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"Seducing" a donor on Twitter

Published on 18 January 2012, by Vasileios_Kospanos
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Vasileios Kospanos explains, using digital curation tool Storify, how he was engaged and moved to make a donation.

What was social media used for in 2011?

Published on 30 December 2011, by Jack Ashman
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On an average day in 2011, 250 million photos were uploaded to Facebook, 8 years of video content were added to YouTube and 140 million tweets were sent.

Twitter charity song an instant hit

Published on 7 December 2011, by howardlake
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Winter Song

The first charity single created via Twitter, #twitterxmassingle, was launched in Dublin this week and went straight to number 4 in the Irish iTunes chart, according to the Irish Independent.

What are you tweeting for? A twitter guide for charity fundraisers

Published on 29 November 2011, by Jack Ashman
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What are you tweeting for? A twitter guide for charity fundraisers

There is more or less an expectation for charities to be on Twitter, but when was the last to you stopped to think why your charity is on social media and are you acheiving what you set out to?

#Tashtag. Got any good hashtag puns for fundraisers?

Published on 9 November 2011, by howardlake
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I was amused to spot that the Movember campaign is being promoted on Twitter with the hashtag pun '#tashtag'.

Twitter-based lottery aims to fundraise for charities

Published on 6 October 2011, by howardlake
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Twotto logo

The National Twotto is a new Twitter-based lottery for UK Twitter users that, if it attracts enough followers and sponsors, will distribute £1,000 a week to charity.

Four criteria for fine-tuning whom I follow on Twitter

Published on 12 June 2011, by howardlake
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I've been aware for a while that I am following rather a lot of people on Twitter, so today I decided to rationalise that.

The Good Tweet: Using Twitter to Change the World

Published on 25 May 2011, by howardlake
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Twitter for Good: Change the World One Tweet at a Time
  • Author: Claire Diaz-Ortiz
  • Publisher: Jossey Bass
  • Number of Pages: 224
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Published: 27th September 2011
  • Price: £16.99

The official word from Twitter on how to harness the power of the platform for any cause.

PFRA joins Twitter

Published on 30 March 2011, by howardlake
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@thePFRA's first tweet

The Public Fundraising Regulatory Association (PFRA) has begun communicating via Twitter.

Over 150 cities to host Twestival Local events

Published on 23 March 2011, by howardlake
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Tunis Twestival organisers

On 24 March fundraising events will take place in over 150 cities around the world as part of Twestival Local, "the biggest global charity event ever organised through social media".

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