Who We Are
A leading global fundraising consultancy and recruitment agencyDaryl Upsall International together offer a comprehensive range of recruitment and consulting services to the non-profit sector.
With experience of working with non-profits across more than 60 countries, we provide a truly global service to our clients.
Our multilingual staff and international network of associates includes highly experienced professionals who bring expert perspectives from both the non-profit and private sectors.
The agency was founded in 2001 by Daryl Upsall, a world-renowned fundraising ‘guru’ with nearly 36 years of leadership experience in the sector. As International Fundraising Director for Greenpeace International, Daryl was responsible for doubling Greenpeace’s global net income, raising more than $1 billion for the environment in the process.
Meet the Talent
Let us introduce you some of the core team.
Daryl Upsall
President Consulting
CEO Recruitment
Daryl is president of the Consulting division and CEO of the Recruitment one. He has over 36 years’ experience of successfully founding and managing fundraising, communications and advocacy operations for over 230 NPOs…
Emily Bracken
CEO Consulting
Emily is an experienced consultant and project director that over the last 20 years has worked in both the non-profit and private sectors specialized in fundraising, organisational strategy and international expansion. In the last 10 years, she has focused…
Zoe Oldham
Director, Recruitment
Zoe is a bilingual, senior international consultant with more than seventeen years’ experience and is responsible for senior level recruitment, business development and strategic fundraising consultancy.
Emma Adams
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Emma partners with non-profit organisations to find them the best talent in the sector. She is responsible for managing mid to senior level roles. Based in the UK and previously Australia, Emma has recruited roles internationally and has successfully managed over 400 campaigns.
Jirka Wirth
Senior Consultant
Jirka is a fundraising and marketing professional and has worked exclusively in the non-profit sector since 2003 in different roles. Starting in smaller NPOs in Germany, his way led him from a team leader at MSF to the role of fundraising director for MSF in Germany and Brazil. In his last role as fundraising director for IRC Germany, he build up a fundraising program from scratch.
Amie Brown
Senior Consultant
Amie is a fundraising and marketing strategic planner with 15 years’ experience in the non-profit sector. She held several senior roles at Cancer Research UK, NSPCC and ActionAid UK before beginning work 7 years ago as a consultant.
Ruth Gardner
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Ruth supports organisations finding the best talent to meet their needs and culture using her skills in relationship building to recruit the best candidates. Based in Kansas City, Ruth brings 17 years of non-profit experience, with 11 years’ experience in fundraising and 9 years in healthcare sector.
Karem Armstrong
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Karem has 7 years’ experience in the non-profit sector with previous experience in the private sector working with consumer goods companies. She is a multicultural consultant specializing in market entry studies and international senior staff…
Sonya Burke
Senior Consultant
With Daryl Upsall International, Sonya helps nonprofit organisations with her in-depth understanding of the ways INGOs can truly bring about global growth. She understands not only the potential of most global markets but knows how both the national entity …
Enrica Zamparini
Senior Consultant
Enrica has been active in the non-profit sector for almost 20 years, with a focus on establishing and growing new fundraising programmes. She is an expert on building new programmes in growing fundraising markets…
Bertie Bosrédon
Senior Digital Consultant
With Daryl Upsall International, Bertie helps nonprofit organisations of all sizes implement digital programmes, develop their online presence, improve their digital mindset, increase engagement and conversion with their audiences.
Michael Dixon
Senior Digital Consultant
Michael is an experienced digital strategist who specializes in supporting non-profit organizations with audience-driven growth strategies that can either scale or enhance their digital fundraising or engagement efforts.
Leyre Ayastuy
Senior Creative Consultant
With Daryl Upsall International, Leyre designs strategies for Spanish organisations to develop their fundraising plans and secure financial sustainability and growth. She encourages organisations to open their minds to new ideas…
Liberty Childs
Consultant
With 8 years’ experience in the non-profit sector, Liberty started working in fundraising, marketing and communications, after finishing education. She joins the Daryl Upsall team as a Consultant working across both the recruitment and consultancy functions.
Martha Oddy Boninfante
Senior Consultant
Martha is a high- and medium-value partnerships fundraiser and researcher, with 20 years’ experience across diverse sectors and a variety of markets. She has a particular track record in planning and executing new income generation programmes.
Katharina Steinkellner
Senior Consultant
Katharina is a passionate leadership giving fundraiser. For almost 20 years she has been engaging major donors, corporate partners, trusts, foundations and governments in humanitarian, cultural and environmental causes.
Michele Alexander
Global Fundraising Leadership Advisor
Michele is a leading non-profit executive with extensive experience in planning, capacity building, board and governance support, development and fundraising. She has extensive experience with (U)HNWI and has managed multiple teams across the global.
Julia Strong
Senior Consultant
Julia is a non-profit resource mobilisation and partnerships professional with 14 years’ experience in the charitable sector. She has worked across international markets and has field experience in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East. Julia has worked with a range…
Alhelí Quintanilla
Marketing and Operations Manager-
Recruitment Division
Alhelí is currently responsible for supporting the delivery of strategic operational services across the organisation, managing also the web and social media content, as well as providing comprehensive support to the recruitment department…
Miryam Delgado
Chief Operation Officer
Miryam is since 2006 the Chief Operating Officer for Daryl Upsall International and runs the administration and finances. Additionally, she provides leadership…
Karem Pérez
Marketing Manager
Karem is a marketing specialist with 6 years of experience in the non-profit sector and extensive previous experience in the corporate consulting sector. She is specialized in strategic business planning and growth strategies. Her work at Daryl Upsall International is in supporting both the international consultancy and recruitment worldwide.
Christina Pappas
Marketing and Operations Manager – Consultancy Division
Christina supports the external outreach and consulting tasks by helping with Interviews and research in different languages. Additionally, she coordinates and helps to implement the digital and social media for the consulting business. She also manages various internal operations and administrative systems.
Rosa Corbí
Admin Assistant
Rosa supports internal operations and administrative systems for our international consultancy and recruitment divisions. As part of the data management team, Rosa is responsible for the CRM, ATS and the Daryl Upsall International Credential Bank.
Paula Martín
Business Information Analyst-
Consulting Division
Her background in the non-profit sector kicked off by serving as a telemarketer at the fundraising company, which resulted in gaining valuable insights into varied fundraising strategies.