Bill Lissau | President, Bank of America Tulsa
Hear from Bill Lissau, President of Bank of America Tulsa, about our role in keeping Tulsa moving forward.
Tulsa is an extraordinary philanthropic city, and being part of so many efforts to reach all of our diverse communities is truly rewarding. It’s gratifying to have tremendous teammates and community partners working together to make a positive impact on so many people’s lives.
Bill Lissau | President, Bank of America Tulsa
Tulsa is your home. It’s ours, too.
We are committed to helping our communities thrive - dedicating our resources to address the issues that matter most in each community where we live and work.
Taking action to support our communities, clients and teammates
Now as always, our commitment to help strengthen the communities we serve is unwavering. We’re partnering with local leaders and organizations to advance racial equality and economic opportunity, support diverse and women entrepreneurs, build job skills and create opportunities to help people succeed in today’s and tomorrow’s economy. We’re investing in benefits and resources for our employees who serve our clients in their communities. We're proud to have the efforts of our 200,000+ teammates globally recognized for putting our clients - and our communities - first.
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Investing in Hispanic-Latino teammates, clients and communities we serve
Learn more about how we are advancing opportunities for Hispanic-Latinos as part of our commitment to responsible growth.
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Accelerating access to capital for minority and women-led businesses
Investments help Black, Hispanic-Latino, Asian, Native American, women and other underrepresented entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses. Through a variety of means, the private sector can help to provide dependable, sustainable capital to community businesses in need.
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Meet the next generation of change-makers
Through a national leadership summit and an internship with local partners, including Mental Health Association Oklahoma, our Student Leaders® program provides community-minded young students with a chance to serve, inspire and hopefully change the world.
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Let’s build something together
By partnering with nonprofits and other organizations, Bank of America stepped up to support Tulsa on every level, from racial justice to reskilling and fighting hunger. We’re a major contributor to a planned history center that tells the important story of the original “Black Wall Street” and the 1921 Tulsa race massacre. And with the third-largest Native American population in the country, we’re contributing funds to initiatives in the community. Helping people find rewarding work is a key focus, especially in communities of color, and we support a range of programs, including a summer youth employment plan and a barista training initiative. To help improve health outcomes, we partner with nonprofits to feed over 500 families a week, support mental health initiatives and ensure schools and nonprofits get the PPE they need.
Teaching the technical skills employers seek
Connecting local employers in need of a skilled workforce and low-income residents in search of a career, Tulsa Community WorkAdvance (TCW) operates a “dual-customer” model. TCW provides job seekers with free technical training and career counseling, and Tulsa businesses benefit from a larger pool of qualified job applicants.
Bringing Black Wall Street back to life
More than a century ago, the Tulsa, Oklahoma neighborhood of Greenwood was a thriving neighborhood of Black-owned businesses, hotels, stores and a hospital. But that community suffered a terrible blow in 1921, when it became the site of the worst single event of racial terrorism in America’s history, where somewhere between 100 and 300 African American residents were killed, 35 blocks of real estate were looted and set ablaze, and thousands of families were displaced. Now, Tulsa is transforming the site of a tragedy into a vibrant community hub.
The power of the arts
At Bank of America, we believe in the power of the arts to help economies thrive, educate and enrich societies, and create greater cultural understanding. That’s why we’re helping the arts flourish in communities across the globe.
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