Portfolio

Books

Nonfiction

An image of the cover for "Seeds of Hope: My Journey of Self-Discovery in the Medical Cannabis Business," by Oludare Odumosu, MPH, PhD, with Patrick O'Donnell.

Seeds of Hope is a story of self-discovery and entrepreneurship that explores the war on drugs and its troubling roots. I’m proud to have contributed to and edited Dr. Odumosu’s memoir, which is also a story about the transformative power of medical cannabis and its potential to revolutionize the healthcare industry.

Children’s Books

A picture of the cover of "Did Dinosaurs Have Dentists?" which features a green background and a cartoon of a dentist on a ladder checking a dinosaur's teeth.

What if a brachiosaurus needed braces? If a tyrannosaurus used toothpaste, would it squash the tube? Did Dinosaurs Have Dentists? takes an imaginative, humorous look at dinosaurs’ dental health and eases children’s fears about going to the dentist, while cleverly encouraging them to take care of their own teeth. Illustrations by the talented Erik Mehlen.

A picture of the cover of "Do Penguins Have Pediatricians?" which features a purple background and a cartoon of a penguin in a lab coat wearing a stethoscope examining a young penguin on a table.

On the way to a checkup, a young child asks an important question: Do animals that live in really cold places ever get sick? Do Penguins Have Pediatricians? uses Arctic and Antarctic creatures, whimsical illustrations and silly rhymes to lessen anxiety about trips to the doctor. Illustrations by the talented Erik Mehlen.

Magazines

A picture of the cover of Giving Tomorrow magazine Issue 60, Nov. 2023, featuring Upbring's Ryan Park. It illustrates Patrick F. O'Donnell's writing and editing portfolio.

I’m the assistant editor of Giving Tomorrow Magazine, the first and only magazine that focuses on marketing major and planned gifts. 

The Indulge Lehigh Valley cover from October/November 2014.

As a marketing communications writer for The Morning Call/Tribune Media, I wrote articles (including branded content) and a regular column for the Lehigh Valley lifestyle magazine Indulge. For this issue, I wrote the cover story and shot the accompanying photos.

The November/December 2014 cover of Inspire Health magazine.

As a marketing communications writer for The Morning Call/Tribune Media, I wrote branded content for the Lehigh Valley healthy lifestyle magazine Inspire Health.

Brochures

An image of the estate flier Family, Faith & Philanthropy, which I helped write and edit for planned giving-dot-com.

I planned, wrote and edited
content for PlannedGiving.Com’s Family, Faith & Philanthropy, an estate planning guide for Catholics.

The cover of the estate planning book "Live Well. Leave Well."

I researched, wrote and edited content for the PlannedGiving.Com estate planning brochure Live Well. Leave Well. Plan Your Estate for Those You Love.

Scriptwriting

A screen grab from a planned giving explainer video, to illustrate Patrick F. O'Donnell's scriptwriting.

I plan, write and edit content for PlannedGiving.Com’s series of Legacy Gift explainer videos.

A screen grab from East Stroudsburg University's 125th anniversary video.

As a freelancer for Allied Pixel, I researched and wrote the script for this video about East Stroudsburg University’s (my alma mater) 125th Anniversary.

Blogging

An image showing four of the blogs Patrick F. O'Donnell wrote for Lehigh County Authority, a water and wastewater utility in Pennsylvania.

I write and edit Lehigh County Authority’s award-winning blog, and manage much of the water company’s social media content.

A screen grab of Patrick F. O'Donnell's PlannedGiving.Com blog "The End of an Error: How to Write an Email That Gets Read."

I’m a frequent contributor to PlannedGiving.Com’s blog Give and Take. I also edit the blog, and manage the company’s social media sites.