Bill Stanczykiewicz, Ed.D.
Serving as senior assistant dean for external relations, Bill Stanczykiewicz develops external partnerships while directing The Fund Raising School. Bill also serves as a core faculty member at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, teaching master’s and doctoral courses on leadership in the philanthropic sector.
Bill’s professional career spans the philanthropic, public, and private sectors. He served for 17 years as President & CEO of the Indiana Youth Institute, a statewide nonprofit devoted to healthy youth development and academic achievement. This opportunity followed his leadership position in the mayor’s office in Indianapolis; as policy director for community renewal, Bill designed and implemented The Front Porch Alliance.
Additional public administration opportunities have included working as a staff member on the United States Senate Subcommittee on Children and Families as well as serving as a board member on Indiana’s State Workforce Innovation Council and Indiana’s Education Roundtable.
Bill’s 10-year media career included being honored as the “Indiana Sportscaster of the Year,” and his media skills have been utilized throughout his professional career through appearances on ABC’s “Good Morning America” and ESPN as well as numerous state and national newspaper op-eds and radio and television interviews.
Honors and awards have included being named a “Sagamore of the Wabash,” a top civic honor conveyed by the State of Indiana, as well as a “Next Generation Leader” by the Rockefeller Foundation.