Month: March 2021

PayPal Partners With CodeHouse, INROADS and National Association of Black Accountants to Mentor and Recruit Black and Diverse Talent

Stuart Mitchell

PayPal Holdings, Inc. has announced that it has entered into multi-year partnerships with CodeHouse, INROADS and the National Association of Black Accountants to develop and hire Black and diverse talent. The partnerships are part of a $535 million commitment first announced in June that includes strengthening PayPal’s internal Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Belonging programs and supporting the recruitment, hiring and career advancement of Black and underrepresented employees. “PayPal’s mission to democratize financial services is inherently inclusive, and not only promotes, but demands diversity and equity,” said Tracy Brown, global head of talent, PayPal. “Each of these organizations is dedicated to creating career pathways for people of…

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McCann Worldgroup organizes panel for the Women Economic Forum Chile

Stuart Mitchell

“Brands and advertising as meaningful agents of change to break down stereotypes” is the name of the panel organized by McCann Worldgroup to collaborate with the Women Economic Forum, which will be held via streaming and for the first time in Chile on March 18 and 19. The instance will have regional marketing references, such as Fernando Fascioli, president of MW for Latin America and the Caribbean; Adriana Noreña, vice president for Google Latin America; Macarena Bravo, Marketing Manager of General Motors Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia; and the lawyer…

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ZLI and Wild Welfare Partner for Animal Welfare

Stuart Mitchell

The Zoological Lighting Institute™ (ZLI) has announced a new partnership agreement with the pre-eminent, UK based charity Wild Welfare.  Partnership initiatives center upon important relationships of light and animal welfare, specifically aimed at improving the conditions of animal care in wild animal facilities such as zoos, aquariums and wildlife centres. The partnership seeks to improve important work in community health, wildlife conservation and environmental sustainability, by prioritizing animal welfare.  Expanding upon Wild Welfare’s four cornerstone areas of work, which include creating welfare partnerships that can promote long-term animal welfare improvements…

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Zynga Teams up with Girls Who Code to Help Raise Awareness and Support for Women in Tech

Stuart Mitchell

Zynga Inc., a global leader in interactive entertainment, today announced that it has teamed up with Girls Who Code in support of International Women’s Day 2021. With a mission to raise awareness and support for women in tech, Zynga has pledged $100,000 from its Social Impact Fund to enable Girls Who Code (GWC) to support girls at all points throughout their educational journey from 3rd grade into the workforce. GWC is an international non-profit organization dedicated to closing the gender gap in technology. The organization has reached more than 300,000…

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Bristol Myers Squibb Donates $11 Million to Advance Health Equity

Stuart Mitchell

Bristol Myers Squibb has announced it has donated a total of $11 million to 56 nonprofit organizations focused on advancing health equity in the United States. These organizations will deliver programs to improve access to high-quality care as well as increase disease awareness and education in racially and ethnically diverse and medically underserved communities, and to improve diversity in clinical research. The donations, awarded in response to a special request for proposals, leverage $11 million of the $150 million pledged by the company in August 2020 to advance diversity, inclusion…

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