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Joe Diehl and the staff of Diehl & Co. LLC provide services to non-profit clients across the U.S.

OUR TRACK RECORD
THE PROOF IS IN THE RESULTS

72 Successful Training Events for Clients, 1996-2008
56 Successful National, Regional or Statewide Conferences for Clients, 1996-2008
Over $1.5 million Raised in Grant Writing Services/Special Events, 1994-2008


The staff of Diehl & Co. LLC stands ready to serve your organization's needs.

CURRENT CLIENT LIST

Washington State Council for Affordable and Rural Housing
Affordable Housing Management Association of Washington
Northwest Indian Housing Association
Idaho Affordable Housing Management Association
Emphasys National User Group

PRO-BONO CLIENTS

Kitsap Jazz Society (www.kitsapjazz.org)
Digital Promise (www.digital-promise.org)

PHOTOS (Click HERE)

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Joseph Diehl provides up to 25 hours per month of pro bono contract management services and technical assistance to:
Digital Promise, a non-profit organization that helps low income populations get access to technology to improve their lives; and
Kitsap Jazz Society, a newly formed non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and perpetuating Jazz in the Pacific NW.

We assisted in the formation of the 
Oregon Chapter of the Council for Affordable and Rural Housing
and provided conference planning services for their Annual Conferences in 2001 and 2002 
he created and ran the highly-rated Industry Gameshow at their 2003 conference
www.or-carh.org  

We assisted in the formation of the 
Oregon Affordable Housing Management Association 1999-2002 
(a new Chapter of NAHMA in Oregon) 
www.ahma-nw.org 

We assisted in the formation of the 
Idaho Chapter of the Affordable Housing Management Association
(a new Chapter of NAHMA in Idaho)
and assisted them in holding their very successful First Annual Conference in and their even more successful Second Annual Conference in 2007
www.ahma-nw.org 

We are assisting in the formation of the
Alaska Chapter of the Affordable Housing Management Association
(new Chapters of NAHMA in those states in the formation stage)
www.ahma-nw.org

Joseph B. Diehl provides association management, grant writing, dispute resolution/mediation, and other consulting services to non-profit organizations in the Pacific Northwest on a fee-for-services basis. 

This is a summary of all services currently available:

• Managing complex membership associations

• Planning, organizing and executing major conferences and trainings

• Creating and maintaining web sites

• Dispute resolution and mediation.

• Handling all logistics (or working with your logistics professionals)

• Legislative advocacy

• Editing and producing quarterly newsletters (electronic and hard copy)

• Research

• Writing government, foundation and corporate grant proposals

• Marketing memberships, sponsorships and events

• Installing and maintaining software

• Accounting, budgeting and financial statement preparation

• Litigation support

• Maintaining membership rosters and delivering membership benefits

• Supporting Board members

• Disseminating industry information via fax, e-mail, bulk mailings

• Creating working liaisons and networks with government agencies

• Spearheading new initiatives and projects

We have written grant proposals and helped with special events that have generated over $1.5 million in new funding for these organizations since 1994:

• Multifaith Works (formerly known as the Multifaith AIDS Projects)

• Dorothy Day House (a transitional housing development of the Archdiocesan Housing Authority)

• Digital Promise (formerly the Washington State Neighborhood Networks Consortium)

• Ethio-American Ethiopian Farmers Aid Association

• Multifamily Affordable Properties (MAP - www.aptfinder.org)

• People of Color Against AIDS Network and 3 affiliated coalitions

• Stonewall Recovery Services

• Neighborhood House

• Seattle Samoan Center

• National Neighborhood Networks Consortium

• Evangelicals Concerned Western Region

We have conducted trainings at Discover University (and in private trainings) on the following subjects:

