Christopher Hook

About Christopher Hook

Development and partnerships leader with 10+ years of experience securing major foundation and institutional funding for global social justice and public health initiatives. Proven track record building multimillion-dollar funding pipelines and stewarding partnerships with leading philanthropic organizations including the Gates Foundation, Pivotal Ventures, Packard Foundation, Minderoo Foundation, and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Experienced aligning program, research, and advocacy teams to deliver competitive institutional funding strategies. Proud USAID alum.

Experience

1. Deputy Director, Strategic Partnerships

   Equimundo Center For Masculinities And Social Justice

   Jul 2024 — Present

   Cultivated and managed relationships with foundations, corporates, multilaterals, and philanthropic collaboratives supporting global gender equality initiatives.• Secured 40+ six and seven-figure major grants from leading global funders • Led cross-organizational proposal development, working closely with research, program, advocacy & finance teams to produce competitive funding proposals.• Co-developed the organization’s impact framework and theory of change to strengthen alignment between program strategy and donor investment.• Build and manage internal systems for prospecting, revenue forecasting, and donor stewardship to support long-term fundraising strategy.• Supervise staff and consultants within the Strategic Partnerships function and supported Board engagement in fundraising activities.• Provide technical support in the organization\'s workplace advisors portfolio, including leading novel research on men and care with IDB, Bonobos, the Geena Davis Institute, Dove Men+Care and the Gates Foundation

Education

• Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

  Master of Science (M.S.), Public Health

• Kent State University

  B.A., International Relations & French

Skills

• Capacity Building
• Political Campaigns
• Policy
• International Development
• Reproductive Health
• Public Speaking
• Research
• International Organizations
• Community Development
• Foreign Policy
• Human Rights
• Humanitarian
• Data Analysis
• Blogging
• Government
• Nonprofits
• Strategic Communications
• Civil Society
• Global Health
• Non-Profits
• Program Evaluation
• International Relations
• French
• Intercultural Communication
• Ngos
• Non-Governmental Organizations (Ngos)
• Policy Analysis
• Spanish
• Politics
• Grants
• Political Science
• Editing
• Africa
• Fundraising
• Public Policy