Meet the team
We all share a commitment to the values and purpose of the not-for-profit sector.
Our team has extensive experience brought from a wide range of organisations, including small and large charities, voluntary agencies, public bodies, local authorities, and arts & heritage organisations.
Directors
Fundraising consultants
Training and Development team
Mangement Consultancy team
Programme & marketing team
Directors
Bernard Ross
Bernard is an expert in strategic thinking, organisational change and personal effectiveness. He works internationally in Europe, USA, Africa and South America.
He has worked with a wide range of not-for-profit organisations over 25 years, including the British Red Cross, Amnesty International, Greenpeace International, UNICEF, Oxfam and the British Film Institute.
Clare Segal
Clare is an accredited MBTI coach. She works extensively in Europe and the USA specialising in presentation, influence and communication skills.
Clare has been responsible for developing the cases for a number of national and international fundraising campaigns including NSPCC, UNICEF & Communitas Brazil. She was also a lead figure in developing the emergency response to the London Bombings on 7/7.
Fundraising consultants
Angela Cluff
Deputy Director & Principal Fundraising Consultant
Angela is an international expert in strategy and major gift fundraising and has led major fundraising consultancy projects with a range of UK and International charities.
Angela's major gift and strategy customers include the NSPCC, UNICEF, Mama Cash, MIND, and CRUK.
Angela joined =mc from the NSPCC where she was Deputy Director of Appeals and was instrumental in designing the ground breaking Full Stop campaign.
Alex Jelly
Fundraising Consultant
Alex started her career in fundraising over ten years ago and is experienced in strategic corporate, trust, community and particularly major donor fundraising. She has worked in-house for charities including Shelter, CARE International, Addaction and Green Alliance, and has managed major capital and endowment campaigns including a £20m campaign for the RSA. She has also spent time serving as a trustee and enjoys working with boards to enhance the fundraising potential of their organisations.
She is currently working on strategic fundraising reviews for the Mental Health Foundation, and Arthiritis Research Campaign.
Eibhlín Morley
Consultant
Eibhlín has diverse experience in development and fundraising and has an strong track record in stakeholder engagement and major gifts fundraising for the Third sector. She has worked in-house for universities in the UK and Ireland working on the development of discrete donor engagement programmes. She has also hosted national and international donor events and has presented at UK development conferences on the use of data management systems.
At =mc Eibhlín works across the management and fundraising consultancy teams and is currently completing analysis for the Mama Cash Foundation.
Management consultancy team
Kate Gilmore
Principal Management Consultant
Kate will be joining =mc in March 2009. An expert in INGO change management, she spent the last decade as Deputy Secretary General at Amnesty International, where she helped lead the organisation through a major transformation.
Quinn McKew
Management Consultant
Quinn is an expert in strategic management and campaign design, with experience in both the not-for-profit and for-profit world. Most recently, she consulted with Fortune 500 companies to design and implement organisation-wide sustainability programmes, including international product marketing campaigns.
Previously, she applied her expertise in fundraising, communications and strategic management as the director of national conservation campaigns for some of the largest conservation organisations in the United States.
David Segal
Knowledge Management Specialist
David is an expert in knowledge management, strategy and fundraising. He worked for 22 years in senior management positions for leading international companies before dedicating himself to the non-profit sector in 1999.
David supports our management and fundraising consultancy work, and recently developed our 2009 Global Fundraising Confidence Survey.
Colette Harvey
Management Consultant
Collette is currently on maternity leave and is due to return in 2010. If you have any consultancy queries, please contact Moi Tu.
Colette
specialises in strategic planning, change enablement and monitoring and
evaluation. Prior to joining, Colette built her experience working in a
wide range of different settings including charities, social
enterprises, schools, private companies and government agencies.
Training and Development Team
Will Campbell
Principal Learning and Development Consultant
Will specialises in senior leadership and Board development, facilitation and strategy development. He also leads our international work, delivering leadership development programmes for INGOs in Africa and Asia. Before joining =mc, Will worked extensively in Africa for a variety of agencies including Catholic Relief Services, CARE, DFID, Christian Aid and the EU.
He is currently delivering training and providing facilitation for the NSPCC, Womankind Worldwide and Bury Metropolitan Borough Council.
Katy Murray
Principal Learning and Development Consultant
Katy is currently on maternity leave and is due to return in 2010. If you have any training queries, please contact Will Campbell.
Katy specialises in international management, team building and facilitation skills. Before joining =mc, Katy worked for 8 years in international NGOs and community development.
She worked most recently with Tearfund, responsible for global staff development, management mentoring, facilitation and organisational development. She has also facilitated learning in Sudan, Kenya, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and throughout the UK.
Alex Gough
Senior Learning and Development Consultant
Alex specialises in cross-cultural training, distance management, facilitation skills, recruitment and selection.
Julia Bellingham
Senior Learning and Development Consultant
Julia specialises in fundraising, presentation skills and leadership development. She has delivered a range of management programmes for the RNLI, British Council and the National Autistic Society. As a former Senior Fundraising Manager she has extensive knowledge of corporate sponsorship.
With =mc, Julia has worked extensively in the UK, US and Russia. Before joining =mc, Julia was Deputy Director of Fundraising for Action for Children (formerly NCH). She also has extensive experience in the commercial sector and has worked within retail operations, customer services and strategic planning for Bass Leisure Retail.
Sarah Fraser
Learning and Development Consultant
Sarah specialises in leadership development, project management and personal effectiveness.
Before joining =mc, Sarah developed and delivered global leadership programmes in both the commercial and non-profit sector. She also has experience in arts management, having worked with professional orchestras and the Association of British Orchestras.
Chris Penney
Learning and Development Consultant
Chris specialises in Project Management and Leadership Development.
He also has skills in presentation and vocal impact.
Before joining =mc Chris delivered training and coaching for organisations as diverse as the Office for National Statistics, the NHS, the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Diana Memorial Fund. He has also previously worked for the Health Foundation and the Arts Council.
Natasha Okonkwo
Learning and Development Consultant
Natasha specialises in leadership and management. She is currently developing and delivering leadership and management programmes for the RNLI.
Before joining =mc Natasha worked for several years in the not-for-profit sector, in the fields of mental health and disability, and she has commercial experience in HR. Most recently she worked for the Mental Health Providers Forum where she delivered training for members.
Programme & marketing team
Moi Tu
Practice Manager
Moi is your ideal point of contact for all =mc's work and will be delighted to help with any enquiry whether it is about training and development, consultancy or future =mc activities. Contact Moi if you would like to receive further information about =mc.
Elinor Newman - Beckett
Marketing Coordinator
Elinor looks after the day-to-day marketing including the =mc e-newsletter, brochures and training information. She is the first point of contact for anything related to =mc's marketing. Please contact Elinor if you have any comments or suggestions about the website.
Charlotte Norton
Marketing and Programmes Assistant
Charlotte looks after the open training programme bookings. Please contact Charlotte if you have any queries about this, or would like to join the =mc mailing list.
Renato Alesi
Office Administrator
Renato ensures the smooth running of =mc's office systems. Renato is also responsible for compiling materials for all our training programmes and workshops.
