William  “Bill” Strickland, J.D., C.S.P.G, C.E.P.A. (Fmr.), serves as a Senior Executive Director, Planned Giving with City of Hope.  In that role, he cultivates, stewards and solicits planned giving donors and prospects. In addition, he serves as a philanthropic resource for professional advisors, enabling them to deepen and add value to their HNW-client relationships.  Bill has a proven donor-centric fundraising background in addition to his experience in philanthropic consulting, fiduciary services, and business litigation.

Before joining City of Hope, Bill served as the Planned Giving Officer for the California Community Foundation where he led Planned Giving and Sartori Circle (Legacy Society) programs and partnered with business managers, CPAs, attorneys, entertainment industry advisors and nonprofit organizations. Prior to that, Bill served as the Associate Director of Planned Giving with The Nature Conservancy for 8 years after leaving Bank of America’s Trust Services Center, where he served as Vice President and Trust Officer.  In that role, he administered  trust and investment management accounts, providing technical fiduciary expertise.  Having obtained a JD from the University of California, Davis, Bill served as a litigation attorney for Bergman & Wedner for 3 years.  Also, Bill currently serves as an Advisory Council member for the Planned Giving Initiative (“PGI”) and previously served on the board of the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners and as a past president of the Partnership of Philanthropic Planning of Greater Los Angeles (now named, Southern California Chapter of Charitable Gift Planners).