# Five fundraising tweets for 9 May 2016

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/05/09/five-fundraising-tweets-8-may-2016/
- Published: 2016-05-09T11:58:24+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Five recent tweets featuring [fundraising ideas](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/02/06/effective-fundraising-ideas-for-charities-in-2017/),
successes, new approaches, useful data, or simple quirkiness. Ex pluribus quinque,
as the Romans might have said.**

## 1. Digital tithing

Spotted in Portstewart Baptist church in Northern Ireland.

> Spotted this in a church where I was speaking. [#newtechnologytohelpwithtithing](https://twitter.com/hashtag/newtechnologytohelpwithtithing?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [pic.twitter.com/nTmywpL87k](https://t.co/nTmywpL87k)
> 
> ## Advertisement
> 
> — Dr Alan Wilson (@jsalanwilson) [May 5, 2016](https://twitter.com/jsalanwilson/status/728144617409945600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

## 2. Online grant applications

> Grant applications that are web forms with no save feature. [pic.twitter.com/km0b8soxiA](https://t.co/km0b8soxiA)
> — Simon Scriver (@ToastFundraiser) [May 4, 2016](https://twitter.com/ToastFundraiser/status/727875886096252928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

## 3. A fundraising GIF

> Give £3/month thru your phone and help us save sight! Text SIGHTSAVERS to 70002.
> T&Cs: [https://t.co/RtMssbyhue](https://t.co/RtMssbyhue) [pic.twitter.com/BLIxriA3xJ](https://t.co/BLIxriA3xJ)
> — Sightsavers (@Sightsavers) [April 10, 2016](https://twitter.com/Sightsavers/status/719221412297191424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

## 4. To boldly donate one’s Twitter bio

> Just seen [@WilliamShatner](https://twitter.com/WilliamShatner?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> Twitter bio. Love this idea – renting out bio pic to [#fundraise](https://twitter.com/hashtag/fundraise?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> for [#charity](https://twitter.com/hashtag/charity?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [#innovation](https://twitter.com/hashtag/innovation?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [pic.twitter.com/zcGlqoTtHO](https://t.co/zcGlqoTtHO)
> — Russell Benson (@russellbenson) [May 8, 2016](https://twitter.com/russellbenson/status/729336908690657280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

## 5. Personal social media thanks to London Marathon runners

> [#socialvseo](https://twitter.com/hashtag/socialvseo?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> At [@AnthonyNolan](https://twitter.com/AnthonyNolan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) we're
> getting great reactions to personalised social media posts to thank supporters.
> [https://t.co/VVR6BJuI37](https://t.co/VVR6BJuI37)
> — Catherine Miles (@Cadders68) [April 21, 2016](https://twitter.com/Cadders68/status/723203111498735616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 * **[Twitter stickers will let you show your support for a good cause](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/06/27/twitter-stickers-will-let-show-support-good-cause/)**(
   27 June 2016)
 * **[FSI to host Twitter fundraising chat on Local Charities Day](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/12/09/fsi-host-twitter-fundraising-chat/)**(
   9 December 2016)
 * **[Five tweets for fundraisers for 3 March 2017](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/03/03/five-tweets-for-fundraisers/)**(
   3 March 2017)

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