Our Research Team and Business Experience

I started my business 19 years ago on the unemployment line. My commitment is that we will always provide the highest level "community-minded technology solutions“

ddrakeford@drakefordassociates.org

Derrick Drakeford, Ph.D. served on the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Chapel-Hill, North Carolina Central University, and Shaw University in Raleigh, NC. Derrick holds Ph.D. in Education from UNC-Chapel Hill, a Bachelors in political science from Bethune-Cookman University, and a Masters in Public Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Government. He holds a certificate in Nonprofit Management from the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Social Work; and certificates in Proposal Writing and Fundraising for Nonprofits from the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana -Purdue University. Derrick received his Ph.D, from UNC-Chapel Hill.  He has written ten books: 1) Finding Your Purpose in 15 Minutes,2) Fundraising for Nonprofits: What the Bible Says, 3) Starting Your Business from the Unemployment Line, 4) Jada Goes to Pre-School: A Book on Transitions, 5) P5: The Five Secrets to Successful Grant and Bid Proposals, 6) The 2 Laws of Standardized Testing, 7) Inclusion:The Art of Story Listening,  8) The Purpose Lifestyle, 9) Seed, Time, & Harvest: The Organic Sales Process, and 10) 31 Kings: Mental Health Game.