April, 2008
RichmondBUILD Gains National Attention
Thursday, April 24th, 2008
As the national movement for “green collar” jobs moves into the spotlight, RichmondBUILD, an innovative job training program in the City of Richmond, California, is quickly gaining recognition as a trailblazer in this field. RichmondBUILD/Solar Richmond was recently a prominent part of a featured story on the American Prospect web site.
The Glen Price Group is under contract to the City of Richmond to assist city departments to raise funds for their strategic priorities. GPG has assisted the city’s employment and training department to obtain over $8 million for critical projects, including the launch of RichmondBUILD.
Update. More articles about RichmondBUILD.
- “Cities Cultivate 2 Types of Green”, USA Today
- “How Green is Your Collar?”, The Nation
- “The Growth in ‘Green-Collar’ Jobs”, Newsweek
- “Green Jobs Seek Entry-Level Workers”, NPR
Insight Prison Project on Good Morning America this Saturday (April 26)
Thursday, April 24th, 2008
The Insight Prison Project will be featured on Good Morning America on Saturday morning, April 26th! This is the first time that IPP’s programs have been discussed on national television and we hope you’ll join us in watching this segment.
The segment will give an inside look at IPP’s programs as well as interviews with Jacques Verduin, IPP’s Executive Director, Robert Ayers, San Quentin’s warden, and several prisoner participants.
Air times will vary by location so please visit www.abc.com to find out when your local newscast will be aired.
Christopher Szecsey’s Incredible Journey
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
Those of us who have worked with GPG Senior Associate Christopher Szecsey have deep respect for his facilitation skill, command of appreciative inquiry, cross-cultural communication capacity, and great sense of humor. Now his high school alma mater, Verde Valley School in Arizona, has presented Christopher with its inaugural Warren Award, named after the school’s founders, and chronicled a big chunk of his incredible journey to date.
Glen Price Group (GPG) launches work with the Berkeley Food and Housing Project
Sunday, April 13th, 2008
GPG started work in April 2008 with the Berkeley Food and Housing Project (BFHP). BFHP has provided critical services for the chronically homeless and mentally ill in Berkeley for over 40 years. We will be working with BFHP to plan and execute critical fund development efforts with an emphasis on development of long-term government and foundation support.