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| DINI PARTNERS’ BUCHANAN NEW AFP/HOUSTON PRESIDENT
(Houston, TX – March 22, 2008) Michelle Buchanan, senior consultant at Dini Partners, has begun her term as president of the Houston chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP).
With a membership of approximately 600, the AFP’s Houston chapter is one of the organization’s largest. According to Buchanan, “Being elected president of the Houston chapter is a major event in my career. AFP has been an important part of my life. It has offered volunteer opportunities that have helped me grow as a person, professional networking that has advanced my career, and personal friendships that will last for a lifetime.”
In her first communication to the Houston membership as president, Buchanan cited three objectives for her term: encouraging every member to be active and engaged; ensuring that AFP programs are relevant and serve the needs of its members; and continuing to build the chapter’s presence beyond the Houston area.
Reflecting on the chapter’s membership goals, Buchanan stated, “While our chapter has grown significantly over the past few years and currently represents approximately 400 registered nonprofits, Houston is blessed with a significant number of nonprofits providing plenty of opportunity to grow our membership.”
Buchanan, a senior consultant at Houston-based Dini Partners, has been an AFP member for ten years and will serve as president for a one-year term. Buchanan also began a three-year term this year as the chair of the Texas Tech University College of Mass Communications National Advisory Board. Prior to joining Dini Partners, she worked as a development officer and leader in fundraising campaigns with staffs ranging in size from one to 85. Her professional background includes upper-level development leadership roles with the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, the University of Houston, and the Wesley Community Center. Her undergraduate degree is from Texas Tech University, and she earned a Master’s degree in Political Science with a Certificate in Campaign Management from Kent State University.
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About the Association of Fundraising Professionals
The Association
of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), an association of professionals
throughout the world, advances philanthropy by enabling people and
organizations to practice effective and ethical fundraising. The core
activities through which AFP fulfills this mission include education,
training, mentoring, research, credentialing, and advocacy.
AFP
represents nearly 28,000 members in more than 190 chapters throughout
the world, working to advance philanthropy through advocacy, research,
education and certification programs. The association fosters
development and growth of fundraising professionals and promotes high
ethical standards in the fundraising profession. The Greater Houston
Chapter of AFP boasts a growing membership of 600 fundraising
professionals.
About Dini Partners
Founded in 1969, Dini Partners has counseled many of the nation’s premier nonprofit institutions. While the firm’s roots remain in the management of major fundraising campaigns, Dini Partners is a full-service consulting practice, addressing virtually all of the strategic challenges facing nonprofit institutions. For 40 years, Dini Partners has helped thousands of nonprofit organizations enhance their mission performance.
More than just fundraising consultants, Dini Partners works with clients to achieve a broad range of institutional objectives by setting goals and financial strategies, mobilizing volunteers, raising funds, building community partnerships and assessing outcomes. The firm helps clients realize their missions with confidence and demonstrated success.
The Dini Partners client portfolio is diverse, including organizations working in education, healthcare, faith-based institutions and organizations, arts and culture, human services, and wildlife and nature. The firm is headquartered in Houston, with offices in Dallas, Austin, and Denver, CO.
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Through our exceptional staff, we provide clients innovative solutions with dynamic results, a team of catalysts with whom they enjoy working and the integrity of a partner committed to greatness.
For 40 years, Dini Partners has worked with some of the nation’s premier institutions to transform their vision into a basis for strong, sustaining philanthropic partnerships. Discover how we can help you.
Dini Partners is a national firm headquartered in Houston, Texas, with additional offices in Dallas, Austin and Denver, Colorado.
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