# Five tweets for fundraisers on 9 August 2021 - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2021/08/09/five-tweets-for-fundraisers-on-9-august-2021/ - Published: 2021-08-09T08:40:00+01:00 - Author: Howard Lake **Level playing fields, your best wrong answer to your favourite fundraising tip, taking the biscuit when it comes to saying thank you, charity myths, and a tip from Benjamin Franklin on fundraising. Welcome to our latest round-up of selected tweets to inspire, educate and amuse fundraisers. ** ## 1. Social media is not quite the great leveller for charities Big is still an advantage over small when it comes to charities. Social media hasn’t yet presented a level playing field. ## 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/) > The Big Bird Gets the Worm? How Size Influences Social Networking by Charitable > Organizations [https://t.co/TgJnXetN3h](https://t.co/TgJnXetN3h) > Large charities > are better at Twitter: "even apparently low-cost technologies can provide significant > barriers to entry for small- and medium-sized charities." > — Karl Wilding @Ka*********@***dn.social (@karlwilding) [June 9, 2021](https://twitter.com/karlwilding/status/1402528389463003137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) ## 2. Fundraising tips you’d prefer not to hear again I’ve seen this question so many other topics and. Rickesh Lakhani asks it of fundraisers. Enjoy the thread and wince at some of those suggestions. > What's your best fundraising tip? > Wrong answers only. > — Rickesh Lakhani (@ConstantChanges) [May 21, 2021](https://twitter.com/ConstantChanges/status/1395719997696131073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) ## 3. Big cheques? This version takes the biscuit I am not a fan of big cheque presentations as you might know. (Charities and donors can surely manage much more compelling content these days). So I was pleased to see this creative alternative shared via [Madeleine Sugden](https://twitter.com/madlinsudn). > 🎉 We're over the moon to announce that we've raised over £100k for [@greatormondst](https://twitter.com/GreatOrmondSt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)! > 🎉 With every purchase from our [@GOSHCharity](https://twitter.com/GOSHCharity?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > collection, a donation is made to this important cause – we couldn't have done > it without the incredible support from our customers. [pic.twitter.com/y2NNYOIQBz](https://t.co/y2NNYOIQBz) > — Biscuiteers (@BiscuiteersLtd) [August 5, 2021](https://twitter.com/BiscuiteersLtd/status/1423192588383932423?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) ## 4. Myths you could do without Rather like Rickesh Lakhani’s thread above, here’s another thread full of charity myths that needed busting a long time ago. https://twitter.com/drrichardberks/status/1420401805025021960?s=27 ## 5. Advice from a polymath History is full of fundraising advice and commentary. Here’s some from writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and political philosopher Benjamin Franklin. > A few tips on fundraising that are relevant to fundraising on social media today > from Benjamin Franklin. [pic.twitter.com/NIIbDv6ihH](https://t.co/NIIbDv6ihH) > — Mark Phillips (@Markyphillips) [August 2, 2021](https://twitter.com/Markyphillips/status/1422151954491494400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) * **[Cheques blanked?](https://fundraising.co.uk/2007/06/26/cheques-blanked/)**( 26 June 2007) * **[Another chance to have your say about the future of cheques](https://fundraising.co.uk/2011/04/27/another-chance-have-your-say-about-future-cheques/)**( 27 April 2011) * **[IoF and Rapidata to research decline of cheques and alternative giving methods](https://fundraising.co.uk/2012/02/16/iof-and-rapidata-research-decline-cheques-and-alternative-giving-methods/)**( 16 February 2012)