Abbey Frank
Principal
Abbey Frank, a seasoned professional in the government, nonprofit, and philanthropic sectors, deeply understands community needs and organizational structures. Her expertise lies in developing effective strategies, measuring program performance and impact, and providing clear written products. With her strong interpersonal and communication skills, Abbey serves as a valued thought partner to her clients. Drawing on her coaching and social work education, she takes a holistic approach to community and organizational structures and relationships, often bringing nontraditional partners to address challenges effectively.
Abbey has a proven track record of leadership in the nonprofit and philanthropic world, having held key positions at varied organizations. At the Kopelman Foundation, she worked closely with the foundation chairs to develop a strategic vision for the foundation’s philanthropic efforts. As the Senior Director of Program Operations at the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, she was instrumental in creating grantmaking processes, evaluating the impact of community investments, managing lay leaders, and establishing fundraising priorities. As a Grant Officer at The Pew Charitable Trusts, she managed grants and relationships with organizations serving vulnerable adults in the Philadelphia region. At Managance Consulting & Coaching, she partnered with clients to set priorities and create meaningful business plans to increase impact. Abbey's leadership extends beyond her professional work, having served as a volunteer leader for many nonprofit organizations. Currently, she is Chair of the University of Michigan Hillel’s Board of Trustees and Co-Chair of NCJW’s Maryland Political Advisory Committee.
She holds a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Michigan and an MSW and MPA from Columbia University.
Laura Frank
Principal
Laura Frank is a recognized communications and issue advocacy professional with nearly two decades of experience working within local communities and national markets. Over the course of her career, she has advised corporate and non-profit clients to develop strategic communications plans that raised brand awareness and advanced issues and legislation. She has a successful record of guiding clients and leaders to get their message in front of the right audience– through media and op-ed placements, social media and digital marketing, and hearings and public events. Laura is an expert at building coalitions that support an issue, organize around it and actively sustain the push to meet an end goal.
In the first years of her career, Laura worked as a grassroots organizing director for political campaigns in Pennsylvania. She later joined the Philadelphia office of Ceisler Media and Issue Advocacy, where she led successful communications and media campaigns for a wide-range of clients including the Education Law Center, Please Touch Museum, American Airlines, Comcast and the former Israeli Consulate of Philadelphia.
Laura has spent the past seven years working within Jewish organizations, first at the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, where she started as the Director of Public Relations before being promoted to the role of Director of the Jewish Community Relations Council. In this role, she built and engaged with community coalitions to address critical needs of Philadelphia’s Jewish community, including Israel engagement and advocacy, opposing anti-Semitism and discrimination, Holocaust education and remembrance, voting and civic engagement and interfaith and intergroup relations. For the past three years, she has served as the Associate Director of Media and Publicity for the Union for Reform Judaism, where she works closely with the Reform movement’s leaders to strategize and distribute the movement’s messages to internal and external audiences in the US and Israel.
Laura holds a bachelor’s degree in political science with a minor in Jewish studies from Temple University.