In the first three months of the campaign, the PTDA Foundation is 2/3rds of the way to our 2021 fundraising goal. These contributions support PT WORK Force®, the Foundation’s initiative to empower PT/MC (power transmission/motion control) industry employers to be more successful in their recruitment and retention efforts.
Funding raised in 2021 will continue the work from 2020. Contributions from last year’s campaign led to:
- A new blog focused on timely and relevant challenges PT/MC employers are facing
- Webinars on finding and keeping good people in uncertain times, maximizing your remote work environment, recruiting through social media, leadership planning, and steps to a happier workplace.
- Resources to assist with recruiting through social media and cultivating employee soft skills
Contributions received in the 2021 fundraising campaigns will fuel the development of additional tools and resources to help PT/MC employers with their hiring and retention challenges.
“While many employers may still be feeling the pinch from the economic downturn, they know—long-term—the pre-pandemic challenge of finding and keeping great employees will come back when the market improves. Their financial support allows the PTDA Foundation to continually review what employers need and develop resources to help,” said PTDA Foundation president, Keith Nowak, president, MPT Drives.
2021 PTDA Foundation Vanguard Contributors
Partner Contributors ($15,000+)
- Allied Bearing & Supply
- Motion
Investor Contributors ($10,000-$14,999)
- Applied Industrial Technologies
- The Timken Company
Stakeholder Contributors ($5,000 – $9,999)
- ABB Motors and Mechanical Inc.
- Bishop-Wisecarver
- Midpoint Bearing
- WEG Electric Corp.
Benefactor Contributors ($2,500 – $4,999)
- B & D Industrial
- Bartlett Bearing Co., Inc.
- BDI Americas (USA & Canada)
- Bearing Service, Inc.
- Garlock Sealing Technologies
- Houston Bearing & Supply Co., Inc.
- IBT Industrial Solutions
- Interlynx Systems – Sales Lead & Rebate/POS Management Systems
- Master Power Transmission, Inc.
- NTN Bearing Corp. of America
- Ringfeder Power Transmission USA Corporation
- SENQCIA MAXCO, LTD.
- W.C. DuComb Company
Leadership Contributors ($1,000 – $2,499)
- Bearing Distributors, Inc. (in memory of Shelby DeBorde Jr.)
- Dichtomatik Americas
- Isostatic Industries Inc.
- NORD Drivesystems
- RBI Bearing Inc.
- The Rowland Company
- San Antonio Belting & Pulley Company, Inc.
- Transply, Inc.
- Webster Industries Foundation
Sponsor Contributors ($500 – $999)
- Brewer Machine & Gear Co.
- G&G Manufacturing Company
- IKO International
- J/E Bearing and Machine Ltd.
- KML Bearing USA
- Orthman Conveying Systems
- Sumitomo Machinery Corporation of America (in memory of the Sumitomo employees who passed away in this year from unfortunate events)
Colleague Contributors ($250 – $499)
- ErieTec, Inc.
- MPT Drives, Inc.
- Power Drive Systems
- Solve Industrial Motion Group
- Torque Drives, Inc.
Associate Contributors (Up to $249)
- Royersford Foundry & Machine Co., Inc.
Individual Contributors
- Tom Dielschneider
- Hafeez Hameer
- Alan M Haveson
- Pamela & Mark Kan
- Sue & John Masek (in honor of Mary Sue Lyon and in memory of Terry Hutton)
- Bill Moore
- Keith & Sharon Nowak
- Stephen Philpott
- Barbara J. Ross (in loving memory of Gordon Ross)
- Chuck Schwender
The PTDA Foundation Fund Drive is underway with a goal of raising $300,000 in 2020. To join these contributors, donate online at ptda.org/FoundationGive or download a pledge form at ptda.org/FoundationSupport.
The PTDA Foundation, whose work is funded solely by donations, was founded in 1982 to champion education, outreach, and research initiatives relevant to the power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) industry that enhance the knowledge and/or professionalism and productivity for industry stakeholders. The Foundation is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) corporation; contributions are tax-deductible to the full amount allowed by law.
For more information or a complete list of donors, visit ptda.org/FoundationSupport.
