# Five tweets for fundraisers for 10 February 2021

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2021/02/10/five-tweets-for-fundraisers-for-10-february-2021/
- Published: 2021-02-10T19:47:47+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Here’s our latest collection of curious, inspiring and useful tweets for fundraisers.
We’ve got a confusion of names, two key factors internationally in what drives more
giving, a new individual giving discussion forum, and feedback on a useful source
of free professional digital advice.**

 

And, since Valentine’s Day is nearly upon us, we end with a tweet about love and
kisses.

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## 1. Poverty of thought

 

Sometimes your charity has a name that propels it into the headlines for the most
unexpected reasons. Often it is for sharing the same initials or acronym of another
organisation, but sometimes it is the name itself. Or as close to the same name 
as some people can be bothered to check.

 

The latest example is antipoverty charity Robin Hood, based in New York, USA. @RobinHoodNYC
is close enough to @RobinhoodApp for enough people to assume and act as if they 
are the same organisation. Which resulted in a lot of unexpected communications 
as the app hit the headlines in the wake of the anti-hedge-fund [Gamestop shares surge](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jan/29/robinhood-to-restore-gamestop-trading-as-it-wins-1bn-backing).

 

Still, it’s an opportunity for the nonprofit. But first it’s simply worth pointing
out the difference between a share trading app and an antipoverty organisation, 
for those who clearly needed some help with that distinction.

 

> Lots of upset folks are confused about this today. I’m proudly CEO of [@RobinHoodNYC](https://twitter.com/RobinHoodNYC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw),
> one of the largest antipoverty nonprofits in the U.S.
> We are completely unaffiliated with the [@RobinhoodApp](https://twitter.com/RobinhoodApp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw).
> [https://t.co/mW4omjZCPl](https://t.co/mW4omjZCPl)
> — Gov. Wes Moore (@iamwesmoore) [January 28, 2021](https://twitter.com/iamwesmoore/status/1354890868919042048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

 

 

## 2. Richness of knowledge

 

Dr Beth Breeze at the Centre for Philanthropy at the University of Kent has co-authored
with 23 others a global study of philanthropy that concludes what factors tend to
produce more donors and larger sums donated. They are:

 

 * when fundraising is more developed (in a country or amongst a society)
 * when nonprofit staff can access education and training

 

 

 

> Such a pleasure to work with you, thank you! In case people hit a paywall, here
> is a publicly accessible version: [https://t.co/BtWE9XlzKg](https://t.co/BtWE9XlzKg)
> [@IUPhilanthropy](https://twitter.com/IUPhilanthropy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> — Dr. Pamala Wiepking (@PamalaWi) [February 10, 2021](https://twitter.com/PamalaWi/status/1359462142852927489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

And Dr Pamala Wiepking is offering a publicly accessible version of the report.

 

 

 

## 3. Wealth of innovation in public fundraising

 

Public fundraising is both a huge challenge and a major opportunity amid current
lockdown restrictions. So it’s a good time for fundraising consultant Sarah Goddard
to create a Facebook group to focus on [innovation in public fundraising](https://www.facebook.com/groups/publicfundraising).
It’s open to those who work or have an interest in community, individual giving 
and/or events fundraising.

 

> Did you know there's a Facebook group for innovation in public fundraising? Whether
> you're about Community, IG or Events, [@FundraiserSarah](https://twitter.com/FundraiserSarah?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> has you covered 👇🤗 [https://t.co/OJaWjfxeKA](https://t.co/OJaWjfxeKA)
> — Helen Trenchard (@helentrenchard) [January 15, 2021](https://twitter.com/helentrenchard/status/1350044257554468864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

 

 

## 4. Poverty of skills meets richness of time

 

If you’ve not come across Digital Candle, welcome to a valuable tool. Founded by
charity digital agency Platypus Digital, it is now available via the collaborative
Catalyst site and team.

 

Charities that need help with digital, data or design advice can access experienced
people with those skills for a free one-hour phone call.

 

And here is what charities have said about the experience.

 

> 🕯️ Here's just a snapshot of what [#charities](https://twitter.com/hashtag/charities?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> have said about their recent [#DigitalCandle](https://twitter.com/hashtag/DigitalCandle?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> calls.
> If you work for a charity or non-profit organisation and need help with digital,
> data or design, visit [https://t.co/VOt2cd51Tb](https://t.co/VOt2cd51Tb) for one
> hour of free expert advice. [pic.twitter.com/PR5jjZmjwf](https://t.co/PR5jjZmjwf)
> — Catalyst (@wethecatalysts) [January 12, 2021](https://twitter.com/wethecatalysts/status/1349000304516354052?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

 

 

## 5. Rich in love

 

You don’t need me to remind you that giving is an emotional act. Yet we kid ourselves
it is entirely rational.

 

It’s nearly Valentine’s Day, so here’s an appropriate insight to end on. Plenty 
of people writing their will to gift what they own to family and friends write kisses
in personal messages to loved ones. It’s love and giving to the very end.

 

> One of my personal favourite revelations is the 21,039 kisses our customers left
> in their personal messages to loved ones. Wills can be more than just an exercise
> in legal compliance and kindness wins 💛
> — LorraineRobinson (@lozzyrobinson) [January 5, 2021](https://twitter.com/lozzyrobinson/status/1346539982408855553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)