Bill Strickland: A Santa for the Economy?
Posted on December 25, 2011 by Julie Anixter
Would that Santa could bring us a few more Bill Strickland’s! Or better yet, the “1%” could take a page out of his book.
Why? Since 1972, the organization he leads, Bidwell-Manchester, has attracted national recognition for its innovative and career-oriented training that changes the lives of people in transition in southwestern Pennsylvania. Bidwell provides literacy and remedial education and partners with leading corporations to design high-caliber, market-relevant career training programs that lead to entry-level employment.
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Bill & Rose Strickland with the Jazz group Foreplay.
at the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, North Side - October 15, 2011
Jazz group Fourplay runs on mutual respect
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
25 years, 1,638 concerts later ... Jazz guild's vision still hep
By Bob Karlovits, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Manchester Craftsmen's Guild's success as a jazz venue began with a simple concept.
"Pittsburgh is a 'word of mouth' town, and the word has been that the Guild is a good place to go," said Bill Strickland, its founder, CEO and president.
This week, Manchester Craftsmen's Guild enters its 25th year having hosted 1,638 concerts with 2,714 performers, from trumpet legend Dizzy Gillespie to guitarist Pat Metheny. Artists have recorded 40 albums there, four of which won Grammy awards. The facility brings in elementary pupils to learn about jazz, and houses professional and educational workshops. Read more:
The “BE” List: Bill Strickland
Posted on 28. Aug, 2011
The “BE” List
the People, Ideas, and Projects that are changing in the world
Bill Strickland
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From getting kids off the streets in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and into the pottery studio or recording studio to put their energy and creativity to work… To offering young adults the opportunity to train in vocational areas like pharmaceutical chemistry or Information Technology and get good paying jobs… Read More:
"Make the Impossible -Possible" Number 7 on the list
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Ending War on Drugs, Unemployment
| By Christian Morrow-Special to the NNPA from the New Pittsburgh Courier |
| Thursday, 30 June 2011 |
It is fitting they came to Manchester, said Manchester Bidwell Corp. CEO Bill Strickland in his welcoming remarks, because in his experience the center itself is one of the things that works.
"This is our vision of what a school looks like, and we built it to change the way people see themselves," he said. "In 28 years, we've had no police calls, no drugs, no violence. What I discovered is if you build a world-class environment, you get world-class people. You build prisons, you get prisoners."
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL GOES ONE ON ONE WITH PITTSBURGH'S BILL STRICKLAND...CEO OF MANCHESTER CRAFTSMAN'S GUILD
Bill Strickland turned his love of ceramics into a creative outlet for disadvantaged city kids.
Nationally Syndicated Talk Show Host- Bev Smith Interviews Bill Strickland,
Watch the interview click link below:
http://www.bevsmithtalks.com/interviews/billstrickland.html
Bill Strickland featured in the May 2009 issue of Black Enterprise Magazine, providing words to strive by:
"Don't waste precious time chasing someone else's definition of success, look for the things that inspire you, trouble you, make you feel most alive, and trust in those things to shape your future," Strickland says in the magazine.
Click here to read article: http://www.zinio.com/pages/BlackEnterprise/May-09/416078758/pg-84