Events

January Chapter Lunch Program - Dianne Bailey with Bank of America will share results from "2023 Bank of America Study on Philanthropy"

When: 1/10/2024 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Dianne Chipps Bailey, Managing Director, National Philanthropic Solutions Executive at Bank of America is joining the AFP Charlotte to share the results of the 2023 Bank of America Study of Philanthropy conducted by Bank of America Private Bank and the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. The study is the latest in a series of studies that have set the benchmark for research on the giving practices of affluent households in the United States. 

During the discussion, Dianne will share:

• Trends in giving and volunteering
• How women are changing the philanthropic sector
• Engagement strategies for the next generation to shape the future of philanthropy

BIO: Dianne Chipps Bailey is a trusted advisor to influential, impactful philanthropists and a passionate advocate for the nonprofit organizations they support.
Dianne's current role is Managing Director and National Philanthropic Strategy Executive for Bank of America. Her team delivers customized consulting and advisory services on topics including strategic visioning, mission advancement, high-impact grant making, leadership development, governance and board dynamics. Dianne is a frequent speaker and commentator on topics related to best practices and trends in philanthropy. Her insights have been featured in Axios, Barron's, Business Insider, Fortune, Town & Country, Washington Post and New York Times, among other publications. In her TEDx Talk, Dianne makes The Case for Fierce Optimism.
Dianne has more than twenty-five years of experience working with operating charities, grantmakers and social entrepreneurs. Previously as an attorney, Dianne's practice was dedicated to the representation of tax-exempt organizations with clients including colleges and universities, museums, human service organizations, sports philanthropists, health care affiliate and conversion foundations, corporate and community foundations, private foundations and donor-advised fund holders, churches and other religious organizations, national fraternities and sororities, business leagues, trade organizations, as well as a myriad of start-up and grassroots charities. In addition, Dianne regularly was engaged as an expert witness in state and federal litigation matters, providing strategic counsel and trial testimony. Dianne began her career at Georgetown University Law Center, where she served on the adjunct faculty and raised annual and major gifts.
Dianne's professional commitment to nonprofits is also deeply personal. An active community leader, she has served on and chaired many nonprofit boards including Discovery Place, Novant Health Presbyterian Hospital Foundation and Women Executives. Her current board affiliations include University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Board of Visitors and North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Foundation. Dianne is a member of MacKenzie Scott's Yield Giving grant evaluation panel.
An evangelist for women's philanthropy, Dianne currently serves as chairs of the Women's Philanthropy Institute national council. She is a founding member and past president of Women's Impact Fund. Her professional recognition includes a Charlotte Business Journal Women in Business Achievement Award, Leadership Charlotte Circle of Excellence Award and UNCF Charlotte Maya Angelou Women Who Lead Honoree. Dianne previously was named the Mecklenburg Times Woman of the Year.
Dianne graduated, with high honors, from the University of California at Berkeley and, cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center and is a Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy.