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 CARP Advisory Board Speakers |
Halifax, NS
Bill VanGorder
Manager, Consultant, Speaker, Entertainer
From 1991 to 2007, Bill VanGorder was the President and CEO of The Lung Association of Nova Scotia. He also served as Vice-President of Financial Development and Marketing for the Canadian Lung Association. Prior to that he spent 28 years with the YMCA and for the final 12 years as the Atlantic Area Director for the YMCA where he focused primarily on consulting and training of YMCAs and YM-YWCAs in the four Atlantic Provinces.
He is one of only three professionals in Canada who are both a Certified Association Executive (CAE) awarded by the Canadian Society of Association Executives (CSAE) Certified and a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) awarded by the international Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP).
An experienced speaker and trainer, Bill has acted as a consultant to businesses and associations since 1968. He gives keynotes, presentations and workshops to 30 or more organizations each year and is recognized for his ability to motivate audiences with new, creative ideas that will provide measurable, tangible results. With more than 35 years of business, management and human resources experience, Bill’s expertise has made him a sought-after speaker on management issues.
Bill is an active community volunteer. He is the President of CARP, Nova Scotia Chapter; founder and co-coordinator of the Rotary ABCs of Fraud Prevention program; President of the Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra Foundation; Past President of the Board of Directors of the Theatre Arts Guild; Board Member of the international Psychic Entertainers Association; an Advisory Board Member of Nova Scotia Special Olympics; Vice President of the Serving Seniors Alliance of Nova Scotia; and a Past President of the Rotary Club of Halifax where he has been named a Paul Harris Fellow in recognition of his significant work on behalf of Rotary International. He is Past President and Advisory Board Chairman of the Nova Scotia branch of the Canadian Society of Association Executives (CSAE); a former Board Member of the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy; Past President of the national Board of the CSFRE (now the AFP – Association of Fund Raising Professionals); and Past-President and co-Founder of the Nova Scotia Branch of the AFP.
Bill lives in Halifax with his wife Esther, and Kelsey, the cat that runs their house. They have two married daughters and two grandchildren.
| About the CARP Advisory Board
CARP President, Moses Znaimer recruited the distinguished Canadians on CARP’s Advisory Board to provide business, social, and political counsel in support of CARP’s advocacy mission and the association’s strategy for growth. They reside coast-to-coast and represent a variety of disciplines and areas of expertise. |
