Confessions of a Non-Profit Executive Director

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

The Innovation Award was granted to Stanhope Seta for the design and manufacture of the popular Fame in Jet (FIJI) Instrument! The FIJI Instrument. It is the FIJI instrument that was to thank for Stanhope Seta taking home the Innovation award – with the modern machine able to detect the smallest levels of a chemical compound known as fatty acid mthyl ester (FAME).

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Tech Soup Blog

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

They have recently published Greenwashes of the Year 2008 and here are some of their findings: Fiji Water's new green campaign. Greenwash Brigade member Heidi Siegelbaum found that Fiji Water's 'Every Drop is Green' claim to be prime greenwashing. To ship their bottles of water to Los Angeles (the closest Fiji Water destination point in the US) it is 5,500 miles per trip.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 16, 2008

Alex is on route to Fiji. One of the best gadgets I picked up was a travel plug with three outlets. As you know doubt know, airports are not designed for travelers with laptops. There were few plugs at the gate, so I asked this young guy named Alex who was using the plug to recharge his Ipod if could share. We started to chat about technology and I asked him a few questions about his use of web 2.0 sites and social networking. He was only vaguely aware of blogs.

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Care2

OCTOBER 25, 2012

Sachs highlighted the example of the Fiji Green marketing campaign, where consumers quickly learned that Fuji’s practices weren’t "green" at all. Be honest, does your nonprofit spend time and resources on crafting a good story to share with your supporters? If you are shaking your head no, you are not alone. Most nonprofits spend their time trying to persuade people with facts.

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