Bill Connors

Bill Connors, CFRE, is author of Fundraising with The Raiser's Edge: A Non-Technical Guide (Wiley, February 2010) and is an independent consultant and trainer on the Blackbaud fundraising software The Raiser's Edge (www.billconnors.com). Until 2005, Bill was Principal Consultant for Fundraising Systems for Blackbaud, having helped found the Blackbaud consulting program in 1998. He has been providing consulting and training on The Raiser's Edge in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe since 1995. He previously served as Senior Consultant for Fundraising Technology for Brakeley, Ltd., a London fundraising consulting firm. Having spent his entire career in nonprofit work, Bill also worked for Junior Achievement as the Director of Development in Arizona and as Director of Field IT for the national headquarters, overseeing the roll-out of The Raiser's Edge in the field offices.

Bill is an honors graduate of Yale University with a master's degree from Brigham Young University. He previously served on the board of the Association of Fundraising Professionals Golden Gate Chapter.