November 28, 2010 | Read Time: 1 minute
Job held by: Bill Williams
Why the job was created: The organization’s fast growth prompted it to create the job, said Jim Blankemeyer, the foundation’s board chairman, in a written statement. The Atlanta group is a donor-advised fund that focuses on Christian donors. (Donor-advised funds allow donors to give money, get a tax benefit, and later decide which causes to support.)
Duties: Mr. Williams, 59, who began his new role in November, is charged with expanding the organization’s reach by recruiting more donors and increasing the number of local affiliates, which now stands at 25. Founded in 1982, the group currently holds $1.1-billion in assets and is on track for its donors to give away $350-million to charity this year.
Background: After spending 33 years at BellSouth, including a role as vice president of its technology group, Mr. Williams made the jump to the nonprofit world in 2008 when he became the chief executive of Generous Giving, a charity in Chattanooga, Tenn., that encourages Christians to increase their philanthropy.
Education: He received a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a master’s in business administration from Georgia State University, both in Atlanta.
Why he took the job: “Most times we have more than we need, and NCF helps individuals realize that there is an opportunity to share what we have got,” he says. About five years ago, Mr. Williams and his wife, Regina, opened a fund with the organization.
Most recent major gift from his family’s donor-advised fund: $25,000 to the Seed Company, in Arlington, Tex., a group that translates the Bible into new languages. Mr. Williams serves on the group’s board.
