Franklin Delano Williams:  

Life Mr. Franklin D. Bobrow-Williams, a philanthropic advisor, rural futurist and resource developer, is a Senior Consultant with The Bobrow-Williams Group, LLC in Augusta, Georgia. The firm is owned and operated by his wife, Sarah R. Bobrow-Williams. Mr. Williams has worked extensively with family foundations, community-based organizations and economic development projects as well as religious organizations, credit unions, worker-owned cooperatives and small businesses in the rural development field. He has broad experience in human services and societal change work. He was active in the Civil Rights, Anti War and Student Rights Movements and a leader in the formation of several state and national student led organizations in the 1960's and 70's. He currently plays a major role in national, regional, and local rural development efforts Workplace Currently, The Bobrow-Williams Group, LLC is involved with county, regional, and multi state-level rural development work. The Group is engaged in projects in the states of Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina and South Carolina. The projects include cultural heritage and historic preservation based tourism, government and nonprofit depot exchange property centers, local skills-based business and industrial development, and specialty crop and animal agricultural-based ventures. The depot exchange property concept was pioneered at Boggs where over $4 million in private business, industry and excess/surplus government furniture and equipment was secured for Boggs and CSRA EC facilities and more than 15 other affiliated programs During his tenure at Boggs, Mr. Bobrow-Williams spearheaded the development of a 10-Year Plan for six counties in the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) which led to its designation as an Enterprise Community (EC), resulting in a $3 million grant. Boggs, the CSRA EC, and local counties/cities leverage an additional $100 million into the six-county target area over the initial five year period. He led the Boggs' Board through more than $2.5 million of facility renovations, equipment and furniture upgrades, and grounds improvements. Prior to coming to Boggs, Mr. Bobrow-Williams was Director of the Bert and Mary Meyer Foundation in Winter Park, Florida. He was associated with the...Expand for more