The UPS Foundation Awards Over $10M In Grants To Advance Diversity & Inclusion Around The World
July 09 2018 - 9:30AM
The UPS Foundation, which leads the global citizenship programs for
UPS (NYSE:UPS), today announced it will award over $10 million in
grants to advance diversity and inclusion programs this year. The
grants will be awarded to 44 different organizations. They will
help support programs focused on economic empowerment,
education/scholarships, work training, and social and gender
equality.
“We are honored to collaborate and fund organizations that drive
measurable change around the world,” said Eduardo Martinez,
president of The UPS Foundation and chief diversity and inclusion
officer at UPS. “Advancing the diversity and inclusion movement is
a cornerstone of our company’s values. Our support for initiatives
that will make a real difference in people’s lives in our
communities is an extension of our dedication to help advance
social and gender equality around the globe.”
One of the grant recipients is the International Trade
Center, a multilateral agency created by the World Trade
Organization and the United Nations that contributes directly to 10
of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, including quality
education, gender equality and decent work and economic growth. The
UPS Foundation grant and partnership with ITC will be the
centerpiece in the creation of the UPS Women’s Exporter Program,
designed to train thousands of women in cross-border trading. This
initiative will leverage a network of UPS partners including the
Graça Machel Trust, Kagider Women Entrepreneurs Association of
Turkey, Accion and Opportunity International to provide women
entrepreneurs around the world with a unique network, platform,
financing and UPS expertise to connect to markets.
Additional grant recipients include the following
organizations:
Diversity and Inclusion through Economic Empowerment
programs:
- ACCION International to provide micro-loans to women in
Nigeria who have participated in the UPS Women’s Exporter program
and SheTrades.
- ASPIRA of America to expand its financial education
program for Latinos.
- Council of Economic Education to train more K-12
teachers in New York City schools to help teach financial literacy
to their students.
- Cuban American National Council to support its financial
literacy and home buying workshops for low to moderate income
households.
- Graça Machel Trust to launch the Women Cross Border
Traders initiative and support the SheTrades program and the Women
Advancing Africa Forum.
- National Center for American Indian Enterprise
Development to develop Native Edge, an online business
development and training system to support commerce between tribal
nations, government and business.
- National Urban League to support its Entrepreneur Center
Program sites, which provide entrepreneurial skills and development
assistance from mentors.
- Opportunity International to provide micro-loans to
women in Colombia who have participated in the UPS Women’s Exporter
programs and SheTrades.
- National Urban Fellows to help place the Class of 2019
National Urban Fellows.
Diversity and Inclusion through Educational Empowerment:
- CHOICES Education Group to increase school engagement
and decrease the drop-out rate through virtual media that reaches
100,000 underserved teens.
- Council of Independent Colleges to enhance educational
and career opportunities for underserved and underrepresented
students at colleges and universities.
- Girls, Inc. toward its College and Career Readiness
Initiative, which will reach at least 2,000 eighth grade and high
school girls across the country.
- Leadership Conference Education Fund to provide fair
wages for more diversity and opportunities for summer undergraduate
interns.
- National Black Child Development Institute to improve
early childhood literacy levels to support academic and life
success.
- Organization of Chinese Americans toward its mentoring
and leadership development programs.
- Peace Corps to support the Peace Corps Partnership
Project, a five-year program aimed at empowering and educating
young women in 60 countries.
- Strive for College toward its academic and financial aid
application virtual mentoring platform to assist 100,000 students
enter college.
- UnidosUS, formerly known as the National Council of La
Raza, to support UnidosUS’s college- and career-readiness program,
Escalera, and develop the Entre Mujeres program to empower Latina
high school students.
- University of South Carolina - Darla Moore School of
Business to create the UPS Global Scholars Program to increase
the international diversity of business students.
- To provide scholarships for minority and underrepresented
students through 100 Black Men of America, African
Leadership Foundation, American Indian College Fund,
Brigham Young University, Clark Atlanta University, Hispanic
Scholarship Fund, Morehouse College, Spelman College and
United Negro College Fund.
Diversity and Inclusion through Capacity Building programs:
- Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and
Hard of Hearing to enhance its Knowledge Center website, which
serves more than 250,000 deaf or hearing-impaired individuals.
- American Corporate Partner to support its mentoring
program for transitioning military veterans as they enter the
civilian workforce.
- Catalyst for Women to support their Inclusive Leadership
Initiative and provide research and advisory support.
- Executive Leadership Council to sponsor its Mid-Level
Managers Symposium, which targets leadership development for
high-potential African American candidates.
- Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility to
provide sponsorship for key events, including the Young Hispanic
Corporate Achievers Dinner.
- Human Rights Campaign Foundation to support its
Workplace Project and the Global Workplace Equality Coalition.
- National Federation of the Blind toward the Blind Parent
Education Initiative, a new program that gives blind parents access
to education, networking and support.
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People to provide support for the NAACP Youth Leadership
Program and other general programs and events.
- National Organization on Disability to launch its
Disability Inclusion Compact, a campaign to advance employment
opportunity of people with disabilities.
- Special Olympics Georgia to recruit and mobilize a
diverse volunteer network to foster growth and support of
intellectually disabled individuals.
- The Viscardi Center to aid with the placement of college
students and recent military veterans with disabilities into paid,
career-aligned corporate internships.
- Urban League of Greater Atlanta to expand workforce and
career pathway training programs in partnership with regional
employers.
- World Association of Guide Guides and Girls Scouts
toward continued support of leadership development and volunteerism
initiatives with special focus on Latin America, Africa, and the
Middle East.
Diversity and Inclusion through Human Trafficking
Prevention:
- Truckers Against Trafficking to support its anti-human
trafficking education and training for members of the trucking
industry in the U.S. and Canada.
- United Way Center for Human Trafficking and Slavery to
create a community training curriculum for local United Ways to
educate local agencies and community stakeholders about human
trafficking.
For more information about UPS’s philanthropic and volunteerism
efforts, please visit www.UPS.com/Foundation.
About The UPS Foundation
UPS (NYSE: UPS) is a global leader in logistics, offering a
broad range of solutions including the transportation of packages
and freight; the facilitation of international trade, and the
deployment of advanced technology to more efficiently manage the
world of business. Since its founding in 1907, UPS has built a
legacy as a caring and responsible corporate citizen, supporting
programs that provide long-term solutions to community needs.
Founded in 1951, The UPS Foundation leads its global citizenship
programs and is responsible for facilitating community involvement
to local, national, and global communities. In 2017, UPS and its
employees, active and retired, invested more than $118 million in
charitable giving around the world. The UPS Foundation can be found
on the web at UPS.com/Foundation and @UPS Foundation
on Twitter. To get UPS news direct,
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Kristen Petrella
+1-404-828-4182
kpetrella@ups.com
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