Bill Strickland is President and CEO of Manchester Bidwell Corporation and its subsidiaries, Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild (MCG) and Bidwell Training Center (BTC), both founded in 1968. His duties include developing and implementing major fund-raising plans of action, working with Boards of Directors and Industrial Advisory Boards, and encouraging participation of corporate executive officials from major multi-national Pittsburgh corporations. Throughout his distinguished career, Strickland has been honoured with numerous prestigious awards for his contributions to the arts and the community.

 

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2008 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship

The 2008 Skoll Awards ceremony. Winners were Bill Strickland, Manchester Bidwell; Amazon Conservation Team, Michael Eckhart of ACORE, Connie Duckworth of Arzu, Jeremy Hockenstein and Mai Siriphongphanh of Digital Divide Data; Jenny ...

2008 Skoll Awards For Social Entrepeneurship

 

 
 
 
 

Audio

Storytelling In The Modern World - 2008

How do you use storytelling to extend the influence of your work? What happens when your storytelling becomes so powerful that it challenges the status quo? Ken Brecher, social anthropologist and executive ...

Storytelling In The Modern World

 

 
 
 
 
 

Sessions

Wed, April 10, 17:00 - 18:30

Wed, April 10, 17:00 - 18:30

Opening Plenary

Speakers: Mabel van Oranje, Michael Porter, Gro Harlem Brundtland, Bill Strickland, Paul Farmer

Fri, March 28, 09:00 - 11:00

Fri, March 28, 09:00 - 11:00

Storytelling In The Modern World

Speakers: Walter Mosley, James Orbinski, Annie Sundberg, Bill Strickland, Cara Mertes