# Five tweets for fundraisers for 27 March 2017 - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/03/27/five-tweets-for-fundraisers-for-27-march-2017/ - Published: 2017-03-27T10:22:12+01:00 - Author: Howard Lake **Here are five more tweets to inform, inspire and entertain fundraisers.**   ## 1. True words spoken in jest   ## Advertisement > The [#Charity](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Charity?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > Overheads Myth ("every penny spent on frontline") brilliantly skewered by [@comicrelief](https://twitter.com/comicrelief?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > Ladybird book [pic.twitter.com/wBMONttl7S](https://t.co/wBMONttl7S) > — Beth Breeze (@UKCPhilanthropy) [March 7, 2017](https://twitter.com/UKCPhilanthropy/status/839234926990012418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   The image is from [The Ladybird Guide to the Do-Gooder](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/03/01/gooder-gets-ladybird-book-treatment-comic-relief/), which is raising funds for Comic Relief.       ## 2. Volunteers they are a-changin’   But do you know how? NCVO gives some tips, referencing new formats such as family volunteering (National Trust) and, of course, micro-volunteering.   > How volunteer behaviour is changing – and how that might affect your charity, > via [@NickOckenden](https://twitter.com/NickOckenden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw): [https://t.co/vDBm2XArDn](https://t.co/vDBm2XArDn) > — NCVO (@NCVO) [March 23, 2017](https://twitter.com/NCVO/status/844866764877979648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)       ## 3. It’s good to talk (and listen)   True fundraising. Two people, a good conversation, and an opportunity to ask and give.   > The power of conversation. A very kind gentleman on my train home has just donated > £800 to [@TheBHF](https://twitter.com/TheBHF?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) after we got > talking about heart research > — Dan 💙 (@NorthEastDan) [March 21, 2017](https://twitter.com/NorthEastDan/status/844264365989748737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)       ## 4. Animated magic   Here’s a clever use of the fact that you can always stop a GIF animation on Twitter simply by clicking on it. Kinky Boots have turned it into a game for Comic Relief.   > 🔴 Can you tap the GIF in time to give our Charlie a red nose for [@comicrelief](https://twitter.com/comicrelief?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)? > 🔴 [#RedNoseDay](https://twitter.com/hashtag/RedNoseDay?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [pic.twitter.com/QeP4UVTzgt](https://t.co/QeP4UVTzgt) > — Kinky Boots UK 👠 (@KinkyBootsUK) [March 24, 2017](https://twitter.com/KinkyBootsUK/status/845208715833815040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)       ## 5. The value of an hour   The Disasters Emergency Committee made a telling link between the clocks going forward one hour in the UK at the weekend and the race against time to save people from starvation.   > [#Clocksgoforward](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Clocksgoforward?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > tonight. For people facing starvation every hour counts. Don't delay, donate: > [https://t.co/ajddbyHdNr](https://t.co/ajddbyHdNr) [#FightingFamine](https://twitter.com/hashtag/FightingFamine?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [pic.twitter.com/DnysxDHVil](https://t.co/DnysxDHVil) > — DEC (@decappeal) [March 25, 2017](https://twitter.com/decappeal/status/845638657285537794?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) * **[Red Nose Day raises £73 million and Comic Relief announces 8th year of Community Cash fund](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/03/30/red-nose-day-raises-73m-comic-relief-announces-8th-year-community-cash-fund/)**( 30 March 2017) * **[Comic Relief to commission three scoping studies on new funding initiatives](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/05/26/comic-relief-commission-three-scoping-studies-new-funding-initiatives/)**( 26 May 2017) * **[Comic Relief seeks evaluation of its Tech vs Abuse grants programme](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/05/30/comic-relief-seek-evaluation-tech-vs-abuse-grants-programme/)**( 30 May 2017) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)