# Five tweets for fundraisers on 12 July 2017

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/07/12/five-tweets-fundraisers-12-july-2017/
- Published: 2017-07-12T17:16:49+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**More ideas, inspiration, humour, and a dose of ‘did you know?’ in our latest selection
of Twitter wisdom for fundraisers.**

 

## 1. Giant cheques

Ever wondered where giant cheques originated from? The kind that are used for publicity
purposes in so many charity fundraising stories – except on UK Fundraising where
we refuse to feature them on the grounds that they are lazy and unthinking?

## Advertisement

The earliest known example of one, of which a photo exists, might surprise you. 
And it’s not the cheque in the image below.

> Where did giant novelty checks come from? [https://t.co/ATXWuZu7do](https://t.co/ATXWuZu7do)
> [pic.twitter.com/WDkRMqGgp9](https://t.co/WDkRMqGgp9)
> — Steve MacLaughlin (@SMacLaughlin) [July 11, 2017](https://twitter.com/SMacLaughlin/status/884761505421570048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

## 2. The laws of modern marketing

These gems apply equally to fundraising. Enjoy.

> I've researched this for many years now, and I assure you that these are immutable.
> The laws of modern marketing. [pic.twitter.com/Yz41dV01JP](https://t.co/Yz41dV01JP)
> — Ryan Wallman (@Dr_Draper) [July 11, 2017](https://twitter.com/Dr_Draper/status/884684247184711680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

## 3. Christmas Times

Black, white, and read (and green) all over.

> From today we are inviting applications from charities to feature in The Times
> Christmas charity appeal – pls share[https://t.co/2YPwnyJgwO](https://t.co/2YPwnyJgwO)
> — Greg Hurst (@Greg__Hurst) [July 4, 2017](https://twitter.com/Greg__Hurst/status/882144582141702144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

## 4. Postmark of respect

The Royal Mail, a committed promoter and supporter of payroll giving for years, 
is marking 30 years of the payroll giving scheme.

> Great to see [@RoyalMail](https://twitter.com/RoyalMail?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) honouring
> 30 years of [#payrollgiving](https://twitter.com/hashtag/payrollgiving?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> with a special postmark 👏 – [https://t.co/FzKBDOEctT](https://t.co/FzKBDOEctT)
> [pic.twitter.com/HIhyqnrQMZ](https://t.co/HIhyqnrQMZ)
> — Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) (@Caf) [July 12, 2017](https://twitter.com/Caf/status/885052789008760832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

## 5. Audience participation

> Some free data sources to help identify your audience [#CCsmallcharity](https://twitter.com/hashtag/CCsmallcharity?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [pic.twitter.com/7k3ikyOqhi](https://t.co/7k3ikyOqhi)
> — CharityComms (@CharityComms) [July 12, 2017](https://twitter.com/CharityComms/status/885118834008633349?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

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