As a Power Connector supporting applicants to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Good Jobs in Clean Energy Prize, the Clean Energy Business Network (CEBN) is hosting a virtual workshop on October 28 on effective strategies for forming robust clean energy workforce coalitions.

The first hour of the program will include a brief presentation on the prize and a panel discussion with expert speakers from the BlueGreen Alliance and Business Leaders United on strategies for identifying key coalition members, building and maintaining trusted partnerships, and advancing place-based opportunities for clean energy workforce development. Following this discussion, prospective applicants are welcome to stay on for the final 30 minutes to ask CEBN questions about the prize, receive feedback on their ideas, and network with prospective teaming partners.

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Panelists:

• Jeffrey Connor-Naylor, Director of Business Leaders United program at the National Skills Coalition
• Jason Walsh, Executive Director of BlueGreen Alliance
• Lynn Abramson, President of the Clean Energy Business Network (moderator)

About the prize:

The American-Made Good Jobs in Clean Energy Prize will award place-based coalitions up to $450,000 across three phases for developing and implementing Coalition Action Plans that improve the quality of and expand access to good jobs in clean energy (with a specific focus on manufacturing and construction). Each coalition is required to include, at a minimum, one coalition representative from a labor organization, clean energy employer, community-based organization, public agency, and education and workforce provider. Visit CEBN’s blog post for more info on the prize and Power Connector support.