THE TEAM
Karen Radkowsky, Founder & President
Karen Radkowsky brings a wealth of leadership experience in both the corporate sector and the nonprofit world to Impact:NPO. She also provides a unique perspective, having served on both sides of the organizational table – as a grantmaker and a grantee.
Karen has held senior management positions at several global marketing communications agencies – BBDO, Ketchum and Ogilvy, where she created and led the research consulting practice. Her nonprofit clients have included Jewish, Christian and non-sectarian organizations, and she has worked with audiences ranging from children and teens to Boomers and older adults.
She also spearheaded the boards of two innovative and highly successful organizations – DOROT and Limmud NY. As Founding President of Limmud NY, Karen oversaw its grant applications and reporting. She honed her grantmaking skills as a board member of UJA-Federation of NY, and as a longtime member of its Commission on Jewish Identity and Renewal (CoJIR).
Karen’s involvement in Limmud NY and other Limmud startups around the globe led to her appointment (in 2013) as the first non-UK based trustee of Limmud's parent organization, with responsibility for organizational branding, PR and communications worldwide.
A graduate of Columbia University, Karen studied program evaluation at New York University. She also received an International Certificate in Measurement and Evaluation (with Distinction) from AMEC in London.
SPECIALIST PARTNERS
Danielle Spiro, Qualitative Research
Danielle is a RIVA-trained moderator and former Title I educator who has developed a variety of creative research tools for understanding the important Millennial target. A mother of two, she also has extensive experience with moms, kids and interfaith families. Her firm, Liminal Research, has worked with nonprofit clients including the American Heart Association, MilkPEP, and Foundation for Jewish Camp.
Mike Sauter, Advanced Analytics
Mike is a statistical maven who is well-versed in a wide variety of advanced analytical approaches, from conjoint and maximum difference to modeling and segmentation. He has worked with a range of nonprofit clients, including Emory University, Foundation for Jewish Camp, Guideposts, the Jewish Federation of Cleveland, and PBS Kids. Prior to founding Strategic Insights, he worked at NPD Research and TNS Global.
Rachel has had a long career in branding and strategy. For over a decade, she was the Worldwide Strategic Planning Director at Saatchi and Saatchi Kid Connection. Prior to forming Liminal Research, she was Chief Strategic Officer of the Geppetto Group. Her nonprofit clients have ranged from the American Heart Association to Foundation for Jewish Camp. She has also served on UJA-Federation's Women's Executive Circle.
Ira Ginzburg, Logo & Web Design
Ira heads her own award-winning boutique design firm, Ira Ginzburg, Ltd. She provides memorable, impactful solutions to her clients' strategic and creative challenges, across all media: print, interactive, web, mobile and app. Ira's nonprofit clients have included the Pardes Institute for Jewish Studies, Keren Hayesod-United Israel Appeal, Limmud, Jewish Women's Renaissance Project, and Yad Vashem. She is fluent in English, Russian and Hebrew.
Danny Flamberg, Digital Strategy
Danny is a veteran marketing and advertising strategist and practitioner who has held senior positions at Publicis, Digitas, SAP, CellularOne and CitiCards. An early digital innovator, he has pioneered strategies for online media and database, mobile and social media marketing. The author of Dancing Through the Digital Revolution: A Marketing Playbook, Danny’s nonprofit clients have ranged from the American Diabetes Association to the Jewish National Fund.
Sara is founder and president of Lead Story Plus, a Jerusalem-based strategic communications firm, which serves clients around the globe. She also lectures at IDC Herzliya. Her nonprofit portfolios have included the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, ROI Community, Limmud, Chabad’s Children of Chernobyl, Central Conference of American Rabbis, WIZO, Bar-Ilan University, and The Raoul Wallenberg Committee of the United States.