# Julie Verhaar to join Amnesty as Senior Director for Fundraising and Growth

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/06/30/julie-verhaar-join-amnesty-senior-director-fundraising-growth/
- Published: 2014-06-30T11:04:02+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Julie Verhaar has been appointed Senior Director for Fundraising and Growth at
Amnesty International. She will be responsible for increasing income and boosting
membership around the world.**

She joins from UNICEF where she is Chief of Fundraising Services and Deputy Director
for Private Sector Fundraising. Before that she held senior roles at The Netherlands
Red Cross and Greenpeace International.

Salil Shetty, Secretary General of Amnesty International, said:

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> “Julie brings a wealth of energy and commitment to this role, combining her sharp
> business sense with a proven commitment to, and track record of success in, the
> not-for-profit world. We are delighted she is joining us”.

Verhaar, a longstanding member of Amnesty, will take up her role on 1 October 2014.

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