As we strategy Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Ferguson is celebrating the work of organizations just like the Nationwide Coalition of 100 Black Girls. This group has a strong imaginative and prescient to see black girls and ladies dwell in a world the place socioeconomic inequity doesn’t exist. Ferguson has prolonged its neighborhood partnership with the Nationwide Coalition of 100 Black Girls to proceed working towards this purpose and furthering their mission.
For over 40 years, the Nationwide Coalition of 100 Black Girls advocates for gender fairness and is dedicated to creating black girls and woman leaders. The partnership has fostered an in-depth understanding of the ability of numerous views. Ferguson believes that fostering a office inclusive of various concepts and backgrounds makes the corporate a extra gratifying place to work and helps us discover success within the ever-changing enterprise panorama.
Shared Values
“We are excited to kind a strategic partnership with the NCBW and align our shared values to proceed the impactful work the group is participating in on behalf of black girls and ladies nationally,” stated Cathy Williams, Senior Enterprise Range Supervisor at Ferguson.
Constructing on previous success, NCBW and Ferguson will workforce as much as assist underserved and underrepresented minorities by means of coaching and workshops focusing on NCBW’s core initiatives. Particular focus will probably be given to on-line management certification and seminar coaching packages for girls within the neighborhood, NCBW members and NCBW100LEAD Academy candidates. The partnership additionally seeks to extend expertise growth and ability constructing inside each organizations and collaborate on our shared work with Traditionally Black Schools and Universities.
Selling Range
NCBW performs an lively position in selling girls in management and works to assist form and outline positions for girls regionally and globally. Final 12 months, practically 20,000 youth had been served in NCBW’s mentoring and STEM packages, and extra than 175,000 people attended workshops, trainings and occasions. NCBW additionally awarded $800,000 in monetary support for college kids.
“We’re dedicated to selling variety, fairness and inclusion amongst our associates,” defined Melissa Hazelwood, Director of Social Affect at Ferguson. “Collaborating with a corporation with such a formidable report of service and management is an honor. We are going to assist their efforts and stay up for leveraging their experience and perception to promote larger inclusion, variety and acceptance inside Ferguson, setting up a office that displays the communities we assist construct.”
Ferguson’s partnership with NCBW is a part of its Ferguson Cares mission to strengthen the communities it serves. The corporate locations a precedence on the wellbeing our its associates and its neighbors and is dedicated to residing in an inclusive and numerous neighborhood.
Learn extra about Ferguson’s I&D efforts in its newest ESG Report.