Christopher has been involved on the front lines of direct response fundraising since 1989, working with a wide array of national and regional non-profits along the way. He has proudly helped clients raise more money for their worthy causes in the areas of: social services, international/humanitarian relief, environmental/ conservation, religious, healthcare/diseases, animal welfare, hunger relief and civic causes.

Christopher has expertise in many facets of direct response development, including new donor acquisition, donor retention and cultivation strategies, lapsed donor reactivation and multi-channel communications. He helps clients understand and leverage strategies for stronger donor relationships - by meaningfully integrating their off-line and on-line communications tools.

Christopher is a big believer in data-driven strategies and helps clients use data to develop the most relevant plans for their goals and needs. His fundraising approach is donor-centric - and his business philosophy is always client-centric.

During the nearly 5-years before joining Robbins Associates, Christopher served as Vice President and senior strategist with Amergent, where he worked directly with several clients and played a key role in cultivating new client relationships for the agency. A number of his clients won awards for excellence as a result of the services provided by Amergent.

Before Amergent, Christopher worked with Brickmilll Studios, Inc. - providing key consulting and value-added production services to various non-profits. While at Brickmill, he helped clients leverage premium-driven offers in multiple program tracks, while preserving the balance of non-premium communications for highest donor value. Christopher started his direct marketing career back in 1989, when he managed the fundraising division of Boston-based Trans National Group.

Over the last 17 years, Christopher has had the privilege of serving such clients as Guideposts Ministries, Defenders of Wildlife, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/The Jimmy Fund, American Humane Association, Happy Hill Farm Home for Children, Columban Fathers Missions, Catholic Relief Services, St. Francis Mission, Archdiocese of Boston, Inner City Scholarship Foundation, Covenant House, Thirteen/WNET, WLIW21, World Wildlife Fund, Masorti Foundation, Maryknoll Lay Missioners, Passionist Monastery (Chicago), Passionist Missionaries (NJ), Atlanta Food Bank, Food Bank for NYC, Rhode Island Community Foodbank, St. Joseph's Indian School, Central Association of the Miraculous Medal (Phila.), Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and others.

Christopher is an active member of the DMA, NCDC and DMFA. He has been a speaker at the DMA Non-Profit Federation's annual conference, as well as NCDC and ALDE conferences. He is a graduate of Georgetown University in Washington, DC.

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