This section highlights examples of selected businesses that have partnered with adult education organizations, both for workforce development and corporate philanthropy reasonsⁱ. Each profile contains a brief description of the partnership, based on information submitted by the business and its partners and obtained through telephone interviews, e-mail exchanges, and Internet research. Click on a business name to learn how that business expanded its employee pipeline, engaged in corporate philanthropy, or connected with adult literacy programs through an intermediary organization. Some profiles illustrate more than one type of partnership.

Corporate Philanthropy in the Community 

• The Chamber of Commerce: Linking Business and Literacy
• Dollar General: Uniting Personal and Company Mission for Literacy
• Half Price Books: Matching Corporate Mission with a Good Cause
• IBM: Promoting Literacy and Getting Valuable Advice
• Lawyers for Literacy: Connecting Through a Professional Association
• Rockefeller Law Center: Supporting Employee Volunteerism in Adult Literacy
• WPTV Television Station: Spreading the Word About Literacy

Expanding the Employee Pipeline

• El Dorado Chemical: Training Entry-Level Workers
• Lion Oil: Upgrading the Skills of Entry-Level Job Candidates
• Palm Beach Resource Recovery Corporation: Improving Safety and
  Communication through a Workplace Education Program
• The United Way of the Midlands Literacy Initiative: Evolving from Local to State-Level Influence

Making Connections through Intermediaries

• The Chamber of Commerce: Linking Business and Literacy
• Dollar General: Uniting Personal and Company Mission for Literacy
• Half Price Books: Matching Corporate Mission with a Good Cause
• IBM: Promoting Literacy and Getting Valuable Advice
• Lawyers for Literacy: Connecting Through a Professional Association
• Palm Beach Resource Recovery Corporation: Improving Safety and
  Communication through a Workplace Education Program