Integrated fundraising for nonprofits

Our history

Determined to help nonprofit organizations improve the world, a woman named Sanky Perlowin opened up a direct mail fundraising shop in 1977 and called it Sanky Communications. More than 45 years later, the original Sanky is no longer with us, but her passion for helping good causes grow – and her name – never left. Today, we're a tight-knit group of 50+ specializing in direct mail, online and integrated fundraising campaigns.

The team

Individually, we're account managers, developers, designers and writers. Together, we create beautiful campaigns that effectively further each client's mission.

Harry Lynch
Harry Lynch
Chief Executive Officer
Paul Habig
Paul Habig
President
Barbara Eckstadt
Barbara Eckstadt
Vice President of Direct Marketing Strategy
Regina Weick Ryan
Regina Weick Ryan
Vice President of Creative/Creative Director
Cathy Carley
Cathy Carley
Vice President of Strategic and Business Development
Julie Ziff Sint
Julie Ziff Sint
Vice President of Account and Strategic Services
Laura Cole
Laura Cole
Vice President of Account Services
Michelle Defaz Simons
Michelle Defaz Simons
Vice President of Media, Insights, and Systems
Betsy Alpert
Betsy Alpert
Vice President of Operations
Diane Echevarria
Diane Echevarria
Admin & HR Director
Clay Baucom
Clay Baucom
Assistant Technology Director
Claire Thomas
Claire Thomas
Senior Copywriter
Karl Smudski
Karl Smudski
Design Director
Kristy Cantu
Kristy Cantu
Director of Data Insights
Megan McDonell
Megan McDonell
Associate Copy Director
Alexis Sachdev
Alexis Sachdev
Associate Copy Director
Peter Wood
Peter Wood
Associate Tech Director
Carline Czaja
Carline Czaja
Senior Client Strategist
Kate Sederstrom
Kate Sederstrom
Senior Copywriter
Rachel Hutchison
Rachel Hutchison
Copywriter
Luis Cepeda
Luis Cepeda
Senior Designer
Anna Umansky
Anna Umansky
Senior Client Strategist
Sneha Sinha
Sneha Sinha
Project Management Director
Aliah O'Neill
Aliah O'Neill
Copywriter
Carol Ghiglieri
Carol Ghiglieri
Copywriter
Keith Gotcliffe
Keith Gotcliffe
Senior Client Strategist
William Sloneker
William Sloneker
Director of Client Services/Senior Client Strategist
Ted Marrinan
Ted Marrinan
Client Strategist
Rosa Viggiano
Rosa Viggiano
Client Strategist
Kiesha Jenkins
Kiesha Jenkins
Project Manager
Finn Piper
Finn Piper
Designer
Evan Ericson
Evan Ericson
Senior Designer
Kira Dunleavy
Kira Dunleavy
Designer
Adam Rapillo
Adam Rapillo
Production Designer
Katherine Baldwin
Katherine Baldwin
Project Manager
Megan Ziemann
Megan Ziemann
Paid Media Manager
Apexa Mamtora
Apexa Mamtora
Data Insights Manager
Ellie Boroughs
Ellie Boroughs
Copywriter
Julie Eisenlohr
Julie Eisenlohr
Project Manager
Gianna Vollano
Gianna Vollano
Lead Project Manager/Specialist Supervisor
Sierra Vorsheim
Sierra Vorsheim
Project Manager
Jamie Clayton
Jamie Clayton
Project Manager
Liz Hwang
Liz Hwang
Digital Specialist
Audrey Firrone
Audrey Firrone
Digital Specialist
Kiddest Sinke
Kiddest Sinke
Digital Specialist
Desiree Hendrix
Desiree Hendrix
Digital Specialist
Joseph Borri
Joseph Borri
Digital Specialist
Maggie Neal
Maggie Neal
Project Manager
Tess Miller
Tess Miller
Direct Mail Specialist
Amanda Chase
Amanda Chase
Project Manager
Chloe Jensen
Chloe Jensen
Direct Mail Specialist
Blaine Selsky
Blaine Selsky
Junior Copywriter
Eric Leverone
Eric Leverone
Web Developer
Tessa Contreras
Tessa Contreras
Web Producer
Maxine Davis
Maxine Davis
Web Producer
Arlie Sarnicola
Arlie Sarnicola
Production Design Assistant
Katie Patierno
Katie Patierno
Lead Project Manager/Specialist Supervisor
Tabitha Giles
Tabitha Giles
Paid Media Assistant
Michael Guidice
Michael Guidice
Direct Mail Specialist
Haley Pinto
Haley Pinto
Direct Mail Specialist
Domo
Domo
Domobot
Zadie
Zadie
Office Dog

