William B. Morris III outlines his extensive experience in leadership, advocacy, and community building, particularly through grassroots organizing and fundraising initiatives. He highlights his roles in various projects, including mentoring African American males and addressing social uplift issues, while emphasizing the importance of collaboration with institutional assets. Morris expresses his commitment to enriching the Starting Bloc network by sharing resources and knowledge relevant to educational and community needs.

1. S TA R T I N G B L O C R E S P O N S E # 2
October 12, 2011
William B. Morris III

2. How will I bring my experience
and knowledge to enrich the
Starting Bloc network?
Leadership
& outreach
 SHARING my Community Grassroots
building organizing
experiences, Social
knowledge, and assets. innovation &
uplift
Education
Non-profit
research &
fundraising
service
Advocacy &
media
relations

3. Leadership and Outreach
2 Term President - Alpha Phi Alpha @ William & Mary
Innumerable experiences and knowledge to share related to:
Small group dynamic
Public, Private and Academic partnerships and initiatives
Passionately devoted to social uplift

4. Grassroots Organizing

5. Non-Profit Fundraising
Letter writing campaigns
Grant writing
Business sponsorships
Guatemalan home building trip
Gift giving campaigns
Auctions
Bone Marrow Drive Steering Committee Senior Class Gift Committee

6. Advocacy and Media Relations
HEADLINES
• Press releases
• Media campaigns – radio, TV, “Fraternity Skips Award
periodicals Ceremony to Protest
• Formal letters of abjuration Confederate History Month”
http://www.wvec.com/video/featured-videos/Black-
and expression of discontent fraternity-snubs-governor-91058844.html
• Meetings with
Elected officials “McDonnell, black fraternity to
*Governor of Va. discuss Confederate decree”
http://hamptonroads.com/2010/04/mcdonnell-black-
*Congressional fraternity-discuss-confederate-decree
Black Caucus of Va.
‘Va. gov’s office, Alpha Phi Alpha
members to meet over Confederate
History Month controversy”
http://progressivegreek.com/news_events/undegrad/v
a-govs-office-alpha-phi-alpha-members-to-meet-over-
confederate-history-month-controversy/

7. Education Research and Service
• Leader of 2 local mentoring initiatives while in college (4yrs participation)
• Year long education honors thesis research project on The Achievement Gap
• Currently an Urban Prep Fellow
• Full time Mentor, Life skills teacher, student advocate, and Step Team Instructor
• Urban Prep Charter School for African American Males in Englewood Chicago

8. Rites of passage
campus liaison
and volunteer
Community Building coordinator
• Leveraging resources
Connecting
community needs
with institutional President of W&M -Grants
assets -Volunteers
Myself
Service
Rites of Passage
learning
mentoring
• Fostering coordinators
awareness of
need
• Building and
utilizing human
capital

9. I will impact the Starting Bloc
network by Sharing…any and every
resource
William B. Morris III