Five fundraising tweets for 11 July 2016
Howard Lake | 11 July 2016 | Blogs
Here is our latest collection of five tweets about fundraising, for fundraisers, and about fundraisers.
1. Spiv accusation nets £20k donation for GOSH
Scum @DailyMailUK called me a spiv. My lawyer made them pay £20k and make a retraction. I'll donate the £20k to GOSH pic.twitter.com/UMdb0XsZZI
— Lord Sugar (@Lord_Sugar) July 8, 2016
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2. Charity partnerships
Twitter can be a handy place to learn about corporate partnerships and grant opportunities.
Edinburgh charities – do you want to be @on_lothianbuses new charity partner? https://t.co/UnmKMa4vUb pic.twitter.com/Z7YN80Q9aL
— Third Force News (@ThirdForceNews) June 28, 2016
3. The future of fundraising
The sector continues to attract some outstanding people. The Rising Stars session at the Institute of Fundraising’s National Convention last week confirmed that in spades. Look out for UK Fundraising’s video coverage of each of the nine talks.
One of many highlights from yesterday's #FundraisingConvention was definitely the #RisingStar session. #inspiring pic.twitter.com/63aki6mdjE
— Consider Creative (@considertweets) July 7, 2016
4. Fundraisers are volunteers
Fundraisers are donors, of course, and they are also volunteers. One of the biggest gatherings of fundraisers as volunteers is at the IoF Fundraising Convention.
A massive thank you to the outstanding #FundraisingConvention volunteers – your hard work hasn't gone unnoticed!! pic.twitter.com/WOVXNf57RV
— Chartered Institute of Fundraising (@CIOFtweets) July 6, 2016
5. Fundraisers sing for their supper
Research by Dr Beth Breeze at the University of Kent shows that fundraisers are more likely than other members of the public to sing in choirs. 11% of fundraisers are members of a choir it seems.
That was put into action at National Convention this week, with the Convention Choir, a pop-up choir of anyone who wanted to join in. Two short rehearsals and then we were performing in the Barbican concert hall.
.#FundraisingConvention 11% of fundraisers, it's revealed, sing in choirs. Here's the evidence @BarbicanCentre pic.twitter.com/SoSHMbB4sD
— Peter Bazalgette (@PeterBazalgette) July 6, 2016
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.