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To make the most effective use of IBM resources and expertise, IBM has selected priority issues and key initiatives for investment. Our main focus is Education. We also provide smaller grants in the areas of Adult Education and Workforce Development, Arts and Culture and Communities in Need. In addition, we provide opportunities for IBM employees to support their communities and the issues they care about through Employee Giving. |
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Education
IBM realizes the power and importance of education. Through major initiatives such as Reinventing Education, the IBM KidSmart Early Learning Program, and IBM MentorPlace, IBM is working to raise student achievement and enhance academic productivity to support thriving communities around the globe. |
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Adult training and workforce development
Technology can be a powerful tool in education and job training programs for adults, helping broaden opportunities and strengthening programs available to adults in need of new skills and employment. It also can help simulate real job conditions, make the acquisition of education and skills more effective and help people get the network of support they need to obtain and retain employment. |
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Arts and culture
IBM's support of the arts stems from our strong tradition of bettering our communities. We feel a deep sense of responsibility both inside and outside the company -- a focused determination to enhance the communities in which we do business and in which our customers and employees live. By joining with libraries, museums, and other cultural institutions in exciting partnerships that leverage IBM expertise, we also demonstrate the critical role technology plays in enhancing the arts. |
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Helping communities in need
Wherever IBM does business around the globe, we form connections to communities and support a range of civic and nonprofit activities that help those in need. In all our efforts, we demonstrate how technology can enrich and expand access to services and assistance. |
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Environment
Through targeted efforts that combine technology and innovation, IBM is committed to environmental leadership that will help protect our planet for this and future generations. |
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Employee giving
IBM teams with employees to support organizations and causes in the communities where they live and work. Community-level grant making and extensive volunteer programs help our employees become personally involved in community projects. |
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