Episodes
Monday Jun 25, 2018
097: How GuardianX is leveraging tech for social change
Monday Jun 25, 2018
Monday Jun 25, 2018
It's Friday night. You've left a bar, said goodbye to your friends heading in the opposite direction, and are walking the 8 blocks home. Or perhaps you've worked late and are making your way to a different subway station to get home because your normal train isn't running. Maybe you're in a new town at a conference and figuring out the best way of getting back to your Airbnb after a night of networking and negronis.
After his wife witnessed one of the above everyday situations gone terribly wrong — she was the one to call the police as a sexual assault unfolded before her eyes — Finnish lawyer Marc-Johann Kavantsaari began to explore the ways the phones we carry with us (and their tracking devices) could be used for safer commutes home. GuardianX was born and the former lawyer became a tech entrepreneur.
But what's the best way of using our everyday, back-pocket tech to combat social issues? And is the tech actually the solution? We asked Marc about this, as well as finding the metrics that matter for a startup social impact organization like GuardianX, in this week's episode of Using the Whole Whale.
Thursday Jun 14, 2018
096: How to #win at Facebook advertising
Thursday Jun 14, 2018
Thursday Jun 14, 2018
This week on the podcast, we talk about the website that Shall Not Be Named: Can we still use Facebook advertising for good (could we ever use Facebook advertising for good?).
tl;dr — yes.
Our own Digital Advertising Whaler Jasmine Cordew joins us to talk about navigating the Social Network for social impact.
There are several advantages for nonprofits because of Facebook’s recent drop in trust, be it their now fee-free donations, their promotion of fundraisers, and the ROI for Facebook advertising. It’s no secret that you have to pay to play in order to get meaningful social media engagement these days, and Facebook advertising is consistently one of the cheapest and most targeted ways to drive brand awareness, engage your followers, and build traffic and conversions on your website.
Thursday Jun 07, 2018
095: How Cystic Fibrosis Foundation builds rad online communities
Thursday Jun 07, 2018
Thursday Jun 07, 2018
This week on the podcast, Chief Whaler George Weiner chats with Emily Dulcan, Online Community Experience Lead at Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Joining CFF after 3 years as Digital Director at the Peace Corps, Emily knows from community building.
Emily talks with George about how the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation overcomes the challenge of in-person interaction for CF patients (who generally cannot be in proximity to one another) through the ability to be close-from-a-distance online while ensuring privacy in an increasingly un-private world.
Consider this with your digital strategy: Is it all about building the quantity of your followers? What about the quality? (Spoiler alert: There's room for both.)
Tuesday Jun 05, 2018
Tuesday Jun 05, 2018
If you've ever bought coffee from Whole Foods, chances are you've seen the Fair Trade Certified logo. The organization has been helping consumers to make the right choice the easiest choice by identifying thousands of products that are made and harvested in sustainable and ethical manners, protecting land and waterways in nearly 50 countries and improving 8 million lives in the process.
How did they go from making sure coffee beans came from a good home to leveraging $440 million worth of impact to farmers, workers, and fishermen (and women) over the short span of 20 years? Account Strategist Olivia Marlowe-Giovetti asks Bennett Wetch, VP of Technology Innovation at Fair Trade USA, just that. Learn how your nonprofit, regardless of the size, can aim for the same scale in this week's episode of Using the Whole Whale.
Friday Jun 01, 2018
093.5: (Short) Phishing for Cyber Security
Friday Jun 01, 2018
Friday Jun 01, 2018
What is the point of a firewall when you're employees leave the back door open? This short rant from Chief Whaler George Weiner discusses some super simple things your employees can to protect against 90% of the cyber attacks out there.