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Dell creates mutually beneficial partnerships with national civic organizations, professional development organizations, and multicultural business and community groups. We commit to meeting and exceeding our customers’ needs and remaining competitive in the industry.
Many of our partnerships and community initiatives reach multicultural customer groups and benefit diverse communities. Dell promotes access to technology, talent, business and education.
Technology has the power to teach and to connect, and digital inclusion continues to be a Dell imperative. We deliver career and personal opportunities to disadvantaged communities through outreach activities, partnerships and sponsorships.
We actively engage in public efforts to create long-term solutions, such as the following:
- Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Avoice Project — Dell continues to support the most comprehensive library of African-American political history and legislation, African American Voices in Congress (Avoice). Avoice is a collaborative partnership among the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, the University of Texas at Austin, Howard University and Dell.
- Avoice is the home of prestigious exhibits on topics that include the Voting Rights Act, the Martin Luther King Jr. National Holiday Bill, the anti-apartheid movement and the history of the Congressional Black Caucus. For more information about Avoice, see www.avoiceonline.org
- Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Technology Center — The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) and Dell have enjoyed a long-standing partnership of providing access to top-of-the-line laptops to participants of the Laptops for Scholars program. Access to such valuable technology aids program participants in researching placements, updating resumes, writing policy briefs, and producing their professional portfolios and other deliverables as part of their program’s leadership curriculum. Selected scholars are regarded as being among the nation's next generation of Hispanic business and political leaders.
The CHCI-Dell Technology Center for Latino Leadership continues to help equip the facility in Washington, D.C., with hundreds of Dell™ desktop and laptop computers, servers and printers. The center allows congressional interns, postgraduate students and members of CHCI’s High School Leaders program to participate in intensive leadership training, using technology to:
- Collaborate on public policy presentations and recommendations
- Prepare briefing documents for elected officials
- Advance skills in grant writing and running a political campaign
- Participate in community service projects
- Catalyst Research on Women in Technology — Dell was a contributing sponsor for an extensive research project conducted by Catalyst, a nonprofit organization that aims to expand opportunities for women in business. The study focused on opportunities for women in the technology industry, and the project culminated with a February 2008 report titled, "Women in Technology: Maximizing Talent, Minimizing Barriers."
2010
- Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics Highlights Dell — With Dell’s recent addition of Shantanu Narayen to its board of directors, Dell is highlighted in the Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, Inc. (LEAP) report, which unveils the findings of its 2009 Corporate Governance Report measuring Asian Pacific American (APA) inclusion on the boards of Fortune 100 companies. To see the release, click here. To read the report, click here.
- Dell France achieved the AFAQ Professional Equality Label from the French government and the AFNOR Group for a second time. This award is a government initiative that helps ensure the professional equality of men and women, and an improved work/life balance through programs and activities such as having childcare facilities on company premises, concierge services and dry cleaning.
- Dell ranks 46th on the 18th Annual Top 50 Employers in Minority Engineer Magazine. You can see Minority Engineer Magazine at http://www.eop.com/
In her congratulatory speech, Minister Viera Tomanova, Slovak Minister of Labor, Social Affairs and Family, cited the comprehensiveness of Dell’s policies and measures to ensure gender equity and the work/life effectiveness of its employees. She mentioned that in her recent visit to the Dell site in Bratislava, she was able to experience Dell’s working environment and discuss with female staff the beauties and challenges of working in an international organization.
"Well done to Dell for defending the top spot. I had the opportunity to see by myself what you do for your employees and fully appreciate the breadth and depth of your family friendly-policies. You really have no match at the present time. I am sending my best regards to the Dell Bratislava team," Minister Tomanova said.
2009
- Thurmond Woodard, former chief diversity officer for Dell, was inducted as the first member practitioner into the Johnnetta B. Cole Global Diversity and Inclusion Institute's Circle of Legacies. Woodard received the award posthumously in recognition of his highly successful career as a diversity and inclusion executive, and for his contributions to the development and support of the next generation of diversity practitioners.
- Dell made it to the annual Top 50 Companies list in Poder Enterprise Magazine.
- Dell made it to the Savoy Professional Magazine's list for Top 100 Companies to Work For in 2009.
- Corporate Responsibility Magazine announced its 100 Best Corporate Citizens for 2009, and Dell was included among the prestigious corporations on this list.
- Dell has been named to the DiversityInc's 25 Noteworthy Companies list.
2008
- Dell has been selected as one of America’s Top Corporations for Women’s Business Enterprises (WBEs) for 2008.