# Five tweets for fundraisers on 6 December 2017 - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/12/06/five-tweets-fundraisers-6-december-2017/ - Published: 2017-12-06T07:01:08+00:00 - Author: Howard Lake **Here are five more tweets for fundraisers, covering grantmaking, an appeal that shouldn’t work but does (spoiler: it’s due to testing!), an appeal with unappealing spelling, and a study of how we really are all in it together.**     ## Advertisement   ## 1. Twitter: more or less   For once a social media channel has turned against the trend for brevity, with Twitter doubling your ration of characters from 140 to 280 characters. Whether verbosity on Twitter is a welcome move remains to be seen, but some UK charities were quick to mark their new-found freedom.   > Creative ways charities have used their first [#280characters](https://twitter.com/hashtag/280characters?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)– > [https://t.co/pdO9WWPgjx](https://t.co/pdO9WWPgjx) > — Madeleine Sugden 🌎 (@madlinsudn) [November 8, 2017](https://twitter.com/madlinsudn/status/928247444546162688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)       ## 2. When the rules don’t work   Jon Lloyd points out all that is wrong with the Wikipedia Christmas appeal, and why it really shouldn’t be the success it is. But he knows how much the fundraising team behind it test their ideas, even when – or especially when – they go against“ the rules”.   > Would've loved to have been at [#IoFDigital](https://twitter.com/hashtag/IoFDigital?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > but it's not the best time of year to be out of the office. If you are though, > get some fundraising inspiration from Wikipedia: [https://t.co/DM3mYpnHjT](https://t.co/DM3mYpnHjT) > — Jon Lloyd (@jonrlloyd) [December 4, 2017](https://twitter.com/jonrlloyd/status/937727802178265088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   ## 3. Elementary spelling   There is more than one way to spell ‘fundraiser’ it would seem.   > This spelling 'frundraiser' was a success 🤔 [pic.twitter.com/8xnaGVnQpa](https://t.co/8xnaGVnQpa) > — John Thompson, aka Johnny Five (@JTCHANGINGBIZ) [December 4, 2017](https://twitter.com/JTCHANGINGBIZ/status/937818794646532097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)       ## 4. Ask the funder   What do you want to know about grantmaking? Ask 360Giving.   > Have you seen our challenge fund? Come and share your questions about grantmaking& > we'll look at how data can help answer them! [https://t.co/dUx57XchTy](https://t.co/dUx57XchTy) > [#Q4Qs](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Q4Qs?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/2c0az7BWR3](https://t.co/2c0az7BWR3) > — 360Giving (@360Giving) [November 22, 2017](https://twitter.com/360Giving/status/933303051473047552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)       ## 5. The many ways people make a difference   NCVO’s research shows the remarkable range of ways in which people take part in society.   > Our new [#GettingInvolved](https://twitter.com/hashtag/GettingInvolved?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > report is now live – it maps all the ways and activities in which people take > part in society and is chock full of useful data. Our researcher @ncvolisa has > all the info: [https://t.co/l79JF2YeqR](https://t.co/l79JF2YeqR) [pic.twitter.com/f5FifpoLaL](https://t.co/f5FifpoLaL) > — NCVO (@NCVO) [November 29, 2017](https://twitter.com/NCVO/status/935794471731646464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) * **[For free withdrawals and a high interest rate, let’s all invest in the #FundraisingBank](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/06/11/for-free-withdrawals-and-a-high-interest-rate-lets-all-invest-in-the-fundraisingbank/)**( 11 June 2019) * **[Is it time for fundraisers to take Twitter more seriously?](https://fundraising.co.uk/2008/12/05/it-time-fundraisers-take-twitter-more-seriously/)**( 5 December 2008) * **[Sector bodies start using Twitter](https://fundraising.co.uk/2008/12/24/sector-bodies-start-using-twitter/)**( 24 December 2008) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)