# Five tweets for fundraisers on 14 February 2017 - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/02/14/five-tweets-fundraisers-14-february-2017/ - Published: 2017-02-14T15:10:22+00:00 - Author: Howard Lake **Here are five recent tweets about fundraising, by or for fundraisers. Our occasional series features useful, telling or occasionally humorous tweets for fundraisers.** ## 1. I am JustGiving Peter Lewis, CEO of the Institute of Fundraising, noted the extensive support from charities, fundraisers and donors for JustGiving, after its business model was the subject of a [full-page of criticism from The Daily Mail](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/02/10/daily-mail-criticises-justgiving-spending-20m-raise-440m/). > @piterk68 said: I was incredibly proud of how the fundraising community defended > JustGiving earlier this week [#fundraisinglive](https://twitter.com/hashtag/fundraisinglive?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > > ## Advertisement > > [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/) > — Chartered Institute of Fundraising (@CIOFtweets) [February 9, 2017](https://twitter.com/CIOFtweets/status/829694145606332416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   ## 2. Here today… Fundraisers and fundraising managers still don’t hang around in their jobs for long, according to the Director of TPP Recruitment. > Average time in post is 18-20 months for fundraising managers says [@Rob_Hayter](https://twitter.com/Rob_Hayter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)– > shocking stat that's harming our sector [#fundraisinglive](https://twitter.com/hashtag/fundraisinglive?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > — Liz Tait 💙 (@liztait) [February 9, 2017](https://twitter.com/liztait/status/829672665652793344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   ## 3. The Bottom Line Evan Davis brought together the Fundraising Regulator together with The British Heart Foundation and RNLI on BBC Radio 4’s The Bottom Line to discuss the challenges of running a charity. You might not be surprised that the programme focused rather more narrowly on fundraising and its regulation. The speakers joining Davis were Lord Grade of Yarmouth, the chairman of the new Fundraising Regulator; Jayne Clarke of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, and Simon Gillespie from the British Heart Foundation. You can [listen again to the programme](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08csxwr). > Tune in to [@BBCRadio4](https://twitter.com/BBCRadio4?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Bottom > Line tonight: [@TheBHF](https://twitter.com/TheBHF?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@RNLI](https://twitter.com/RNLI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [@FundrRegulator](https://twitter.com/FundrRegulator?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) on challenges > of running [#charitytoday](https://twitter.com/hashtag/charitytoday?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [https://t.co/pJY9tPWQdH](https://t.co/pJY9tPWQdH) > — Chartered Institute of Fundraising (@CIOFtweets) [February 9, 2017](https://twitter.com/CIOFtweets/status/829623244542062592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   ## 4. Putting words into pictures Good graphics can be powerful tools on social media, but so too can personal messages. Time to Change’s online image creator combines both in a simple, easy to use way. > Make your own graphic and tell your friends what you'll be doing for [#TimetoTalk](https://twitter.com/hashtag/TimetoTalk?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > Day: [https://t.co/yUSfjcHxXC](https://t.co/yUSfjcHxXC) [pic.twitter.com/y1ocntDB2P](https://t.co/y1ocntDB2P) > — Time to Change (@TimetoChange) [February 1, 2017](https://twitter.com/TimetoChange/status/826857656111550469?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   ## 5. Love a Valentine’s Day GIF And because it’s Valentine’s Day, how do I love thee Age UK for this GIF?   > Roses are red, Violets are blue, send us your [#BigKnit](https://twitter.com/hashtag/BigKnit?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > hats and we'll love you! [#Valentines](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Valentines?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [@innocent](https://twitter.com/innocent?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [https://t.co/StnfghtAzz](https://t.co/StnfghtAzz) > [pic.twitter.com/e9pz7w7i1s](https://t.co/e9pz7w7i1s) > — Age UK (@age_uk) [February 14, 2017](https://twitter.com/age_uk/status/831480618584137728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Let me count the ways: 1. It’s a GIF 2. It says thank you 3. It shows you what its supporters are doing 4. It’s humorous 5. It includes poetry, albeit of the schmalzy greetings card variety.  6. It includes a nod to the campaign’s corporate partner.   _Main image: [“Twitter”](https://www.flickr.com/photos/uncalno/8537569665) by [Uncalno Tekno](https://www.flickr.com/people/uncalno/) is licensed under [CC BY 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)_ * **[Valentine’s Day 2017 fundraising](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/02/14/valentines-day-2017-fundraising/)**( 14 February 2017) * **[Just 3% of small charities feel loved by government, survey reveals](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/02/14/just-3-small-charities-feel-loved-government-survey-reveals/)**( 14 February 2018) * **[Love in London charity photo competition to benefit PhotoVoice](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/02/14/love-london-charity-photo-competition-benefit-photovoice/)**( 14 February 2018) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)