If you haven’t had a moment to read the September 2005 issue of Inc., pick up a copy today and thumb ahead to page 144 (you may also be able to read it online here, though I am not sure that will be a permanent link). The article that unfolds is both eloquent and inspiring, though not so much due to the author’s prose, but rather the story the main character represents.

Manchester Bidwell is best described as a group of organizations, “sharing common values and vision, which combine to create a national model for arts, education, training and hope that reshape the business of social change.” Sounds like quite an undertaking. And yet, under the leadership of Bill Strickland, they’ve delivered, and then some. Rather than try to sum up the article or present the accomplishments and achievements the organization and Strickland have attained, I would urge you to take a few minutes and read the article. I’m sure it won’t disappoint, and I have a pretty strong feeling it will inspire a few of you as it has done to me.

TAGS: Social Enterprise | Inner City | Education | Non-Profit | Strickland

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