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George Wilkinson
Dr. George W. Wilkinson
George Wilkinson founded THE WILKINSON GROUP in 1991, a publishing, research, training and consulting venture specializing in providing strategic services to health, educational and human service organizations of the nonprofit sector. The company was closed at the end of 1999 when he fully retired. The major products/services of THE WILKINSON GROUP were: its monthly newsletter, Happenings, which reported on trends and events that affect the human condition; facilitation of retreats for boards and staff; design and facilitation of strategic planning processes; community needs assessments; organizational assessments; and presentations of the nature of change in America. From 1980 to 1991, he held senior management positions with United Way of America, the nation's largest charitable organization. He was responsible for developing the model, training materials, and consulting to institute strategic planning within the United Way system. I was also responsible for developing UWA's nationally acclaimed environmental scanning process and reports. In addition he directed UWA's National Academy for Voluntarism, Research Division, Market Management Group, and its Management and Community Studies Institute. Prior to United Way of America, he was the Associate Executive Director for the United Way of Eastern Fairfield County, Bridgeport, CT. Here he developed and directed numerous public/private partnerships in the fields of criminal justice, home health care, day care and refugee resettlement. His work pioneering strategic planning in the United Way system led to his joining United Way of America. Over the past 50 years, he had several careers in addition to United Way. Holder of three degrees including a doctorate in educational administration, he served the field of education as president of a major school district's board of trustees, teacher and lecturer at the university level and as an administrator of a major Fortune 500 company's center for early childhood education. His work experience began in his hometown of Las Vegas, NV as owner and manager of several printing, publishing and public relations firms. He authored numerous articles, publications and book chapters on identifying change through environmental scanning and management of change in the nonprofit sector. He was keynote speaker on tour for the American Marketing Association for four years and was a professional member of The World Future Society, The Strategic Leadership Forum, and the Strategic Planning Society. The following is a partial listing of organizations that benefited from his consultation and presentations: American Demographics, George Washington University, The Conference Board, United Way of America, Nat'l Ass'n for Sickle Cell Disease, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, American Gas Association, National Education Association, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, YMCA of the USA Council of State Governments, National League of Cities, U.S. Naval Academy, GTE, New York Roundtable on Mfg., United Methodist Church, Federal Bureau of Investigation, The Brookings Institution, Utah State University, Case Western Reserve University, Michigan Historical Center Foundation, Ronald McDonald House, The Colorado Trust, Traveler's Aid Society, Camp Fire, USA and hundreds of local United Ways and local human service organizations | |||