Monique Hoeflinger

Experience

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  Ohio Justice & Policy Center

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2003

  Founding Director, Women's Prison Project

  ➤ Built and led advocacy project that challenged racial and gender disparities in the criminal legal system.➤ Combined impact litigation with grassroots organizing, ensuring that communities most impacted led the fight for change.➤ Improved reproductive healthcare , mental health services, and other conditions of confinement in women’s prisons. ➤ Facilitated successful reentry for formerly incarcerated women by partnering with families and community organizations to ensure access to essential resources.➤ Mobilized policymakers, advocates, and the public through compelling storytelling on the intersection of race, gender, and mass incarceration.➤ Project received recognition from the Open Society Foundations and led to my selection as a Soros Justice Fellow. Show less

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  National LGBTQ Task Force

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2008

  ➤ Promoted as organization’s first Chief of Staff to lead a five-year strategic plan that catalyzed significant growth and impact.➤ Led the development and rollout of a comprehensive strategic plan in partnership with the Executive Director and senior leadership team.➤ Drove organizational growth, increasing staff and budget while strategically realigning programs to maximize external impact.➤ Facilitated strategic alignment across the organization by redesigning work streams and leading cross-functional team meetings to ensure clear communication and seamless execution.➤ Fostered a highly collaborative and impact-driven culture by aligning teams around ambitious goals, shared outcomes, and continuous learning.➤ Enhanced program impact by leading the design and execution of robust monitoring and evaluation (M&E) strategies that drove continuous improvement.➤ Strengthened the organization’s strategic position and influence by collaborating with the Executive Director and Board of Directors to build partnerships aligned with our strategic goals. Show less ➤ Led advocacy campaigns across 15 states, leading to the passage of progressive legislation and the defeat of anti-equality referendums.➤ Mobilized critical support for campaigns by cultivating a broad-based coalition of elected officials, community leaders, and advocacy groups.➤ Directed field operations, using deep canvassing to engage voters and drive turnout.➤ Equipped community members with the skills and knowledge to lead successful advocacy campaigns by designing and facilitating targeted training programs.➤ Trained, mentored, and supervised organizing staff, fostering a high-performing, results-driven team. Show less

  • Chief of Staff

    Jan 2006 - Jan 2008

  • Organizing and Training Project Director

    Jan 2003 - Jan 2006
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  LGBTQ Mentoring Project

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2010

  Principal

  ➤ Co-led a mission-driven consulting practice, delivering movement strategy, capacity building, and leadership development to state and local partners.➤ Increased civic engagement and local power building through targeted organizing and base-building campaigns across diverse states including Florida, Ohio, California, and Maine.➤ Strengthened grassroots leadership and connective tissue among stakeholders to grow the movement for LGBTQ rights.➤ Facilitated strategic coordination across states to enhance impact and share best practices. Show less

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  Obama for America

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2008

  National LGBTQ Vote Mobilization Lead

  ➤ Tapped to join Barack Obama’s national campaign team during his historic first presidential bid, leading grassroots efforts to mobilize LGBTQ voters in key battleground states.➤ Exceeded turnout goals in all 11 battleground states, directly contributing to the campaign’s success.➤ Built the largest and most visible network of LGBTQ leaders in presidential campaign history, driving national support and mobilization.➤ Led organizing teams across 11 states, mentoring 20+ staff and driving coordinated, metrics-driven strategies that delivered measurable results.➤ Broadened campaign reach and community engagement by building strategic partnerships with local leaders and community groups. Show less

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  Equality Maine

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2009

  Campaign Manager

  ➤ Led Maine’s historic marriage equality campaign, making it the first state to pass marriage equality through its legislature—hailed by the Portland Phoenix as “the most well-executed legislative campaign in Maine’s history.”➤ Drove legislative success by developing and executing a comprehensive campaign strategy with clear goals, targeted tactics, and optimized resource allocation.➤ Expanded the campaign’s reach and influence by building and mobilizing a coalition of elected officials, community leaders, and advocacy organizations statewide.➤ Recruited, trained, and managed a team of 30+ staff and consultants, ensuring seamless coordination across lobbying, field, and communications efforts.➤ Secured strong support for legislation by directing grassroots lobbying and field operations, including deep canvassing with voters.➤ Organized a record-breaking legislative hearing drawing nearly 4,000 attendees, with supporters outnumbering opponents 4 to 1.➤ Delivered powerful testimony in support of the bill by recruiting and preparing 100+ community members to share their stories.➤ Increased public support with tailored, high-impact messaging across all platforms to engage and mobilize key audiences.➤ Secured robust financial backing through successful fundraising with local and national donors. Show less

