the power of entertainment for social change we mobilize the power of entertainment for social change who we are the team testimonials who we are entertainment for a cause entertain impact is a cause entertainment agency that mobilizes the power of entertainment for positive social change . we partner with nonprofits foundations celebrities and purpose driven enterprises . as a trusted partner entertain impact has created executed and or collaborated on strategy marketing communications fundraising cause marketing advocacy and capacity building on a broad range of national and international campaigns . creatively we range across all platforms including music movies tv online books theater digital and sport . we also work with entertainment companies such as film studios and non profits to create innovative comarketing social impact campaigns to benefit both . the result is increased awareness support and revenues that drive our partners projects programs and campaigns creating impact . entertainment insiders with several decades of deep experience and established relationships in the entertainment and philanthropic communities we are uniquely positioned to bridge navigate and translate between the two worlds . uniquely to cause agencies we actively work on the making and marketing of oscar grammy and global award winning productions . while our philanthropic campaigns have won numerous awards for our partners such as pr news global campaign of the year harris interactive non profit equitrend brand of the year top 1 % psa of the year and a guinness world record . our approach entertain impact acts in a compassionate moral and open manner in all that it does . life is approached with optimism with the aim of fostering genuine connections and enduring relationships . the basics are to be smart creative and always deliver . most of all we measure success by more than just profits . it s about change . we are passionate about mobilizing entertainment for a cause to empower our partners to create that change . awards the team paul katz founder & ceo sandra rothschild vice president uk holly macdonald manager of research and analysis marie christine katz vp creative services lauren peachey assistant manager of marketing and communications andrew feinberg executive assistant an entertainment industry executive lawyer two time grammy nominee and social entrepreneur paul katz career includes more than three decades in the entertainment industry primarily with zomba jive records and sonybmg working on music film television theater books sports and digital projects as well as collaborating with world renowned artists actors and entertainers such as britney spears justin timberlake donnie mcclurkin pink and outkast . in 2005 paul founded what is now entertain impact an award winning cause entertainment agency that mobilizes the power of entertainment to create positive social change . paul continues to be deeply involved in entertainment consulting and producing on all things music for a number of independent movie studios and tv companies including working on the academy award winning film 12 years a slave and the twilight movie franchise . current and past boards include the recording academy grammys and witness technology for human rights . paul is a citizen of the us uk and switzerland and lives in new york city with his family . sandra lauckner rothschild s career has principally been orientated to address social needs in society . her core skills include facilitation project management research and event organization and management . sandra started her career as a facilitator for women and children s projects in guatemala and south africa focusing on improving overall project management . as assistant to the counsellor of development cooperation in the german embassy in pretoria south africa she worked closely with him on research writing and representing the embassy at meetings with national and international bodies . since moving to the uk she worked for prospero world a philanthropic advisory organization where she increasingly focused on awareness and fundraising event organization and management . among other project she successfully organized a fashion show event that raised 150k for an international development organization and she concepted and co launched an influential philanthropic private membership club a modern day salon the cornucopia club . a native german sandra currently lives with her husband and two children in london uk . holly macdonald received her ba from hampshire college in 2013 in neuropsychology and public health . her thesis covered the physiology and psychology of playing music which examined the intersections between creative expression and health . holly has worked domestically and abroad on projects in sustainable agriculture and has supported public health programs for at risk youth in western massachusetts . in addition to her pursuits in health related fields holly has worked in the music industry for seven years . most recently she was the music video producer for hey doreen by lucius alongside internationally renowned team leblanc cudmore . she began her work in music through supporting the founder of the community music and arts network developing programming to create opportunities in music for rural youth . she later worked with tony margherita management interning during wilco s first curation of the solid sound festival at mass moca . she has contributed to various music festivals in the northeast . for holly entertain impact creates synergy between the two fields that drive her focus . a native of the catskill mountains holly presently resides in new york city . marie christine katz oversees creative services including editing in photoshop lightroom and finalcutpro and applies her creative vision to digital layouts publication design and branding . marie christine is also a multimedia visual and performance artist with a bachelor s degree in art and psychology from