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 80 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 more than 35 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.
Zoe Oldham
CEO Recruitment
Zoe is a senior international leader with over two decades of professional experience. After a decade at Daryl Upsall International completing over 200 recruitments, Zoe took on the position of CEO- Recruitment.
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…
Daryl Upsall
President, Daryl Upsall International
Based in Madrid, Daryl has 40 years working with over 240 non-profits in 80 countries. Known for his leadership and innovation; for pioneering digital fundraising and as a co-creator of face to face fundraising during the 1990s when leading Greenpeace International fundraising.
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…
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
With two years of experience as a global recruiter for international nonprofits, Ruth excels in identifying and attracting premier talent from across the globe to contribute to mission-driven organizations focused on positive social and environmental impact.
McAra Kirby-Fahey
International Consultant
McAra has ten years of experience in the non-profit sector across the US, Australia, and Europe. With a background in design and the arts, she began her fundraising career at the San Francisco Opera as part of their highly successful development team.
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…
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.
Shoshana Grammer
Senior Recruitment Consultant
With over three decades of experience in dynamic leadership in the field of fundraising, Shoshana brings a wealth of expertise and a proven track record of success to the realm of recruitment.
Jane Kingara
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Jane is a highly motivated, personable, and results-driven senior HR and change professional with over 20 years of exceptional experience in talent management and resourcing.
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…
Karine Klein
Senior Consultant
Karine is a senior specialist in private fundraising with multicultural experience as a Director of Fundraising and an International Consultant for more than 18 years.
Liberty Childs
Consultant
With 8 years’ professional experience in the non-profit sector working in fundraising, marketing and communications, Liberty joined Daryl Upsall International in 2022.
Emma Adams
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Emma brings 15 years’ experience recruiting for the non-profit sector, specialising in finding the best talent in fundraising.
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.
Tricia Plácido
Recruitment Consultant
Tricia comes to Daryl Upsall International with 20 years of recruitment, business development, and client management experience.
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.
Chris Washington-Sare
Senior Consultant
Chris is a consultant with specialist expertise in helping organisations think clearly about complex strategic planning issues. He has extensive fundraising, marketing and communications experience, having worked for over 30 years in the not-for-profit, commercial, arts and education sectors.
Alhelí Quintanilla
Marketing and Operations Manager-
Recruitment Division
Alhelí is responsible for supporting the delivery of strategic operational services. In addition, she drives strategic marketing efforts with a strong focus on business outreach, managing the web and social media content. Dedicated, responsive, and solutions-oriented, Alhelí ensures excellence in every aspect of her role.
Christina Pappas
Marketing and Operations Manager – Consulting 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.