Bill Smith
Founder & CEO, Inseparable
Bill Smith is the founder and CEO of Inseparable, a national advocacy nonprofit working to make mental health care available to all. Since founding the organization in 2020, Bill has led a team advancing significant bipartisan wins for mental health on both the state and federal levels. This summer Inseparable achieved its 50th state win in just under four years since its founding. Under his leadership Inseparable launched the Hopeful Futures Campaign, a coalition of organizations dedicated to bringing mental health services to every child in every school across America. His commentary on mental health policy has appeared in USA TODAY, The New York Times, Forbes, The Dallas Morning News, MSNBC, Variety, and more.
Bill previously co-founded Civitas Public Affairs Group, a values-based firm providing advocacy and public affairs campaigns to solve the most pressing societal challenges of our time. Prior to co-founding Civitas, Bill was the national political director at Gill Action, where he was a lead strategist in the campaign to achieve marriage equality in the United States. A native of Alabama, Bill resides in Marshall, VA and serves on the board of End Citizens United.
WHY MENTAL HEALTH?
Over 20% of the population lives with a mental health or substance use disorder.
From academic achievement to economic mobility and overall equality, mental health and addiction play a central role in every major social issue.
Mindful Philanthropy envisions a world in which all funders are invested in solutions that integrate mental health and well-being so that all people have equitable access to the tools and resources they need to be well.
ABOUT
Mindful Philanthropy was founded in 2020 with the mission to catalyze impactful funding in mental health, addiction, and well-being. We envision a world in which all funders are invested in solutions that integrate mental health and well-being so that all people have equitable access to the tools and resources they need to be well.