We partner with more than 160 Cat dealers and dozens of organizations across the globe to make an important and lasting impact in the communities where we live and work. By building up underserved communities, empowering women and inspiring a new generation of future workers, together we make sustainable change happen.
We are committed to helping our employees continually develop their professional skills throughout their Caterpillar careers. That’s why we partner with dozens of professional and technical societies and organizations. Our partnerships with these global organizations help employees grow their networks, build their skills, and improve our products and services.
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Caterpillar’s partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and other historically Black colleges and universities has allowed us to engage with students from multiple institutions and diverse backgrounds at the same time. This allows us to efficiently educate students about the businesses that we serve as well as the exciting career opportunities that exist. Providing students exposure to these things is critical to broadening their horizons to understand how they can use their degrees to positively impact the world while doing something that excites them.
Heroes MAKE America
In support of veteran workforce development, The Caterpillar Foundation provided a $2.25 million grant to The Manufacturing Institute – Heroes MAKE America. The Heroes MAKE America program facilitates introductions and supports a community of veterans to ease the transition from active duty to a lucrative career in the manufacturing industry. The Heroes program partners with manufacturing leaders who are proactively building supportive communities of veterans within their organizations. A network of participants and alumni are empowered to serve as resources to each other to facilitate successful transitions into the industry.
Investing in Others
Our customers are also doing their part to drive diversity and inclusion in their business models. Jennifer Todd, president of LMS General Contractors, shares how she overcame the odds to become a business owner in the construction industry and why she believes in investing in others.
