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"Make the Impossible Possible" is released on paperback by Broadway Books, Order now! ...More
One Man's Crusade to Inspire Others to Dream Bigger and Achieve the Extraordinary...
“Bill Strickland could sell anything . . . Read this book and you'll understand why he is such an inspiration to practicing and aspiring entrepreneurs.” —James Heskett, Harvard Business School
Hood College will hold its commencement ceremonies May 19, 2012- Bill Strickland delivers the commencement address to undergraduates ...
FREDERICK, Md.—Hood College will hold its commencement ceremonies May 19 on the residential quadrangle. Diplomas will be presented to more than 300 undergraduates and nearly 225 graduate students in two graduation exercises. Read More
CEO, social architect, community leader and visionary Bill Strickland to deliver commencement address May 27 -Middlebury College-
William E. “Bill” Strickland Jr., an at-risk youth who went on to win a MacArthur “Genius” award in 1996 for his work with the disadvantaged in inner-city Pittsburgh, will deliver the 2012 Middlebury College commencement address on Sunday, May 27. Read More
MCG’s Strickland hopes honor will fuel school project in Israel
April 16, 2012 by Lee Chottiner Executive Editor - Jewish Chronicle
Strickland hopes the honor will draw fresh attention to his efforts to start a center in northern Israel based on the MCG-Bidwell model.
The Northern Israel Center for Arts and Technology has been in the planning stages since 2007 and would offer arts and vocational training to both Arab and Jewish youth. Read More
Author Bill Strickland shares vision of change-He'll bring can-do message to Fox Cities
April 14, 2012 Written by, Kara Patterson, Post-Crescent staff writer
Fox Cities Reads author Bill Strickland says "Make the Impossible Possible: One Man's Crusade to Inspire Others to Dream Bigger and Achieve the Extraordinary" is a call to social action. Read More
Connecticut Center for Arts and Technology opens in New Haven,
April 13, 2012 Written by
By Ann DeMatteo, Register Staff
NEW HAVEN — In just a few weeks, unemployed adults will be training for new careers, and high school kids will be given new hope, thanks to influential people from New Haven who are carrying out a dream just like Bill Strickland did in Pittsburgh 40 years ago. Read More
Strickland Selected for National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts Achievement Award-
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts Selects Manchester Bidwell Corporation CEO Bill Strickland for 2012 Outstanding Achievement Award. Strickland joins a long list of international ceramics luminaries who have impacted the field of ceramics arts education in an extraordinary way. Read More
Strickland 2012 Honorary Degree Recipient from Bloomfield College
Four distinguished individuals will be receiving honorary doctor of laws degrees at the May Commencement ceremonies of Bloomfield College. Read More
Fox Cities Reads selects author, book
Award-winning author William E. Strickland Jr.'s book "Make the Impossible Possible" is the sixth annual Fox Cities Reads book selection. "We are thrilled to be able to bring this respected and award-wining author to the Fox Cities to cap off Fox Cities Reads and also tie in his visit with the fifth annual Fox Cities Book Festival," festival president Jeff Kuepper said during Tuesday's announcement.
Fox Cities Reads is sponsored by the public libraries in Appleton, Kaukauna, Kimberly, Little Chute, Menasha and Neenah, and the University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley, Menasha. The three-month community read will culminate April 16 to 18 with a visit and six presentations by Strickland: Read More Information
Governor Tom Corbett, Names Members to Task Force on Child Protection-Bill Strickland appointed:
“My background in education and working with young people will be a contributing factor in my role in the commission, I am certain of that,” Strickland said. Strickland noted that in 40 years at Bidwell there has not been an alcohol, drug, or police incident despite being located in the inner city. “We know how to create safe and nurturing environments for people in the city and I'm very proud of that,” Strickland said. Strickland adds that he hopes to see a positive change in child protection policies. “I hope that many people, media included, will come to understand the work we do here in the city on behalf of people who have been disadvantaged, and that there will be greater evidence that suggests that we can be more effective in working on these environments.”
Bill Strickland Honored as the 2012 Pursuer of Peace Award Recipient
The members of Rodef Shalom Congregation are honored to recognize William E. Strickland, Jr. as the 2012 Pursuer of Peace Award recipient. This prestigious award will be presented on Sunday evening, June 10, 2012 in the congregation's historic sanctuary.
Rodef Shalom Congregation’s Pursuer of Peace Award was established in 2010 to recognize the significant commitment and sustained contributions of an individual or organization to the pursuit of peace by fostering interfaith understanding, the encouragement of humanitarianism, and the promotion of a social justice agenda, and was bestowed in its inaugural year to the Most Reverend David A. Zubik, DD.
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Bill Strickland Goi Peace Award Winner 2011
Photos From Japan/November 19, 2011
Bill Strickland to Receive the 2011 Goi Peace Award
The Goi Peace Foundation will bestow the 2011 Goi Peace Award on Bill Strickland, social innovator and the President and CEO of Manchester Bidwell Corporation—an extraordinary jobs training center and community arts program, which gives disadvantaged students and adults the opportunities they need to build a better future.
The annual Goi Peace Award honors individuals and organizations in various fields that have made outstanding contributions toward the realization of a peaceful and harmonious world for humanity and all life on earth. Created in 2000, previous Goi Peace Award recipients include Oscar Arias, Bill Drayton, Bill Gates and Deepak Chopra.
Mr. Strickland will receive the award at a ceremony during the Goi Peace Foundation Forum 2011 to be held at Ginza Blossom Hall in Tokyo on November 19, 2011. Read More
Bill Strickland featured in the new documentary "Waiting for Superman"
The new documentary by the director of "An Inconvenient Truth" shows the challenges of the American education system. Because of Bill's success and inspiring stories of students at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, it is no surprise they interviewed him for the documentary. You can even see him in the trailer! (1:34)
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Waiting for "Superman" Trailer [HD] 2010
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President Obama Selects Manchester Bidwell Corporation CEO Bill Strickland for the Newly Formed White House Council for Community Solutions
Strickland joins corporate, non-profit and foundation leaders from across the U.S. in offering solutions for more efficiently and effectively addressing community needs to President Obama.
President Barack Obama signed an Executive Order establishing the White House Council for Community Solutions. The Council will provide advice to the President on the best ways to mobilize citizens, nonprofits, businesses and government to work more effectively together to solve specific community needs. Pittsburgh’s Bill Strickland, President and CEO of Manchester Bidwell Corporation (MBC), is one of the twenty-five appointees who range from Jon Bon Jovi to the president of eBay.
President Obama said, “These impressive men and women have dedicated their lives and careers to civic engagement and social innovation. I commend them for their outstanding contributions to their communities, and I am confident that they will serve the American people well in their new roles on the White House Council for Community Solutions. I look forward to working with them in the months and years ahead.” Read More
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Bill Strickland hopes to persuade 200 cities around the world to replicate his arts, education and job-training program. It's late spring, and Bill Strickland is spending some quiet time in the ceramics studio at the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, the art and job-training center he founded in Pittsburgh's struggling Manchester area. ... more