# Twollars – a Twitter based fundraising currency

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2009/05/31/twollars-twitter-based-fundraising-currency/
- Published: 2009-05-31T17:32:49+01:00
- Author: Bryan Miller

There has been a lot of discussion this year about the potential value of microblogging
service Twitter to nonprofits, so I’d imagine there will also be a lot of interest
in the latest version of the Twitter-based virtual currency – the Twollar.

 

Described as “a currency of appreciation” for Twitter, the idea is that every Twitter
user is given 50 Twollars and can then use these to thank or reward other people
who use Twitter.

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But the interesting thing is that you can also give your Twollars to a charity which
uses Twitter and the receiving charity can then convert them into real money at 
an exchange rate of 10 Twollars to 1 $US.

 

[Click here to read more about Twollars on Giving in a Digital World…](http://givinginadigitalworld.org/2009/05/31/twollars-a-twitter-based-fundraising-currency/)

 

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