Using the Whole Whale - A Nonprofit Podcast

118: Elevator Pitch-off with 37 Vendors at #19NTC

We gave 37 software vendors 15 seconds to pitch what their product is and what it does. This is a fun tour around the Nonprofit Technology Conference and an opportunity to listen for what you think works and might work for your organization. 

117: Using Local Podcasts for a Purpose

We interview Lucas Griffin about how he is using the Bushwick Podcast to share stories and news happening in Bushwick. The series celebrates local culture, explains the factors driving change in the community, and shares resources to help people in the neighborhood shape the future of Bushwick for the better.

116: The logic of good IA to improve websites

We interview Sam Raddatz, CEO and Lead Information Architect of the Logic Dept. She also plays an active part of the international IA community, Sam was elected to Information Architecture Institute’s board as Director of Events and Programming where she oversees the coordination of World Information Architecture Day.

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115: Breaking into the $100B inside Donor-Advised Funds (DAF)

Sue Schwartzman, an expert in advising family philanthropic dollars shares her insight into Donor-Advised Funds. A market that currently controls over $100B in assets earmarked for charities. Sue is the founder at Schwartzman Advising and has years of experience understanding this market and how to position your organization for those larger dollars. 

114: Understanding Lean Impact for Nonprofits

We interview Ann Mei the author of Lean Impact. She is a leading advocate for social innovation and the former Chief Innovation Officer at USAID. She draws on her rare experience as an executive across the tech industry, nonprofits, and the U.S. government to offer a unique perspective on tackling the most pressing social challenges of our times.

 

https://www.annmei.com/book 

113: Startup using bottles to save the environment

https://www.soulbottles.de/

We interview Patrick Boadu from Soul Bottles, a B-Corp making custom glass water bottles in Germany that also gives a portion of sales to water-focused nonprofits. Their work has prevented 800kg (1,760lbs) of wasted plastic and given 42,000 people access to clean drinking water. 

112: One Billion Messages for Good with Twilio.org

We talk with Meghan Nesbit, Director of Nonprofit Development at Twilio.org about how they got to 1 Billion SMS messages and how the larger company thinks about impact. Twilio is a leader in SMS and flexible messaging solutions and their approach to impact involves grants, volunteering, and in-kind use of their powerful product.

111: How Box.org thinks about CSR and social impact

We hear how Box.com, leading online cloud storage and content management tool has grown it's CSR program in a novel way. Bryan Breckenridge, the Founding Executive Director shares the approach and story of how Box.org became an embedded social enterprise within Box.com. He also shares great case studies of how nonprofits are leveraging the power platform. 

110: (short) How We spent $13k on a vitamin

The story of AllGoodText.com, a failed product by Whole Whale. 

109: Play That Pays at Playworks

We interviewed Elizabeth Cushing, the President of Playworks about how they have built a model of healthy play to schools at scale. As a part of the journey they have innovated, creating earned revenue streams through the Playworks programs and open models with Recess Lab.