Two years ago, Shaneka Jimerson and her three children were living in a car in Orlando after she lost her telemarketing job and couldn’t afford rent — but she hadn’t hit bottom yet. That day came when her car caught fire.
Through strategic investments and collaborations, we leverage our unique strengths to support the Caterpillar Foundation’s mission to eliminate poverty by placing people on a path to prosperity. Founded in 1952, the Caterpillar Foundation has contributed more than $650 million to help make sustainable progress possible around the world.
Learn more about the Caterpillar Foundation’s strategic focus areas, 2015 investments and key partners around the globe
Ginny Baker, the fictional first female player in major league baseball, will make her way to television this fall on FOX's newest drama Pitch, and to celebrate her inspirational story, 21st Century Fox has announced a new partnership with the Women's Sports Foundation (WSF) to help break barriers for girls in their own communities and take their athletic achievements to new heights.
Today is Women’s Equality Day, and it’s the perfect time to both celebrate women’s achievements and bring attention to the inequalities still lingering in the workplace.
Material becomes coats for the homeless, car parts and air filters
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DETROIT, August 24, 2016 /3BL Media/ - General Motors is adding 2 million water bottles from Flint, Michigan residents into its Do Your Part water bottle recycling initiative. The company partnered with Schupan Recycling to collect the bottles.
Women often feel a connection to the Earth, and female celebrities are no different, even though their lifestyles may look a little different. At the core, we all share the same planet, and there is no way to hide from climate change, no matter who or where you are, and we can all do something to be of service. Many of them recognize that they can use their status, fame, and time for things that really matter.
Sponsorship helps to expand operations, add necessary warehouse space
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LAS VEGAS, August 17, 2016 /3BL Media/ - Dress for Success Southern Nevada, the local nonprofit that provides gently used professional clothing and career counseling services to empower women to achieve economic independence, celebrates its partnership with MGM Resorts International, which has been named a boutique annual sponsor for 2016.
For CEO John Landgraf and his team of showrunners at FX Networks, the best way to produce TV series of the highest quality is to hire diverse voices behind the camera.
"We want to make the best television possible," Landgraf said in a recent interview with Variety. "We should be drawing on the entire available pool of storytellers and directors, and we should be expanding that pool and trying to hire the very, very, very best people. That's our job."
More than one thousand women (and a handful of good men) gathered at MGM Grand Las Vegas for the annual two-day event, which featured a acclaimed keynote speakers, workshops and more
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For the 10th consecutive year, empowered women (and a few good men!) gathered for the MGM Resorts Foundation Women's Leadership Conference. They came from around the city and around the country.
2015 was a year of innovation and encouraging all Caterpillar employees to band together and share ideas, big and small, to drive efficiency. Our new initiative, Real Cat Folks, is aimed at highlighting those employees that are at the heart of all of our innovation efforts.
Click here to learn more about how we showcase the rich diversity, passion for life and strong work ethic present in our Caterpillar family.
