# Five fundraising tweets for 26 May 2016 - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/05/26/five-fundraising-tweets-26-may-2016/ - Published: 2016-05-26T12:02:54+01:00 - Author: Howard Lake **Another collection of recent tweets about fundraising and charitable giving, from practical ideas and campaigns, to opportunities, and the occasional quirky development.**   ## 1. Billionaire’s mansion goes to the dogs   ## Advertisement https://twitter.com/fido4e/status/734864273722200064       ## 2. An Italian capital appeal on an historic scale   > Rome seeks charitable donors to save its historic sites [https://t.co/r6diarbkcs](https://t.co/r6diarbkcs) > [pic.twitter.com/i9xsBjchqJ](https://t.co/i9xsBjchqJ) > — The Times and The Sunday Times (@thetimes) [May 24, 2016](https://twitter.com/thetimes/status/735228892206800897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)       ## 3. Multi-channel in one graphic   Are you using multiple channels to promote an event or fundraising campaign? How do you let people know? A single image with your channel IDs all together is one succinct way.   > Ydych chi'n dilyn?[#Urdd2016](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Urdd2016?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [pic.twitter.com/TB71yIBvLp](https://t.co/TB71yIBvLp) > — S4C 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳 (@S4C) [May 23, 2016](https://twitter.com/S4C/status/734739229654323201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)       ## 4. £7m raised by Give As You Live   Congratulations to online shopping platform Give As You Live which has now generated over £7m for charities.   > We've now raised over 7 MILLION! Join [@giveasyoulive](https://twitter.com/giveasyoulive?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > today and help us raise even more: [https://t.co/wcrmd92fli](https://t.co/wcrmd92fli) > [pic.twitter.com/CsrTpufVDk](https://t.co/CsrTpufVDk) > — Give as you Live 💙❤️💚 (@giveasyoulive) [May 15, 2016](https://twitter.com/giveasyoulive/status/731880838992793600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   ## 5. Christmas is coming   The evenings are still drawing out, but it’s already time to plan your Christmas fundraising activities, which includes choosing designs for charity Christmas cards.   > What will you create? Get your entries in![https://t.co/1ygjY3vuSM](https://t.co/1ygjY3vuSM) > — BBC Children in Need (@BBCCiN) [May 15, 2016](https://twitter.com/BBCCiN/status/731877342436425729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)       * **Want more fundraising news and resources? Follow us at [@howardlake](https://twitter.com/howardlake) and [@ukfundraising](https://twitter.com/ukfundraising).** * **[An Post to help homelessness charity with corporate card scheme ](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/11/14/post-help-homelessness-charity-corporate-card-scheme/)**( 14 November 2016) * **[The 2016 MP Christmas card round-up](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/12/20/the-mp-christmas-card-round-up/)**( 20 December 2016) * **[Making a Difference Cards adds video and audio messages for Christmas](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/11/20/making-a-difference-cards-adds-video-and-audio-messages-for-christmas/)**( 20 November 2019) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)