empire state college and has studied theater performance painting sculpture photography and art therapy . marie christine s work has been described as an intuitive response to social issues . in 2011 she was artist in residence at both art omi and the field . marie christine also acts most recently performing in john adam s the death of klinghoffer at the metropolitan opera . she is fluent in french and english with conversational knowledge of german . born in switzerland marie christine has been living in new york city since 1985 . lauren peachey is assistant manager of marketing and communications for entertain impact . she previously worked for block korenbrot public relations where she coordinated entertainment publicity campaigns managed the downton abbey emmy advertising campaign and handled personal public relations for academy award winning clients . lauren s nonprofit experience includes serving as an advancement and communications coordinator for the penn foundation and collegiate water polo association . she graduated from villanova university with a bachelor s degree in english and concentration in communications writing and rhetoric . lauren resides in los angeles . testimonials entertain impact has connected the march of dimes with very well known and respected celebrities for our major fundraising and global awareness campaigns . this support has helped the foundation earn millions of dollars in media impressions and advertising value . by helping us engage the right talent for each opportunity we ve been able to cultivate relationships with volunteer celebrity ambassadors to advance our mission of improving the health of all babies by preventing birth defects premature birth and infant mortality . doug staples svp strategic marketing and communications march of dimes the rotary foundation s end polio now campaign would not have been possible without entertain impact . combining strategic vision and entertainment expertise ei enabled us to assemble an extraordinary group of global icons to launch our this close campaign . the success of this close created unique opportunities to galvanize our membership and raise public awareness for end polio now . john osterlund general manager rotary international paul katz and entertain impact were key partners on several important policy and fundraising initiatives for the environmental defense fund . they researched and secured appropriate public figures who encouraged lawmakers from both parties to support edf policies without alienating their voters . they also helped us gather celebrity moms to support a social mobilization campaign for clean air . since the very air we breathe can depend on changing the minds of lawmakers finding these celebrities and persuading them to call or visit the hill was essential work . cynthia hampton vp marketing and communications environmental defense fund working with entertain impact made my support of rotary s end polio now campaign seamless and impactful . since they come from the same world as me entertainment they understand the demands on my time and my priorities . itzhak perlman violinist and conductor working with ei resulted in a highly successful campaign . their ability to identify and recruit a national spokesperson for the ada give kids a smile program was only possible because of their insider knowledge and incredible access to the entertainment and sports community . we were very pleased with our relationship and results . steve kess henry schein s vice president for global professional relations & chair for the ada give kids a smile national advisory board what we do non profit foundation celebrity entertainment corporate celebrity engagement cause entertainment integration production entertainment consulting celebrity philanthropic advising celebrity engagement using a rigorous five step process we first undertake a needs assessment and prepare and present a recommended celebrity action plan which includes a timeline and budget . next we utilize our extensive research capabilities to uncover celebrities who have an authentic connection to your cause and who might be willing to partner with you . we then use our network of industry relationships to cultivate participation by the celebrities manage the engagement and measure the results to ensure we accomplish your goals . cause entertainment integration we will identify cultivate and manage cause entertainment integration with film television music sports and online properties including cause placement in production and cross marketing campaigns . as with celebrity engagement cause entertainment integrations will amplify your existing campaigns by taking serious subjects and wrapping them up in entertaining packages to achieve measurable results for you . production with more than 30 years in the entertainment industry spanning film television music sports and online platforms we ve created compelling content with award winning social cause campaigns capturing the hearts and minds of audiences worldwide . we apply our creative talents and expertise to your cause producing marketing and distributing content such as film video albums and concerts . entertainment consulting as a trusted partner we will advise you on all aspects of entertainment as they relate to areas that impact your success including cause marketing marketing advocacy board development production and music . celebrity philanthropy advising using our decades of knowledge experience and networks we confidentially make philanthropic recommendations and connections for celebrities then manage the relationships and measure the results . by supporting celebrities in this way their passion and visibility can lead to a better world while still balancing career reputation and personal life . case studies all case studies animals arts culture humanities education environment health human services international public benefit productions 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