# Five tweets for fundraisers for 21 March 2017

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/03/21/five-tweets-fundraisers-21-march-2017/
- Published: 2017-03-21T09:10:57+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**With our fingers on the Twitter pulse, here are some new and old tweets for fundraisers
full of inspiration, humour and opportunities.**

## 1. Bright spark charity shop

A Cardiff cat charity shop mistakenly sold the tools of an electrician that was 
fixing the shop’s lighting. He was helping them for free, and just walked outside
to get something from his van. In that time, the shop sold his tools, worth £200,
for £1.

> Oops! Cat charity shop in Wales, U.K. sells electrician's £200 tools for £1 [https://t.co/TWEcxMfekm](https://t.co/TWEcxMfekm)
> 
> ## 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/)
> — David LockeAFCA (@DavidLockeAFCA) [March 17, 2017](https://twitter.com/DavidLockeAFCA/status/842693343507173376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

## 2. Fundraising with spine

How to double the likely readership of a book for sale in a charity shop, and support
Oxfam’s work for gender equality.

> Saw this in [@Oxfam](https://twitter.com/Oxfam?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Books Eastbourne
> today and IT MADE ME SO HAPPY. 💛 [pic.twitter.com/fnir9tn45k](https://t.co/fnir9tn45k)
> — Grace; (@_gracelatter) [March 18, 2017](https://twitter.com/_gracelatter/status/843176368540176385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

## 3. Talkin’ ’bout your generation?

Third Sector’s new award recognises the best of fundraisers who are new to the sector.
They can be any age, but must not have worked in fundraising for more than three
years.

> Apply for our new award which is free to enter. Judges include @MarkFlannCEO, 
> [@IanMacQuillin](https://twitter.com/IanMacQuillin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) and Claire
> Gates. [https://t.co/NPgda5wOro](https://t.co/NPgda5wOro) [pic.twitter.com/Yr6qvWMEmf](https://t.co/Yr6qvWMEmf)
> — Third Sector Hub (@ThirdSector_Hub) [March 19, 2017](https://twitter.com/ThirdSector_Hub/status/843462066086313986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

## 4. Joining the dots

Nearly three years old, but this is still an inspiring way to illustrate a fundraising
run by giving a sense of scale and mass participation.

[[Tweet by VodafoneFirsts](https://twitter.com/VodafoneFirsts/status/531382291592151040)
no longer available].

 

## 5. #RandomActsOfKindnessDay and #RAKWeek

Another tweet from last month, here is Cancer Research UK making the most of the
global Random Acts of Kindness Day and Random Acts of Kindness Week.

> It’s [#RAKWeek](https://twitter.com/hashtag/RAKWeek?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)!
> Play our Random Acts of Kindness Roulette by pausing the animation to determine
> what you should do! [pic.twitter.com/mzbwLTsqhW](https://t.co/mzbwLTsqhW)
> — Cancer Research UK (@CR_UK) [February 17, 2016](https://twitter.com/CR_UK/status/699945371863101440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

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