# Five tweets for fundraisers for 19 June 2017

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/06/19/five-tweets-fundraisers-19-june-2017/
- Published: 2017-06-19T13:30:10+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Here are five more tweets for fundraisers full of ideas, inspiration, campaigns
to emulate, and the occasional dose of humour.**

 

## 1. Charity begins at home

 

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> Watch an impassioned [@michaelsheen](https://twitter.com/michaelsheen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> speak on the importance of empathy as part of his speech on Aneurin Bevan [#Hay30](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Hay30?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [pic.twitter.com/3yQLbQqZPu](https://t.co/3yQLbQqZPu)
> — BBC Arts (@bbcarts) [June 9, 2017](https://twitter.com/bbcarts/status/873238296935096324?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

This phrase is used in many ways, often as a ‘reason’ not to give to large/national
charities, or to give to charities that work outside the UK.

 

Here is a powerful interpretation of this phrase in the context of empathy from 
actor Michael Sheen.

 

 

 

## 2. Can I email you to ask you if I can email you?

 

> Lots of people in charities have asked this question about emails to ask about
> future contact – you can't do it unless you have consent [https://t.co/rHLrKZlilx](https://t.co/rHLrKZlilx)
> — Daniel Fluskey (@danielfluskey) [March 27, 2017](https://twitter.com/danielfluskey/status/846297294647545856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

 

 

## 3. How can companies support good causes if they won’t make a donation?

 

Here are three simple ways that almost any company can support a charity.

 

> This isn’t disruptive, but it is something businesses can do RIGHT NOW to help
> US nonprofits. [https://t.co/qLZcOETCQK](https://t.co/qLZcOETCQK)
> — Joe Waters 😈😇 (@joewaters) [March 27, 2017](https://twitter.com/joewaters/status/846383443525189636?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

 

 

## 4. Meet the fundraiser

 

> 14 yrs ago Blackpool [@RNLI](https://twitter.com/RNLI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) volunteers
> saved Debbie Hales' life, she's now a dedicated fundraiser. Read more here [https://t.co/NMtJt1xIL6](https://t.co/NMtJt1xIL6)
> — RNLI Blackpool (@RNLIBlackpool) [March 27, 2017](https://twitter.com/RNLIBlackpool/status/846359306131902464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

 

 

## 5. Amazon founder wants transformative philanthropy ideas

 

If you fancy offering some free advice on philanthropy to Jeff Bezos, the founder
of Amazon, then you can respond now.

 

> Request for ideas… [pic.twitter.com/j6D68mhseL](https://t.co/j6D68mhseL)
> — Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) [June 15, 2017](https://twitter.com/JeffBezos/status/875418348598603776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

 

 

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