National Urban League Announces TEXACO Grant to Support NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE Leadership Development Programs

June 25, 2001, New York, NY–Hugh Price, President and CEO of the National Urban League, announced today an innovative nonprofit leadership development program developed with support from Texaco. The program includes in-kind support to create a customized leadership training program for senior National Urban League managers.

Texaco has created a special Texaco Management Institute (TMI) for the League, tailored to meet its specific training needs. The National Urban League/Texaco Management Institute (NUL-TMI), modeled after Texaco’s renowned, intensive three-day nonprofit leadership training program, will be conducted at Texaco’s headquarters in White Plains, New York, from June 25-28.

A $350,000 three-year grant awarded by Texaco in 2000 is helping the National Urban League train its affiliate presidents, senior program officers and management staff. Part of the grant is being used to expand the League’s Whitney M. Young, Jr. Center for Urban Leadership, by creating additional curriculum and ongoing professional development programs for affiliate senior managers in the areas of financial management, governance, strategic planning, marketing, fundraising and organizational management among others.

"An organization can only be as strong as its leaders," said Price. "We are grateful to Texaco in recognizing that the skills of our movement’s leadership are critical to future growth."

Glenn F. Tilton, Chairman and CEO of Texaco added, "All organizations, including community organizations, need strong managers in order to succeed in today’s business environment. We are pleased to be able to provide this historic support and to partner with the National Urban League to foster greater management capacity for its network of affiliates.

"Our collaboration in this endeavor will benefit not only the League but also the more than 100 communities where the Urban League network is delivering essential services."

Texaco is an integrated global energy company that operates in over 150 countries around the world. The company explores for and produces oil and natural gas; manufactures and markets high quality fuels and lubricants; operates trading, transportation and distribution facilities; and produces power.

The Urban League is the nation’s oldest and largest community based movement devoted to empowering African American’s to enter the economic and social mainstream. The National Urban League, headquartered in New York City, spearheads the nonprofit, nonpartisan movement, while Urban League affiliates operate in more than 100 cities in 34 states and the District of Columbia.