellow honorees. This is the second consecutive year the company was recognized (Gen is formerly NortonLifeLock and Avast which merged in late 2022).&nbsp;</p>

<p>See the full Civic 50 List <a href="https://www.pointsoflight.org/press-releases/points-of-light-announces-2023-honorees-of-the-civic-50-and-releases-key-insights/">here</a>.&nbsp;</p>


The company is named to The Civic 50 List.

Gen Named One of the Most Community-Minded Companies in the U.S.

Corporate Responsibility 

<p>More than 550 Gen™ employees around the world came together on Tuesday, April 18, to mark the company’s first Volunteer Day. The day of service, which took place across seven Gen sites in four countries and virtually, positively impacted upwards of 2,400 people and brought health, hygiene, education, and environmental resources to communities across the globe.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Gen partnered with 14 nonprofit organizations to host in-person volunteer opportunities in India, Ireland, Czech Republic, and the United States, as well as three virtual volunteer events. Collectively, employees logged more than 900 hours of service in just one day.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<h2>Providing Mentorship to Students and Job-Seekers&nbsp;</h2>

<p>Employees from all over the company participated in both in-person and virtual sessions for students and job seekers looking to advance their careers. Nonprofit partners <a href="https://uandi.org.in/">U&amp;I Trust</a>, <a href="https://www.hbcuheroes.org/">HBCU Heroes</a>, and <a href="https://impacttrust.org.uk/">Impact Trust</a> helped organize the virtual sessions, and employees in Prague, Mountain View, and Tempe worked with <a href="https://www.nadaniadovednosti.cz/en/">Nadani a dovednost</a>, <a href="https://www.npower.org/">NPower</a>, and <a href="https://www.accel.org/">ACCEL</a>, respectively, to offer guidance to students, recent graduates, and professionals with disabilities.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>


<h2>Assembling Resources for Schools and Teachers&nbsp;</h2>

<p>Team members were particularly attentive to children’s educational needs, teaming up with organizations such as the <a href="https://messageofhopefoundation.org/">Happy Hope Foundation</a> in Tempe, Arizona and Plano, Texas to assemble STEM education kits for nearly 200 children in local youth hospitals. Similarly, volunteers in Chennai, India provided various educational aids to children at under-resourced rural schools, and those in Mountain View, California, worked with <a href="https://scrapcreativereuse.org/">SCRAP</a> to assemble 200 kits of art supplies out of reused materials.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>In addition, Gen worked with <a href="https://www.storypirates.com/">Story Pirates</a>, an organization that encourages children in under-resourced communities to express themselves creatively, to create a website where employees from all over the world could read children’s stories and give positive feedback. Together, our team reviewed more than 250 children’s stories.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<h2>Preserving and Beautifying Local Environments&nbsp;</h2>

<p>Many employees used Volunteer Day as an opportunity to protect and preserve the planet. Volunteers in Dublin worked with <a href="https://www.flossieandthebeachcleaners.com/">Flossie and the Beach Cleaners</a> to clear 70kgs of waste from a nearby beach, and volunteers in Prague partnered with <a href="https://nrv.org/en/home/">Nadace rodiny Vlčkových</a> to collect debris, rake leaves, and renew the garden on the organization’s grounds.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>


<h2>Supporting Those in Need&nbsp;</h2>

<p>Other projects helped vulnerable populations meet their basic needs for food and clothing. Employees in Prague and Brno donated more than 25 bags of clothing and partnered with <a href="https://cleantheworld.org/">Clean the World</a> to assemble 1,700 hygiene kits. Employees from the Tempe site also participated in a large event at St. Mary’s Food Bank in Phoenix, where they helped pack 1,728 boxes of food.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Check out the video below for a look at Gen’s 2023 Volunteer Day and learn more about how we came together to help people and communities around the world.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>


Gen community service projects reach more than 2,400 people in need.

