Five tweets for fundraisers on 3 June 2021
Howard Lake | 3 June 2021 | Blogs
It’s warm outside at last but the top tweets keep coming. Here is our latest selection of some that educated us fundraisers, made us think, or simply entertained us.
1. RNLI and Friends
As excitement mounted (amongst some) at the imminent ‘Friends’ reunion, the RNLI were one of several charities who joined in the fun with their own water safety-themed thread on the series.
As everyone's talking about the #FriendsReunion, we wondered how each of the characters would behave if they were “On a break” at a UK or Irish beach this summer… pic.twitter.com/Yzj1HKXjvm
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— RNLI (@RNLI) May 27, 2021
2. Giving – more or less?
It can be hard to work out whether the UK population is giving more to charities right now or less. We work through reports that offer both interpretations.
Here’s the Chartered Institute of Fundraising’s Daniel Fluskey on the top. Explore his full thread beyond this first post to see what he has to offer.
3. Exporting toxic fundraising?
If your country’s fundraising history has influenced the development of fundraising in other countries, how has that worked out? Being first to market doesn’t mean you’ve got it right, of course. What if some elements of fundraising have turned out to have toxic consequences? And are still having a toxic impact?
Here’s Community-Centric Fundraising’s arguments along these lines. Again, read through their full Twitter thread for the detail.
4. Never submit!
Paul de Gregorio at Rally reminds us that the default option for some web-based content can be dull and uninspiring.
Yes, we often call it the ‘submit’ button, but you don’t have to use the word ‘submit’ on your web page. Yes, ‘submit’ and ‘submission’ don’t have to imply servitude or inequality. Nevertheless, Paul has some more inspiring alternatives for you to consider.
5. Home and away
Choices, choices. Charity People ran a Twitter poll to find out who was now back working from their charity’s offices. OK, it’s not representative and it’s a tiny sample, but here it is if you are curious.
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.