Del Martin, CFRE - Managing Partner & Chairman

Del Martin, CFRE, Managing Partner & Chairman of the Firm, has provided results-oriented counsel to hundreds of capital and endowment campaigns, as well as helping clients establish major gifts and annual fund programs. Del is recognized nationally as a pioneer in development audits and has probably conducted more than anyone in the Southeast.

A founder of AHM&P, Del serves as its chief creative services officer, overseeing the development of campaign strategy plans and campaign materials for all clients as well as
the Firm's marketing activities. She leads a creative team that has earned numerous honors.

Del is Chair of the Giving USA Foundation, publishers of Giving USA, and is an active member
of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, having served on the Georgia Chapter Board. She currently chairs the Philanthropist of the Year Award for Atlanta’s Philanthropy Day. She is also an active member in The Giving Institute — Leading Counsel to Nonprofits, having served as Program & Education Chair, as well as leadership for the Institute’s Symmer Symposium. A Certified Fund Raising Executive and a graduate of the Executive Leadership Institute (ELI) of the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, Del is a frequent presenter and lecturer and conducts workshops and seminars in fund raising and marketing. She has made presentations for many AFP chapters including AFP International Conference on Fund Raising and for the Georgia Planned Giving Council. Del is a “heavy hitter” award-winner for her CASE presentation, “Effective Writing Skills for Advancement Professionals.” She has authored numerous articles for such publications as CASE Currents, The Donor Developer and Fund Raising Management magazine. Del served on the first Advisory Committee of the Atlanta Library of the Foundation Center, and is a member of the Leadership Atlanta Class of 2004.

On the “giving” side of the table, Del serves as the only non-family board member of the David & Linda Shaheen Foundation (NV), expanding her philanthropic experience into grant-making.

A native Georgian, Del is a graduate of the University of Georgia, with an undergraduate degree in graphic communications and graduate work in journalism and advertising.

A sampling of Del's current and past clients include:

AID Atlanta
American Red Cross, Metro Atlanta Chapter
The Atlanta Opera
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Decatur Education Foundation
Delta State University
Erlanger Health System
Eastern Michigan University
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
Ferrum College
Flint Riverquarium
The Florida Aquarium
Franklin Road Academy
The Georgia Ballet
Georgia Cancer Coalition
Georgia College & State University
Houston Ballet
Huntsville Botanical Garden
Judson College
KidsPeace
LaGrange College
Marcus Institute
Medical College of Georgia
Otterbein College
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Piedmont Hospital Foundation
Project Open Hand
Randolph School
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Southern Research Institute
Union College
University of Alabama
University of Tennessee
West Virginia University Foundation
Wellmont Healthcare Foundation
Women's Resource Center to Prevent Domestic Violence