Christopher Walker Email & Phone Number

Brighton, England, United Kingdom

Brighton, England, United Kingdom

Trust fundraising and research for two London homeless charities, a London and Midlands youth violence recovery charity, and in-depth fundraising analysis for a Kent hospice.

Author of:- Don't Falter (Black Spring Press, 2024)- The Visitor (John Hunt Publishing, 2016)- Now You Know (Acorn Independent Press, 2011)

Brighton, United Kingdom

• From Asia to Africa, Europe and the Americas, INTO Giving stands up for girls' education and refugee schoolchildren in crisis. The charity raises funds and provides grants supporting girls’ education and refugee.
• Developed and maintained the charity’s fundraising / communications strategy
• Implemented and championed new income streams (including No 1 & No 2 streams)
• Managed INTO Giving’s international grants programme
• Set and maintained charity’s budget and responsible for completing UK and US annual returns
• Orchestrated the expansion of the charity’s projects and implemented a special focus on developing world girls’ education and refugee schoolchildren

London, United Kingdom

Since coming on board midway through the 2011/12 financial year, I led the YoungMinds fundraising team to grow its income from under £100,000 p.a., to over £500,000, whilst also securing major development grants for the charity. I wrote and implemented the fundraising strategy, secured donations from grant-making trusts, statutory agencies and other.

London, United Kingdom

2011 (Jan - August: 9 months)110% of corporate target (£394,000 raised/pledged); 67% of trust target (£400,000 raised/pledged)2010118% of corporate target (£177,000 raised); 77% of trust target (£472,000 raised/pledged); led on and secured £400,000/3yr corporate partnership; £490,000 of year ahead (2011) target secured200985% of corporate target (£170,000.

London, United Kingdom

Responsible for researching and cultivating new donors whilst maintaining relationships with current supporters; designing, researching, contacting, and developing materials for upcoming major projects; overseeing the charity’s quarterly newsletter; writing proposals, reports and delivering presentations to donors.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Responsible for researching and cultivating new donors whilst maintaining relationships with current supporters; designing, researching, contacting, and developing materials for projects; producing the charity’s quarterly newsletter; writing proposals, reports and delivering presentations to donors.

Ba English Literature

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