• Grant Writing 101

• Intermediate Grant Writing

• Strategic Planning for Non-Profit Organizations

• 30 Ways to Raise Money for Your Non-Profit

RESUME:  Joseph B. Diehl, owner and overachiever, Diehl & Co. LLC

Joseph B. Diehl has nearly 37 years of senior level management experience (but he claims to be 39 years old).  Mr. Diehl is a dual professional – CPA and Attorney – with a long record of career accomplishments.  For the past six years, he has operated Diehl & Co. (described above).  Prior to that, he served as Fund Development Coordinator and Director of Operations for a social service agency headquartered in Seattle.  He held Executive Director, Chief Financial Officer and Controller positions (as well as equity partnership positions) in major national real estate organizations from 1974-1993.  Prior to that, he was employed by KPMG Peat Marwick as a CPA.

EDUCATION AND HONORS

JD, the John Marshall Law School, Chicago in 1979

BS in Accounting, Northern Illinois University (NIU) - 1971 

Attorney at Law – passed Illinois Bar Examination in 1979

Certified Public Accountant, Illinois (1972)

University of Washington Law School Certificate Program on Mediation (2002)

Appointed to Washington Governor Gary Locke's Affordable Housing Advisory Board, 2001-2005.  Reappointed by Governor Gregoire to serve another four year term in 2005.

Member, Advisory Committee of the PAC, "Voters for Affordable Housing" supporting legislators in Washington State who support the industry.  Former Working Committee member during the PAC's formation

President, Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Alumni Association of the John Marshall Law School

Founding Father, Beta Alpha Psi (Gamma Pi Chapter) at NIU (1970)

Founding Member, Young Republicans of Northern Illinois University (1967-1971)

Earned many affordable housing designations (SHCM - 2006; RAHP - 2000; C3P/C7P - 1999-2004, STAR - 1997)
Specialist in Housing Credit Management, Rural Affordable Housing Professional, Certified Credit Compliance Professional (C3P); (STAR is a Certification for Rural Development 515 programs)

Experienced skydiver:  308 professional freefalls (from 12-15,000 feet) from 1987-1993.

Private Pilot, Single Engine, Land (1992)

Awarded the prestigious "1998 Friend of Affordable Housing" by the Washington State Housing Finance Commission and Dept. of Community, Trade & Economic Development

Authored, "The Russell-NCREIF Property Indices:  Institutional Real Estate Performance Benchmarks," Journal of Real Estate Literature, 1:95-103, American Real Estate Society (1993); Kluwer Publishers, The Netherlands.

Consulting Editor, Handbook of Real Estate Portfolio Management, R. D. Irwin, 1995.

Subscriber and supporter of the Seattle Repertory Theater.

Serves as President of DIGITAL PROMISE, a Washington 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which supports computer learning centers in affordable housing communities throughout Washington State.

Serves on the Board of the National Neighborhood Networks Consortium, a Washington DC 501(c)(3) non-profit organization supporting computer learning centers throughout the US.

Serves on the founding Board of the Kitsap Jazz Society, supporting the preservation of jazz in the pacific NW.

Member: 

    American Association of Attorneys-Certified Public Accountants (2005)
    American Institute of CPAs (since 1974)
    Illinois CPA Society (since 1974)
    Illinois State Bar Association (since 1979)
    United States Parachute Association (since 1987)
    World Affairs Council (since 2001)
    Northwest Development Officers Association
    Society of Government Meeting Planners
   

For more information, contact joseph.diehl@gmail.com

Or CALL Joseph B. Diehl at (206) 290-5498

Write:  Joseph B. Diehl
c/o Loveridge Hunt & Co. CPAs
11100 NE 8th Street, Suite 410
Bellevue, WA 98004-4441

Visit web sites for Joe's clients at www.ahma-wa.org, www.ahma-nw.org (four separate sites),  www.wa-carh.org, www.or-carh.org, www.digital-promise.org, www.starofseattle.org, www.kitsapjazz.org and www.nwiha.org
maintained by Diehl & Co. LLC

Updated on Sunday, January 6, 2008 at 7:22 am