About the Author
Bill Freeman has worked in the nonprofit and cause-related arena for over two decades. From social services and higher-education to healthcare and grassroots activism, he has been a catalyst in developing and implementing programs that effectively respond to pressing social challenges. He has successfully managed four non-profit distress workouts, multi-million dollar budgets, and large and small staffs.
Bill is a highly successful fundraiser having secured over $100-million from public and private sourcesFollowing his nonprofit career, Bill launched a consulting practice to assist nonprofits and associations use web-related technology to their strategic advantage. In addition, he worked as a nonprofit subject matter expert for the US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration of Children and Families and with a myriad of third sector groups. He launched a blog, 501cWeb.org in October 2006 to provide a daily diet of tips and tool for nonprofits, cause-related organizations, and those who know that the best of what can be is yet to come.
Bill has an MA in Theology (ABD) from St. Mary’s Seminary & University in Baltimore, MD, an MBA (Finance) from Southeastern University in Washington, DC. He holds a doctorate in business administration with a concentration in health services administration from the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. His doctoral dissertation investigated the relationshop between the moral maturity of managers and organization performance.
Bill is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) by the Association of Fundraising Professionals. He is certified in change management and the Balanced Scorecard methodology. In additional, he earned a certification in appreciative inquiry. He is a national examiner with the Malcolm Baldrige Quality Assurance Program (2005-2008).
Bill is a full time faculty member at the University of Northern Virginia teaching MBA students and launching the University’s fledgling MBA in Healthcare Administration. He is also an adjunct professor at George Mason University teaching Leadership and Change, Philanthropy & Fundraising, and Nonprofit Law, Governance, & Ethics to students pursuing Master Degrees in Public and Nonprofit Administration. As an adjunct professor at The George Washington University, Washington, DC, taught Business and Goverment Relations: Ethics & Stakeholder Management to undergrads. He is also an online adjunct professor teaching Managerial Finance to undergraduates.
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