Foundation Board Recognizes Madeliene H. Dobbins
During the most recent meeting of The Delta Foundation Board of Directors held on October 14, 2011, recognition and appreciation were extended to outgoing director/chief administrative officer Madeliene H. Dobbins, Esq.
Madeline H. Dobbins, Esq.
After five-years of exemplary service to the Foundation, Dobbins decided to seek new professional opportunities. Her last day at the Foundation was July 29, 2011.
Dr. Alison J. Harmon, board president, lauded Dobbins for her leadership and distinguished service given to the daily operation of the Foundation from 2006 to 2011. In her remarks, Dr. Harmon credited the outgoing director with strengthening the organization’s infrastructure , facilitating the new branding and marketing effort, and creating an ongoing fund raising component.
When asked what were her most memorable moments as the Foundation’s chief administrator, Madeliene replied: “Wow, that could be a pretty long list.” Giving it serious consideration, she narrowed it down to four extraordinary occasions. Initially, she mentioned the magnitude of having written an award winning proposal to the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (via Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors) to receive the Cultures of Giving Grant which made it possible for the Foundation staff and volunteer trainers to conduct fund raising training in all seven regions of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. The training was offered to Delta chapter members and other non-profit organizations, including The Links, Inc., the National Council of Negro Women, and other non-profit organizations. Between 2008 and 2009, more than 2,000 African American women were trained on how to raise funds for public service programming.
Madeliene also takes great pride in establishing the Foundation’s Community Program Grants initiative, beginning in 2008 by awarding 16 Community Program Grants and growing the grantmaking program by increasing the number of awards given each year. This fiscal year, 30 grant awards were made. She also stated the National Reading Circle (NRC) launched in 2009 by the Foundation’s Center for Research on African American Women was an important milestone because the response was overwhelming; the NRC initiative got many women reading important work written by women and it was a good fundraising opportunity.
Madeliene is a member of Prince George’s County Alumnae Chapter of DST and is a past president of Northern Virginia Alumnae Chapter.
