# Five tweets for fundraisers on 10 February 2020 - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/02/10/five-tweets-for-fundraisers-on-10-february-2020/ - Published: 2020-02-10T09:23:07+00:00 - Author: Howard Lake **Unintended consequences, participatory grantmaking, more bongs for your buck, where anthropology and fundraising meet, and tackling myths about giving to charities. They are all here in our latest round-up of five tweets for fundraisers.**   ## 1. Unintended consequences CAF’s Rhodri Davies shares a 1999 paper which found that one kind of charity fundraising activity typically had high costs – for another organisation, the NHS. > A study looking at 5 yrs of data on people parachuting to raise money for charity > in Tayside has found that every £1 raised cost the NHS £13.75 dealing with injuries. > > Apparent accelerating novices to terminal velocity can have unintended consequences. > [https://t.co/USUrN0JtXf](https://t.co/USUrN0JtXf) > > ## 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/) > — Rhodri Davies (@Rhodri_H_Davies) [January 14, 2020](https://twitter.com/Rhodri_H_Davies/status/1217230525997420544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   ## 2. Let’s do a crowdfunder! Crowdfunding as government policy? Surely not.  Plus, there are five bells and clappers involved in the ‘Big Ben’ chimes. So, perhaps the Prime Minister should have planned for a stretch target of 5 x £500,000 – £2.5 million. > When your board member decides to ignore your briefing and freestyle…because how > hard can fundraising be? [https://t.co/4h9QAzbB6v](https://t.co/4h9QAzbB6v) > — David Burgess (@DavidBurgessFR) [January 14, 2020](https://twitter.com/DavidBurgessFR/status/1217020564436594694?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   ## 3. Myth busting Charities Aid Foundation tackles some common and even wilful misunderstandings of giving to charities. > We often hear myths and ideas on [#giving](https://twitter.com/hashtag/giving?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > that are not as clear-cut as people may think 🤔 > Watch our myth-busting video > with [@AureliaKassatly](https://twitter.com/AureliaKassatly?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > who sets the record straight on some of the most common misconceptions. [#mythbusting](https://twitter.com/hashtag/mythbusting?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [#WednesdayWisdom](https://twitter.com/hashtag/WednesdayWisdom?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [pic.twitter.com/KBWc0uxJ5f](https://t.co/KBWc0uxJ5f) > — Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) (@Caf) [January 29, 2020](https://twitter.com/Caf/status/1222452280873619456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   ## 4. Participatory grantmaking Rose Longhurst shared a helpful list of participatory grantmakers in the form of a Twitter thread. This is now also available as a [single-page thread via @Threadreaderapp](https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1226605539825717251.html). > Little thread: > I often get asked about philanthropic communities of practice I > find useful, and recommendations for awesome participatory grantmakers, so I thought > I'd make a little public list. I'd welcome any additions! First, a few philanthropy > networks I benefit from: > — Rose Longhurst (@roselonghurst) [February 9, 2020](https://twitter.com/roselonghurst/status/1226605539825717251?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   ## 5. Anthropology and fundraising The anthropological concept of reciprocity includes gift-giving, and Mark Phillips has dug out part of a lecture on that subject that he thinks fundraisers should find interesting. > One for the anthropology / fundraising nerds. 12 minutes intro on gift giving > and how it binds people together. [https://t.co/cwxIPTNj7y](https://t.co/cwxIPTNj7y) > — Mark Phillips (@Markyphillips) [January 23, 2020](https://twitter.com/Markyphillips/status/1220379320763461637?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)    * **[Fundraising Institute of New Zealand launches emergency international matched funds appeal](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/08/11/fundraising-institute-new-zealand-launches-emergency-international-matched-funds-appeal/)**( 11 August 2020) * **[Famous faces to represent small charities at Spring Funder crowdfunding event](https://fundraising.co.uk/2021/03/19/famous-faces-represent-small-charities-spring-funder-crowdfunding-event/)**( 19 March 2021) * **[NET launches £1.2m fund for community & voluntary organisations](https://fundraising.co.uk/2021/09/22/net-launches-1-2m-fund-for-community-voluntary-organisations/)**( 22 September 2021) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)