Christopher Berini

About Christopher Berini

Strategic non-profit leader focused on building stronger and healthier communities by developing powerful partnerships. Strengths lie in fundraising, relationship management, brand development, compelling communications, delighting stakeholders and aligning resources to deliver impact.Specialties: • Building strong relationships; managing complex issues, and staying calm through any challenge, developing productive and lasting partnerships• Combining tactical, technical, and strategic acumen to act as an ambassador between teams and individuals of various backgrounds• Creating unique events, bringing people together in creative and engaging ways

Experience

1. Chief Development Officer

   Habitat For Humanity Greater San Francisco

   Aug 2025 — Present

   Habitat Greater San Francisco seeks to address the affordable housing crisis in Marin County, San Francisco, and on the Peninsula by partnering with working families to build new homes and to provide critical repairs to existing homes to allow long-time low-income homeowners to remain in their homes and maintain their asset to safely and securely age in place.My team focuses on building relationships and uplifting compelling stories to drive ever-growing community impact through that work. We are responsible for fostering a culture of philanthropy among fellow staff, Board members, and the broader community of volunteers, partners, donors, and homeowners. My focus is on leading the execution of a robust and effective fund development department, ensuring that agency-wide philanthropy and fund development is carried out in accordance with best practices and the organization’s values, mission, vision, and strategic plans.I also get to serve as an integral member of the Executive Leadership Team, executing fundraising and driving a highly collegial, collaborative, mission-driven environment guided by intelligent development planning, metrics, and strategic direction.

Education

• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  BA with Honors, English (minoring in Creative Writing & Biochemistry)

  1992 — 1996

• Georgetown University McDonough School of Business

  Business for Impact - New Strategies Program, Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

  2019 — 2019

Skills

• Product Marketing
• Account Management
• Product Launch
• Brand Development
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Management Consulting
• Public Relations
• Marketing
• Fundraising
• Marketing Strategy
• Sales Management
• Strategy
• Nonprofits
• Product Management
• Team Building
• Proposal Writing
• Direct Sales
• Event Management
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Strategic Partnerships
• Strategic Communications
• Crm
• Leadership
• Mobile Devices
• Training
• Contract Negotiation
• Sales
• Marketing Communications
• Project Management