Walter-Kaitz Foundation

 

Walter-Kaitz Foundation ABOUT US


The Walter Kaitz Foundation advocates for diversity in the cable telecommunications industry by supporting people and programs that make a difference.

We’ve been around since 1980, when the California cable industry executive Spencer Kaitz established the Foundation with contributions made in the memory of his father, Walter Kaitz, a long-standing advocate of fairness and inclusion in the cable industry.

Ever since, the Foundation has rallied the industry around a commitment to diversity that continues to grow.Today, our not-for-profit Foundation…

  • Contributes funds to organizations that help talented people achieve career goals in cable
  • Helps vendor companies owned by women and people of color do business in cable
  • Supports programs and initiatives that further diversity’s cause in cable

Our Mission

To advance the contributions of multi-ethnic and women professionals in the cable telecommunications industry, by advocating for diversity and providing resources for the organization’s members and the industry at large.

Our Priorities

The focus of the Foundation includes some of the following initiatives and activities:

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Walter-Kaitz Foundation FEATURED GUEST WRITER


Dr. Nicole Cutts"The Annual Kaitz Dinner... Much More than an Industry Gathering!"
by Phylis Eagle-Oldson, President & CEO, Emma L. Bowen Foundation

As the cable industry anticipates Diversity Week in New York, the spotlight naturally shines on the Walter Kaitz Foundation’s 28th Annual Fundraising Dinner. The dinner serves as wonderful opportunity to see and be seen, catch up with old friends, and make new connections. From the perspective of the Emma L. Bowen Foundation, its students and graduates, however, the Walter Kaitz Foundation Dinner means much more! Read more >