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.

Diehl & Co. LLC is the developer of “A Gathering Place:  Safe, Clean, Efficient Homes” ™ with plans for its first assembly plant underway in Bhubaneswar, Orissa State (India).

 This is a summary of all  services currently  available:

  • Managing complex membership associations.
  • Planning, organizing, staffing 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

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.

Jazz vocalist in-the-making; after 2 1/2 years of voice lessons, performed in three live jazz showcases in the Seattle area (2007-2008).

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.

In November 2010, Mr. Diehl joined Congressman Jim McDermott, WA State Lt. Governor Brad Owen, University of Washington's Diane Adachi and 13 others on a Trade Mission to Odisha State, India.  Joe is expanding Diehl & Co. LLC to international trade opportunities with businesses in India and other growing global economies.