Donor Spotlight

UPS: A Commitment to Diversity and Supporting Effective Nonprofits

The UPS Foundation has joined with the National Organization on Disability to bring the nonprofit’s communications tools into the 21st century. With a grant to redesign and staff NOD.org, UPS demonstrated a commitment to sustainable non-profit effectiveness and the support of diverse communities.

As a member of NOD’s CEO Council UPS recognizes that companies become stronger when they embrace the diversity of ideas, backgrounds, and abilities of their people. Through strategic grant programs, The UPS Foundation helps nonprofit organizations by supporting the very tools that are needed to broadly communicate results, such as building and refining capacity in technology.

The UPS Foundation has been a critical partner with NOD for nearly two decades. The organization’s funding has supported the development of NOD’s early employability initiative (aimed at increasing employment among the 33 million working-age Americans with disabilities), as well as organizational capacity building.

Says NOD President Carol Glazer, "UPS has given NOD the tools to reach businesses, policymakers, our supporters and the general public with our message. We’re thrilled to have a partner in UPS that not only values our work but understands the critical need to have the infrastructure for achieving our mission and sharing our findings about the assets that people with disabilities bring to the workplace."

"The UPS Foundation is committed to funding impactful programs that make a meaningful difference in our communities, so we are proud to support the National Organization on Disability’s efforts to communicate more effectively," said Ken Sternad, president of The UPS Foundation.