About
About WISPAD
Mission |
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WISPAD is an academic institution with international scope devoted to professional training, research, and consulting in areas of international development. The School combines analytical instruction for the design and implementation of successful public policies with innovative managerial skills for public administration and governance. This advanced professional training builds upon solid ethical foundations from Biblical principles and values. It is inspired by the legacy of excellence, effectiveness, and integrity of William Wilberforce’s public service as a member of the British Parliament during the early 19th century. |
Outputs and Outcomes |
Since the beginning of its international operations in China in the Fall of 2011, WISPAD has delivered 78 Workshops in different areas of strategic nonprofit management to a total of 1,003 participants, including founders, directors, CEOs, CFOs, and program managers of Chinese nonprofit organizations, social agencies, foundations, and international organizations. |
History |
WISPAD’s mission has been refined through the experience of its founders in governmental agencies and non-profit organizations in less developed countries, and through their academic training and research experience in well-known academic institutions in the United States and abroad. Through Master’s and Ph.D. studies the founders crafted WISPAD’s structural and functional frameworks and defined its unique integration of Biblical ethical frameworks with decision-making models for public policies. The process of mission refinement crystalized with the formal incorporation of WISPAD in June 2010, as an academic institution devoted to train, research, and consult in international development. Read more ... |
Officers |
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The directors, faculty, and officers at the Wilberforce International School have advanced training and experience in areas of public policy, public and environmental health, political science, advanced empirical methods, and law. They also have extensive experience in well-known research institutions as well as in governmental agencies and non-profit organizations. WISPAD’s Board of Directors includes individuals with wide-ranging experience and training in government, public financing, law, and business, which are valuable assets to the School’s own governance and to the fulfillment of its mission. |
Strengths |
In line with WISPAD’s mission to prepare individuals and support organizations for excellence, effectiveness, and integrity in public service, the School equips young professionals and agencies to address today’s development challenges. WISPAD grants to individuals and organizations access to a reservoir of advanced analytical tools for policy analysis and implementation, as well as innovative practices in public administration and governance. Its unique approach incorporates cutting-edge multidisciplinary methodologies integrating neurobehavioral studies with processes of decision making and preference formation associated with higher levels of subjective well-being, and with socioeconomic and political development. |
Faculty |
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WISPAD’s faculty has extensive academic qualifications from U.S., European, Latin American and Asian top academic institutions. Our faculty has also vast professional experience working in U.S., Latin American, African, and Asian public agencies, nonprofit, and international organizations designing and implementing public programs and social policies on poverty alleviation and development. WISPAD’s faculty also has specialized research experience in areas of international development and poverty alleviation from U.S. prestigious research institutions. |
Directors |
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The Board of Directors of WISPAD combines decades of experience in governmental, for-profit and non-profit organizations, as well as in financial, legal, educational and international institutions. WISPAD's governance model underscores devotion to aid the poor and needy, and willingness to serve in harmony with Biblical values and morals. |
Contact us |
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Please contact us at any of our regional offices in Beijing, for China; Bangalore for India, Berlin for Europe or at our Headquarter in Boston, USA. |