Pitney Bowes’s in-kind donation helps The Non-Violence Project
distribute educational materials for solving conflicts peacefully and to
foster safe learning environments
STAMFORD, Conn. & BAGNES, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 19, 2012--
It's no secret that victims of school bullying also suffer from low
self-esteem and are regularly disengaged learners who have a tough
time keeping up their grades. In fact, one
in ten students drop out or change schools due to bullying.
Pitney
Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI) today announced their support of The
Non-Violence Project Foundation to help foster a climate of safe
learning in schools by educating teachers on how to help build
self-esteem in students and inspire, motivate and engage youth in
solving conflicts peacefully.
Pitney Bowes is providing consulting and in-kind software donations to
benefit the Schools and Sports for Peace Programs of The Non-Violence
Project. As part of the global Imagine
One Billion Faces for Peace initiative, The Non-Violence Project is
one of the world’s largest violence-prevention organizations actively
eliminating youth-violence and helping to make schools and communities
safe.
“Pitney Bowes’s in-kind donation will enable us to more easily
distribute our educational materials in many languages and with local
adaptations, thereby providing a better user experience for those who
wish to foster and promote peace in their communities,” said Jan
Hellman, co-founder, The Non-Violence Project Foundation. “We are
grateful for their generosity – which will help us to increase the
operational efficiency of our Schools and Sports for Peace Programs – as
well as their commitment to fostering safe learning environments.”
Each year, Pitney Bowes grants approximately $1.4 million to literacy
and education organizations, with a particular focus on improving access
to books, closing the achievement gap and preparing people for
successful employment.
“Safe learning environments enable students and teachers to focus on the
learning for growth of future leaders,” said John O’Hara, president,
Pitney Bowes Software. “As a global leader in helping organizations
communicate more effectively, Pitney Bowes is proud to maintain its
legacy in support of literacy and education through our support of the
Non-Violence Project.”
Pitney Bowes’s in-kind software donation of the EngageOne
Communication Suite enables the Non-Violence Project Foundation to
provide educational kits for school groups and individuals via their
preferred channel of communications – including mail, text, online or
print.
Pitney
Bowes Software is a global leader in customer data, analytics and
communications management. The Pitney
Bowes EngageOne™ Communication Suite also provides organizations
with the capabilities to address the processing of transactional
documents such as bills and statements, as well as on-demand and
interactive communications.
About Pitney Bowes
Pitney Bowes provides technology solutions for small,
mid-size and large firms that help them connect with customers to build
loyalty and grow revenue. The company’s solutions for financial
services, healthcare,
legal,
nonprofit,
public
sector and retail organizations are delivered on open platforms to
best organize, analyze and apply both public and proprietary data to
two-way customer communications. Pitney Bowes includes direct mail,
transactional mail, call centers and in-store technologies in its
solution mix along with digital channels such as the Web, email, live
chat and mobile applications. Pitney Bowes is a $5.3 billion company
with 29,000 employees worldwide. Pitney Bowes: Every connection is a new
opportunity™. www.pb.com
About The Non-Violence Project
The Non-Violence Project Foundation is a non-profit organization with
the mission to inspire, motivate and engage young people to understand
how to solve conflicts peacefully. The NVP has educated more than 5
million young people, teachers and sports coaches around the world and
the objective is to reach out to 100 million young people via local
educational activities connected to our global call for peace and
non-violence – Imagine One Billion Faces For Peace – IOBFFP. Founded in
1993 in Bagnes, Switzerland, NVP has offices in 15 countries. The NVP
symbol, the iconic knotted gun – Non Violence – was originally created
as a memorial tribute to John Lennon after he was shot and killed. One
of the original Non-Violence sculptures is displayed outside of the
United Nations Headquarters in New York City. Sir Paul McCartney, Lionel
Messi and Yoko Ono are, among others, ambassadors of the Non-Violence
Project. Join the global peace movement on www.nonviolence.com
and www.iobffp.com.
Source: Pitney Bowes Inc.
Media:
Pitney Bowes Inc.
Colette Cote, 203-351-6132
Colette.cote@pb.com
Twitter:
@ColetteCote
or
The
Non-Violence Project Foundation
Bjorn Bertoft, + (46) 70 770 2008
bertoft@nonviolence.com