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  Ms. Foundation for Women

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2013

  Senior Program Officer

  ➤ Directed $1M annual grant portfolio to advance grassroots leadership and policy change on gender-based violence.➤ Strengthened movement ecosystems by designing and leading a three-year capacity-building program focused on organizing, advocacy, and movement building.➤ Facilitated deeper connections and aligned action among grantees by organizing convenings that built trust and drove strategic alignment.➤ Cultivated cross-sector partnerships that elevated community-led solutions within broader policy and philanthropic agendas.➤Amplified grantee impact and highlighted the Foundation’s catalytic role in driving change through targeted strategic communications.➤ Established the Foundation as a key resource for other funders and the broader movement. Show less

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  Just Beginnings Funder Collaborative

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2017

  Founding Executive Director

  ➤ Built and led national funder collaborative, mobilizing $10M in new funding to advance intersectional movements to end sexual violence.➤ Expanded philanthropic support by cultivating partnerships with funders new to movement building.➤ Bridged grantmaking strategy with movement needs through comprehensive ecosystem mapping and targeted stakeholder engagement.➤ Increased equity in grantmaking by curating a high-impact portfolio with 77% people of color-led and 95% survivor-led grantees.➤ Accelerated field-wide learning and impact by co-developing a shared theory of change, strategy roadmap, and tailored capacity-building.➤ Built momentum for coordinated action at the national level by initiating and co-convening the first-ever U.S. Department of Justice roundtable on child sexual abuse. Show less

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  MH Consulting

  Jan 2017 - Jan 2019

  Strategy Consultant

  ➤ Led sustainable change and strategic growth for a select group of mission-driven clients through long-term consulting engagements that typically lasted a year or more.➤ Strengthened executive leadership through targeted individual coaching focused on clarity of vision, decision-making, and organizational alignment.➤ Built team and organizational capacity by aligning strategy, operations, and roles around shared goals and measurable outcomes.➤ Drove strategic breakthroughs on client priorities by designing and facilitating high-impact convenings and retreats that consistently earned high satisfaction scores.➤ Clients included national and state-based organizations focused on restorative justice (Hidden Water), disability rights (Activating Change), education (100Kin10), and violence prevention (Safe Communities). Show less

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  Beyond100K

  Jan 2019 - Jan 2022

  Director of Strategy

  ➤ Advanced racial equity in education by leading strategic initiatives for a national network of 300+ organizations.➤ Accelerated equity at scale by forging multi-sector partnerships across nonprofits, philanthropy, and government that resulted in the training of more than 108,000 new educators nationwide.➤ Drove strategic alignment across the organization by leading strategic planning and facilitating cross-functional teams.➤ Improved program outcomes for 100+ partners (one-third of the network) through targeted leadership development and capacity-building support.➤ Drove smart network growth by mapping ecosystem needs and identifying high-leverage partners.➤ Led change management strategies to position the network for long-term success, ensuring its resilience in a rapidly changing landscape.➤ Cultivated a highly collaborative team that consistently exceeded performance goals and contributed to organizational and field-wide impact. Show less

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  The Rockefeller Foundation

  Jan 2023 - Dec 2024

  Managing Director

  ➤ Directed strategic programming to advance movements for social and environmental justice at the Bellagio Center, the Foundation’s global hub.➤ Catalyzed cross-sector alliances through 60+ annual convenings designed to advance multi-solving strategies in partnership with civil society, philanthropy, and government.➤ Led a flagship fellowship program that drove social justice innovation by equipping 120+ movement leaders annually to launch breakthrough projects.➤ Improved equity outcomes by 59% over two years by overhauling recruitment, selection, onboarding, and reporting systems to better serve racially and geographically diverse program participants.➤ Elevated recognition of the Bellagio Center’s role in driving social justice innovation through strategic storytelling and digital campaigns that consistently outperformed industry benchmarks for audience engagement (both open and click-through rates).➤ Activated a robust alumni network of 4,000+ leaders to drive policy reform, innovation, and ongoing collaboration.➤ Doubled network engagement over two years through intentional relationship-building and innovative strategies that promoted ongoing connection and collaboration.➤ Expanded program impact by developing flagship publications—Bellagio Bulletin and Bellagio Breakthroughs—that elevated alumni voices and disseminated actionable insights to global stakeholders.➤ Led strategy and operations across all programs, leading Program Directors and teams to deliver on strategic goals. Show less