Gen Hosts Its First Global Volunteer Day

<p>Gen has been busy celebrating Women’s History Month with a host of internal and external events held in support of women and girls everywhere. While we support gender equity every day, March gives us a chance to bring additional awareness to our women-centered initiatives.</p>

<p><a href="https://womenshistorymonth.gov/">Women’s History Month</a> has been observed every March since 1981 after Congress passed an official proclamation. Originally only a week, it was expanded to a full month in 1995. Women’s History Month is a time to celebrate the contributions of women to the U.S. and to celebrate their achievements in every field of work.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.internationalwomensday.com/">International Women’s Day</a>, celebrated annually on March 8 across the globe, also recognizes women’s achievements. This year, the International Women’s Day theme was “Embrace Equity”.</p>

<h2>Celebrating Women’s History Month at Gen</h2>

<p>Throughout the month, Gen offered an <a href="https://www.internationalwomensday.com/theme">#EmbraceEquity2023</a> challenge, inspiring employees to log their activities in our Giving Hub. #EmbraceEquity2023 revolves around two main ideas—understanding that equality is not the same as equity, and reminding people that everyone and any activity can be a part of “embracing” women and helping to advocate for them. This included wearing purple on International Women’s Day for awareness, sharing inspirational quotes, thanking and recognizing a colleague, and more.</p>

<p>On International Women’s Day, March 8, Kim Allman, Head of Corporate Responsibility and Government Affairs, in partnership with the <a href="https://www.wagggs.org/en/">World Association of Girl Guides and Scouts</a> (WAGGGS), spoke on a panel during the <a href="https://www.unwomen.org/en/csw">United Nations Commission on the Status of Women</a> (CSW) in New York City. The theme of CSW for 2023 was, “Innovation and Technological Change Education in the Digital Age,” as a means to support gender equity. Kim was on a panel with Victoria Floyd, Global Brand Manager of Unilever, and six <a href="https://www.wagggs.org/en/what-we-do/girl-led-advocacy/wagggs-advocacy-champions-2023/">WAGGGS Global Advocacy Champions</a>.</p>


<h2>Additional activities put on by Gen in support of women everywhere</h2>

<p>On International Women’s Day, our WONDER (<strong>Gen Women’s Alliance</strong>) employee resource group held a Zumba class for employees as part of our focus on physical health. The group watched the inspirational TED Talk <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yshHFseMyI">“Want to truly succeed? Lift others up while you climb,”</a> from The Way We Work TED series, followed by a discussion amongst an intimate group of employees.</p>

<p>We also held four <a href="https://iamremarkable.withgoogle.com/">#IamRemarkable</a> workshops throughout the month. These 90-minute workshops teach the importance of self-promotion and equip participants with tools to develop this skill.</p>


<h2>Promoting mentorship, leadership skills, and career growth</h2>

<p>On March 29, our Corporate Responsibility team hosted a webinar with the <a href="https://www.girlsempowermentnetwork.org/">Girls Empowerment Network</a>, which utilized visit.org (an online platform that provides tools and content to support employee volunteering) and focused on self-compassion and managing stress in the workplace. The mission of the Girls Empowerment Network is “to ignite the power in girls by teaching them the skills to thrive and believe in their ability to be unstoppable.”&nbsp;Over the last 26 years, the organization has served over 15,000 girls and those who care about them.</p>

<p>To close out the month, our team held a Gen Women in Leadership discussion panel that included a panel of our own female leaders, including our Chief Financial Officer, Chief Product Officer, Chief People Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, and Chief Customer Success Office. Moderated by WONDER, our women-focused employee resource group, and held in a casual “Q&amp;A style,” the event was a great opportunity for attendees to learn about their leadership journey and mentorship as well as how to make progress and achieve gender equity and meet their personal goals.</p>

<p>While Women’s History Month is coming to a close, you can get involved in advancing women’s equity throughout the year. Learn more on the <a href="http://internationalwomensday.com/">International Women’s Day website.</a></p>


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Gen Named One of the Most Community-Minded Companies in the U.S.

Gen Hosts Its First Global Volunteer Day

Focusing on Equity this Women’s History Month