Junior Achievement – Rocky Mountain announced today that the prestigious JA Worldwide® Extreme Partnership Award goes to Accenture, the global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, and the Accenture Foundation. Accenture has a long-standing relationship with Junior Achievement, involving funding, board participation and volunteer activity.

The annual JA Extreme Partnership Award was created to recognize one JA Worldwide board company that has made a significant, strategic, global impact on all levels of the organization for at least three consecutive years. Minimum support in each year must include international funding of US$1 million, 1,000 volunteers and board leadership in at least 10 Junior Achievement locations around the world, in addition to the board of JA Worldwide.

“Junior Achievement values its partnership with Accenture. The engagement of Accenture volunteers and board members promotes JA’s outreach and program goals,” said Robin Wise, president and CEO of JA Rocky Mountain. “Accenture’s pro bono work locally has helped us achieve our goal of reaching 95,000 students in Denver, Northern Colorado and Wyoming.”

In 2008-09, Accenture supplied worldwide program support that included more than 1,000 volunteers (classroom volunteers, pro bono service providers and board members) and funding and in-kind donations exceeding $2.6 million. It provided $617,000 in funding to 31 local JA Member offices around the world, and employees served on 24 local JA boards.

“In this fast-changing world, skills are a key driver of economic empowerment,” said Todd Dunbar with the local office of Accenture and a JA board member. ”We are proud to work with Junior Achievement to help young people learn the skills they need to build confidence and capabilities that will, ultimately, help open doors to employment and independence.”