Bill Grace

 

Bill is a social justice activist, a traveling teacher, storyteller, and an architect of ideas. From 1976-1991 (14 years) Bill served in higher education promoting ideas related to moral and civic responsibility, service learning and global citizenship. In 1991 he founded the Center for Ethical Leadership. The Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the common good through ethical leadership, civic responsibility and collaborative problem solving. Bill served as executive director for the next 14 years.

 

His current research and writing has focused on understanding Deep Hope, Moral Courage and other deep sources of motivation that have inspired transformational leaders to courageously pursue justice. Bill believes that Deep Hope is a vital resource for those who seek to advance justice as comes to us as a gift through the practice of spiritual development and through our compassionate connection with those who suffer on the margins of society. Therefore he promotes leadership that is grounded in spiritual development and compassion both of which deepen our commitment to pursue a just and peaceful world. In 2006 he founded the Deep Hope Institute.

 

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