Services
Youth leaders from Lebanon, Jordan, UK and US.
International Education Program Development
Greg has spent the last decade developing new models for engaging high school and university-aged youth around the world to learn directly from each other. (Mercy Corps, IEARN, Bridges to Understanding). Using live video conferencing and other social media tools, Greg can help you expand and better integrate your global engagement strategies to gain maximum learning for minimal costs. Using the extraordinary, low-cost communication tools now available, he can show you how to engage both the head and the heart of students, so deep and lasting cross-cultural understanding results.
Greg has spent the last decade developing new models for engaging high school and university-aged youth around the world to learn directly from each other. (Mercy Corps, IEARN, Bridges to Understanding). Using live video conferencing and other social media tools, Greg can help you expand and better integrate your global engagement strategies to gain maximum learning for minimal costs. Using the extraordinary, low-cost communication tools now available, he can show you how to engage both the head and the heart of students, so deep and lasting cross-cultural understanding results.
Discussing education issues with activists in Iraq
Education reform strategic planning
As the founding Executive Director of Powerful Schools, an award-winning model for school and community change, Greg is recognized as a leading school reform activist locally, nationally, and internationally, He is currently working with a range of initiatives likeThe Community Center for Education Results, an organization that seeks to create great urban schools throughout King County.
As the founding Executive Director of Powerful Schools, an award-winning model for school and community change, Greg is recognized as a leading school reform activist locally, nationally, and internationally, He is currently working with a range of initiatives likeThe Community Center for Education Results, an organization that seeks to create great urban schools throughout King County.
Training staff in Jordan on digital story-telling
Digital Storytelling Training
How do you create short videos with emotional power to get others to take action? To persuade? To call attention to your organization or cause? Greg has led digital storytelling workshops in India, Peru, Lebanon, Iraq and in the US training students, teachers and community non-profit leaders in the creation of powerful stories that inspire, persuade and build cross-cultural understanding. This fall he will travel to Morocco and Egypt to teach these skills to activists there. He can help you tailor the training to fit the needs of your organization so you can begin to produce your own compelling documentaries, promotional videos, and help you tell the stories that others will want to hear using free software tools. Offer both workshops (next workshop will be in winter, 2012) and personal coaching tailored to your needs.
How do you create short videos with emotional power to get others to take action? To persuade? To call attention to your organization or cause? Greg has led digital storytelling workshops in India, Peru, Lebanon, Iraq and in the US training students, teachers and community non-profit leaders in the creation of powerful stories that inspire, persuade and build cross-cultural understanding. This fall he will travel to Morocco and Egypt to teach these skills to activists there. He can help you tailor the training to fit the needs of your organization so you can begin to produce your own compelling documentaries, promotional videos, and help you tell the stories that others will want to hear using free software tools. Offer both workshops (next workshop will be in winter, 2012) and personal coaching tailored to your needs.
The next generation of Powerful Schools students
Executive Coaching, Starting and Funding your organization
Greg has successfully helped launch and lead three non-profit organizations, including Powerful Schools, recipient of the Washington State Golden Apple Award and nationally recognized school-change organization now celebrating its 20th anniversary. Additionally, Greg has coached other Executive Directors in how to launch and lead their own organizations more effectively. As the founder of the Fearless Fundraising Workshop Series, over 100 northwest organizations have benefited from his highly-regarded and entertaining trainings. His Crab Strategy for creating a solid,sustainable fund raising strategy is one you will not soon forget! He can help you design and execute a diverse fund raising strategy that works in tough times like these so you can take your organization to the next level.
Greg has successfully helped launch and lead three non-profit organizations, including Powerful Schools, recipient of the Washington State Golden Apple Award and nationally recognized school-change organization now celebrating its 20th anniversary. Additionally, Greg has coached other Executive Directors in how to launch and lead their own organizations more effectively. As the founder of the Fearless Fundraising Workshop Series, over 100 northwest organizations have benefited from his highly-regarded and entertaining trainings. His Crab Strategy for creating a solid,sustainable fund raising strategy is one you will not soon forget! He can help you design and execute a diverse fund raising strategy that works in tough times like these so you can take your organization to the next level.
Hand by Hand, Intl. Volunteer Camp
Strategic Philanthropy
Greg understands effective philanthropy, having served as the leading executive or board chair with a regional public foundation, a corporate foundation and a national public foundation. He has helped several family foundations start or revise their philanthropic strategies, informed by his 20 years of non-profit leadership and 12 years of leadership in philanthropy.
Greg understands effective philanthropy, having served as the leading executive or board chair with a regional public foundation, a corporate foundation and a national public foundation. He has helped several family foundations start or revise their philanthropic strategies, informed by his 20 years of non-profit leadership and 12 years of leadership in philanthropy.