Clients

We've worked with over 130 clients to create innovative and effective campaigns that meet their needs and exceed their expectations.

advocacy/civil rights

All* Above All

GLAAD

The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights

Planned Parenthood of Greater New York

All Voting is Local

Center for the Advancement of Women

Center for Reproductive Rights

Disarm Education Fund

Drug Policy Alliance

Fund for an OPEN Society

Government Accountability Project

Gray Panthers

Herbert Lehman Educational Fund

Human Rights Campaign

Jewish Funds for Justice

Medicare Rights Center

Mexican American Legal Defense Fund

Ms. Foundation for Women

NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund

NARAL Pro-Choice New York

National Urban League

Native American Rights Fund

New York Civil Liberties Union

NOW Legal Defense Fund

probono.net

Pro-Choice Resource Center

Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism

True Colors United

Vera Institute of Justice

Women's Sports Foundation

health

American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science

American Technion Society

amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research

CancerCare

American Foundation for the Blind

American Liver Foundation

Brain Injury Association

Cancer Care

Children’s Blood Foundation

Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation

Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America

Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Cancer Fund

Daytop Village

Delta Society

Gilda's Club Westchester

The Glaucoma Foundation

Helen Keller International

Joslin Diabetes Center

Juvenile Diabetes Foundation

Lighthouse International

Lymphoma Research Foundation

National Center for Learning Disabilities

National Hemophilia Foundation

National Kidney Foundation of NY/NJ

National Medical Fellowships

National Society to Prevent Blindness

National Stroke Association

The Neuropathy Association

Parkinson's Disease Foundation

Project Orbis

Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic

The Scripps Research Institute

WellSpan

alumni/
professional associations

Technion Canada

The Foundation for City College

Association of Fundraising Professionals International

Association of Fundraising Professionals, NJ

Association of Fundraising Professionals, NY

Direct Marketing Fundraisers Association

Vassar College, New York

Women in Development, New York

animal welfare

Animals’ Angels

Habitat for Horses

Humane Society Silicon Valley

MSPCA-Angell

North Shore Animal League America

San Francisco SPCA

WildCare

American Humane Association

Animal Medical Center

Animal Place

Helen Woodward Animal Center

Humane Rescue Alliance (The Washington Animal Rescue League)

Morris Animal Foundation

PetSmart Charities

St. Hubert's Giralda

World Society for the Protection of Animals

hospitals

Beth Israel

Blythedale Children's Hospital

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center

Holy Name Hospital Foundation

Hospital for Joint Diseases

Hospital for Special Surgery

Joslin Diabetes Center

Maimonides Medical Center

Memorial Sloan Kettering

Mount Sinai Health System

New York Eye and Ear Infirmary

New York Weill Cornell Medical Center

NYU Langone

Sheltering Arms Foundation

St. Luke's/Roosevelt

Staten Island Hospital

United Hospital Fund

Visiting Nurse Service of NY

Yale New Haven Hospital

environmental/
conservation

American Farmland Trust

American Forests

Panthera

African Wildlife Foundation

Alaska Conservation Foundation

Central Park Conservancy

Clearwater

Environmental Advocates

Environmental Planning Lobby

Fort Tryon Park

Greater Yellowstone Coalition

Inform

National Audubon Society

Rainforest Alliance

international development

Episcopal Relief & Development

The Hunger Project

Population Services International

African Medical & Research Foundation

American Friends Service Committee

American Jewish World Service

Americans for UNFPA

Classroom Africa

Doctors of the World

Grameen Foundation/Freedom from Hunger

International Clinical Epidemiology Network

Partners of the Americas

PATH

Physicians for Human Rights

TechnoServe

U.S. Committee for Refugees

cultural/membership

Dance Theatre of Harlem

YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

The Academy of Sciences

American Museum of Natural History

Artists Space

Asia Society

Brooklyn Public Library

Dallas Museum of Art

Dance Notation Bureau

Free Library of Philadelphia

Friends of Hudson River Park

Guthrie Theater

Jewish Museum

LGBT Center

Liberty Science Center

Lincoln Center

Metropolitan Opera

MoMA

Museo del Barrio

New Jersey Symphony

New York Public Library

92nd Street Y

NY Zoological Association

Save Ellis Island

School of American Ballet

Sesame Workshop

Smithsonian Institution

Staten Island Children's Museum

Symphony Space

Union for Reform Judaism

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

The Whole Theater Company

publications

Consumer Reports

The Nation

Current

Former