# Five tweets for fundraisers on 14 March 2018 - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/03/14/five-tweets-fundraisers-14-march-2018/ - Published: 2018-03-14T17:47:54+00:00 - Author: Howard Lake **Here are five more recent tweets for fundraisers’ delectation and edification. Disappearing coins (although a government u-turn suggests that won’t be the case), what does and doesn’t annoy donors, and the fundraising potential of your greatest hits posts on Facebook are all featured.**   ## 1. Down to your last penny? The creative fundraiser behind #LastFiver sees a fundraising opportunity in every new banknote or every disappearing coin or note. ## 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/) > Future of 1p and 2p coins questioned by Treasury. If we are really looking at > scrapping these then [@bankofengland](https://twitter.com/bankofengland?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > should create a charitable fund from which to distribute accumulated nominal and > melt-down values [#Last1p](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Last1p?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [#Last2p](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Last2p?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) 🙂[https://t.co/4Wibfdajky](https://t.co/4Wibfdajky) > — John Thompson, aka Johnny Five (@JTCHANGINGBIZ) [March 13, 2018](https://twitter.com/JTCHANGINGBIZ/status/973598627116535808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   ## 2. X marks the spot Got a topic for CAF’s researcher to get his teeth into for his next podcasts? > So, I need to record some new podcasts, and have come to end of current crop of > episode themes. Seems like good time to ask: anyone else got any thoughts? > Rough > rule: if it fits in a sentece of the form "Philanthropy & X" or "Is Philanthropy > Y?", it's probably in. [pic.twitter.com/0YvymZ9WR6](https://t.co/0YvymZ9WR6) > — Rhodri Davies (@Rhodri_H_Davies) [March 5, 2018](https://twitter.com/Rhodri_H_Davies/status/970660219935252480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   ## 3. Annoyances – for donors Which fundraising method is likely to annoy donors the least? NfpSynergy share their findings. > Which [#fundraising](https://twitter.com/hashtag/fundraising?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > techniques really annoy the public? > Thought-provoking research by [@nfpSynergy](https://twitter.com/nfpSynergy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw): > [https://t.co/lxD6r30GGm](https://t.co/lxD6r30GGm) [pic.twitter.com/tDv6kz2qbl](https://t.co/tDv6kz2qbl) > — Mike Zywina – Lime Green Consulting (@LimeGreenConslt) [March 6, 2018](https://twitter.com/LimeGreenConslt/status/970949452918935553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   ## 4. It’s not over till it’s over Don’t publish and forget. There’s gold, apparently, in them thar best-performing Facebook posts. It’s worth testing. > Retrospectively adding donate buttons to one or two organic posts a week (the > best-performing ones) has led to February seeing 13% of online donations coming > from Facebook. > — David Hunt (@AtypicalDavid) [March 14, 2018](https://twitter.com/AtypicalDavid/status/973971300980011008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   ## 5. In the running for a tweak JustGiving has got a lot of data on marathon runners’ fundraising pages, and what works. As the London Marathon approaches, here’s a reminder on how the make the most of these fundraising pages. > Activation is key when engaging your fundraising page owners – we've found that > even the smallest tweak can create a huge benefit. [#jgmeetup](https://twitter.com/hashtag/jgmeetup?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > Find out more here: [https://t.co/wjJRmYqFPB](https://t.co/wjJRmYqFPB) > — JustGiving Causes (@JGcauses) [March 13, 2018](https://twitter.com/JGcauses/status/973568578728464387?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   Main image: [“Blue-Bird-Pumpkin”](http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/483179) by _Paul Klee (German (born Switzerland), Münchenbuchsee 1879–1940 Muralto-Locarno) __via The Metropolitan Museum of Art _is licensed under [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0) * **[68% will buy a poppy in run up to Remembrance Sunday, CAF research shows](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/11/07/68-buy-poppy-run-up-remembrance-sunday-caf-research-shows/)**( 7 November 2018) * **[Six charities to benefit from foreign coin and banknote conversion machines](https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/10/27/six-charities-to-benefit-from-foreign-coin-and-banknote-conversion-machines/)**( 27 October 2015) * **[Rathbone launches new charity investment fund](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/10/20/rathbone-launches-new-charity-investment-fund/)**( 20 October 2016) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)