Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Decades before the dawn of digital ads and social media, advertising legend David Ogilvy penned his seminal book “Ogilvy on Advertising” sharing hard-won lessons on how to effectively persuade consumers. They air these ads sporadically and often buy cheaper late-night slots.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2024

Use Nonprofit Tech Tools to Automate Your Communications Have you ever had a pen pal? You probably answered your pen-pal’s letter shortly after you received it. Write a message or two encouraging them to register or buy tickets, and create a message containing important information attendees will need to know.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

The first is the maker—a person who puts the pen to the paper and uses elbow grease to make the goods to be sold. Buy local and explore a better way to consume. Zach Kaplan, CEO of Inventables, told Time magazine that a makers culture has the potential to move people from “passive users to active creators.”.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 29, 2022

Buying bidder number cards and printing auction catalogs. Makes sure volunteers have needed supplies (pens, clipboards, food, water). Here are just some of this committee’s (many) jobs and our suggestions for committee structure: Collecting all guest names and contact information. Generating guest lists and assigning bidder numbers.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 23, 2009

There is something about writing things down by hand with different colored pens that I still love. I know more and more people are using calendars on their computers and cell phones, but I like paper calendars. According to the article, the Zoo Boise has a Poop of the Month calendar that features different species and their feces.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 19, 2011

At this festive season of the year, Mr. Scrooge," said the gentleman, taking up a pen, "it is more than usually desirable that we should make some slight provision for the Poor and Destitute, who suffer greatly at the present time.". A few of us are endeavouring to raise a fund to buy the Poor some meat and drink and means of warmth.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

I went after this book with a pen and highlighter (as I do every book), anticipating some golden nuggets. Do yourself a HUGE favor – buy and read this book! Jeff is a direct mail writer, and most of what he shares is drawn from his experience in writing letters. What I didn’t expect was hitting the mother lode!

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NTEN

MARCH 4, 2011

I was trying to count the number of laptop models for sale at Best Buy, all the while avoiding the glance of any of the eleven sales associates (AKA "Blue Shirts") that hovered around the computer displays. That's how many different laptops there were on display at my local Best Buy (not counting the Pommes de Cher ).

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

For example, let's say the Lead Pencil Association of America (names changed to protect the innocent) launches a revolutionary 'Lead the way' campaign to get folks to throw out pens and go back to the classic yellow #2 pencils. Sure, it's work to figure out what they should be for your organization and build buy-in for them.

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Technology Ning NTEN Nonprofit 64

Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 10, 2007

Maybe it was to look for a job, or buy a futon, or find a "missed connection", but did you know that there is a Craigslist Foundation ? You've used Craigslist before, right? Yup, and their mission is to provide free and low cost educational opportunities for emerging nonprofit leaders and social entrepreneurs.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 3, 2013

Twenty years ago, everyone brought pen and paper to meetings. When it comes to tablets, I’m afraid my answer isn’t a clear cut “buy this” What’s the best tablet for business? Five years ago, it was the laptop. Now, look around the conference table and you’ll see smartphones and tablets.

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Classy

JULY 13, 2021

Can money buy happiness? Penned by two successful bloggers and the former director of market development of Facebook, this book is a guide for nonprofits looking to incorporate social media into their strategies. The following books ask you to rethink your assumptions, consider new approaches, and act on your best ideas. Seth Godin.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 29, 2010

Otherwise, there are co-ownership models that are interesting today where you can have people from the city that are buying into your farm, and then they have part ownership. People will go in and they'll buy a farm together. You can oftentimes buy food now directly from wholesale places, which is something that most people don't know.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

My problem now is that I don't do a lot of processing with a pen or marker/flip chart anymore -- but I was standing up there, so I jotted some notes down on my moleskin. Getting buy-in from other people in the organization. I should have thought more about using my laptop and the projector. Observations. Tags as a metric.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 15, 2013

Will you buy my book ? You thought (and rightfully so): “Why is this lady, who I do not know, asking me to buy her book? Maybe it wasn’t you, per se, who penned the pitch, but organizations send out appeal letters all the time that are just as creepy as my request for you to buy my book. Guest post by Erica Mills.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 28, 2021

Attending a conference can mean significant costs for an organization, like airfare, and small costs that add up, like pens, paper, tape, and signage. Last year, a handful of us from TechSoup traveled to Minneapolis for the Nonprofit Technology Conference. We know you have to spend on things other than technology.

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Care2

AUGUST 12, 2007

With these kinds of numbers, it’s no wonder ABI’s VP is so convinced: "The rapid rise of online social communities - gathering places such as MySpace and Facebook - has done more than bring the pen pal concept into the 21st century. It has created a new paradigm for personal networking.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 18, 2019

They can help persuade people to buy a product, opt in to a list or, in the case of your non-profit, become a paying supporter. You could offer t-shirts, mugs, pens, or other little items as a token of appreciation. The importance of power words. Power words trigger emotional and psychological responses in readers.

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Qgiv

JULY 6, 2021

While pen and paper auctions may have been the norm a few years ago, fundraising auctions are rapidly moving online. Okay, we might be a little biased, but we designed our auction tools to help make it easy for your supporters to bid, buy, and give during fundraising auctions – from anywhere! Must-have software for your church auction.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Attending a conference can mean significant costs for an organization, like airfare, and small costs that add up, like pens, paper, tape, and signage. Last year, a handful of us from TechSoup traveled to Minneapolis for the Nonprofit Technology Conference. We know you have to spend on things other than technology.

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Bloomerang

JULY 23, 2021

So if you don’t have your pen and paper out, now’s when you should do it. or fiscal year, excuse me, you naturally move into, “Here’s what we need,” and people want to buy that way over, “Oh, I’m not so sure,” that nervousness, “We’re trying to hit it.”

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2021

I’ve put pen to paper,” and no is, “I haven’t even started.” My dad is 84 years old, and he’s like super reluctant to buy stuff online. You’re saying, “Give us money to buy kids in third world countries vaccines.” I’ve already written my appeal. I’ve proofed it.

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