Stephanie Double

Skills

Fundraising & Resource Mobilization

Institutional fundraising (federal, foundation, multilateral)

Grant strategy & proposal development

Major donor and foundation cultivation

Multi-year funding negotiations

Revenue growth strategy

Pipeline development & prospecting

Budget development & financial stewardship

Public–private partnerships

Strategic Leadership & Management

Senior leadership & team management (global teams)

New office / regional launch leadership

Business line creation & scaling

Organizational growth strategy

Cross-functional collaboration

Change management

Performance management & KPI tracking

Board and executive stakeholder engagement

International Development & Humanitarian Expertise

International development programming

Food security & nutrition systems

Gender equity & gender-based violence programming

Policy analysis & implementation

Multi-country program management

Donor compliance (UN, government, foundations)

Monitoring, evaluation & learning (MEL)

Systems-level and circular economy approaches

Partnerships & External Relations

High-level partnership development

Government relations & multilateral engagement

Corporate & private-sector partnerships

Academic and alumni network partnerships

Convening and coalition building

Global employer engagement

Stakeholder diplomacy across cultures and sectors

Program & Project Management

Large-scale, multi-million-dollar program oversight

Cross-regional coordination (80+ countries)

Risk management & operational planning

Contract management (UN and donor contracts)

Event and symposium leadership (global convenings)

Innovation, Technology & Growth

AI-enabled solutions development

Innovation in service delivery models

Market expansion strategy

Digital and operational transformation

Product and service commercialization (NGO context)

Communications & Influence

Executive-level writing and presentations

Donor and funder communications

Strategic storytelling for impact

Public speaking & facilitation

Thought leadership in sustainability and development

Sector & Thematic Expertise

Circular economy (food waste, sustainability)

Climate, environment & resource efficiency

Global health & education ecosystems

International NGOs and multilateral systems

Philanthropy and impact investing landscape

Global & Intercultural Competence

International and cross-cultural leadership

Global mobility & field experience

Multilingual communication

Italian (working proficiency)

Spanish (working proficiency)

Lived/worked experience across 60+ countries

Education & Professional Foundations

International development analysis

International relations & diplomacy

Research, policy synthesis & applied learning

About

Stephanie Double is an international development and fundraising leader with more than two decades of experience spanning the United Nations, academia, INGOs, and the private sector. She currently serves as Senior Development Manager at WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme), where she leads fundraising for the new Americas regional office. In this role, she has already secured $4M in federal funding for WRAP’s flagship wasted food program and raised $1.5M in foundation funding toward FY26 targets, driving resources to advance circular economy solutions across Canada, the US, the Caribbean and LATAM.
Previously, Stephanie served as Director of the NGO Languages Division at Compass Languages, where she built the business line from inception into a profitable global brand with 65+ new clients. She secured multi-year UN contracts, led a high-performing global team, and pioneered innovative AI-driven translation solutions, achieving an average of 300% revenue growth annually. At Yale University, she held leadership roles with both the Yale Alumni Association and the School of Management, where she forged partnerships with more than 1,500 organizations, designed alumni-driven nonprofit networks, and strengthened global employer engagement across energy, environment, sustainability, and healthcare sectors.
Stephanie’s earlier career was rooted in humanitarian and development work with organizations such as Save the Children, the Central Park Conservancy, and the United Nations World Food Programme and Population Fund (WFP and UNFPA). As a Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellow, she worked in Bangladesh and Rome on food security and gender programs, later managing multi-million-dollar WFP initiatives across 80+ countries and coordinating UNFPA’s landmark global symposium on gender-based violence in conflict. These experiences grounded her expertise in policy, program management, and high-level partnership building with governments, foundations, and international institutions.
Stephanie holds an MA in International Development from American University’s School of International Service and a BA in International Relations from the University of Maryland, with additional studies in Italy, Bangladesh and Cuba. She has lived, worked, or traveled in more than 60 countries, and has working proficiency in Italian and Spanish. She brings to her work a deep commitment to advancing equity, education, and global leadership, combined with a proven ability to mobilize resources and relationships to achieve transformative impact.