# Five tweets for fundraisers for 8 December 2022

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2022/12/08/five-tweets-for-fundraisers-for-8-december-2022/
- Published: 2022-12-08T11:23:21+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Where do fundraisers go when they stop fundraising? A brief history of stamps 
in fundraising, inflation’s impact on average gift amounts, a medal for a fundraising
researcher, fundraisers on film over a century ago, and more. All found on the firehose
of a different but still functioning Twitter.**

## 1. Inflation bites

Charities and businesses haven’t experienced the challenge of significant inflation
since the early 1980s. It’s here now and every day eating into charities’ reserves,
supporters’ savings and income, and the value of each donation that is received.

## Advertisement

> New inflation figures out today, worth remembering the impact this is having on
> charities. 
> Today's 🚨NEW🚨 [@ProBonoEcon](https://twitter.com/ProBonoEcon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> analysis of [@CAF](https://twitter.com/Caf?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) data shows the
> average charitable donation has been stuck at £20 since 2017. That's a problem
> 😬😬👇 1/ [pic.twitter.com/51lsNfR8bv](https://t.co/51lsNfR8bv)
> — Nicole Sykes (@NicoleSykes_) [September 14, 2022](https://twitter.com/NicoleSykes_/status/1569937152901001216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

## 2. Stamps

As you might know, non-barcoded definitive (standard Queen’s head) and Christmas
[stamps will remain valid only until 31 January 2023](https://fundraising.co.uk/2022/02/07/royal-mail-to-add-barcodes-to-stamps/).
While you use them up on some personal thank you messages to donors, here’s a reminder
how stamps have been used to raise funds by charities in different countries over
the past 130 years or so.

> A thread celebrating stamps used for raising funds which began in 1890 and shows
> how images of philanthropy are used by nation states and charities
> — Philanthropyinfiction (@Philanthropyin3) [July 31, 2020](https://twitter.com/Philanthropyin3/status/1289131720344850432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

## 3. Fundraisers of old

Mark Phillips has been exploring Reuters’ newsreel archives to find stories featuring
fundraisers. Here’s one from 1916.

> Fundraisers at work in 1916 [https://t.co/FZVdU4z87e](https://t.co/FZVdU4z87e)
> — Mark Phillips (@Markyphillips) [September 18, 2022](https://twitter.com/Markyphillips/status/1571598339329728513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

## 4. Recognising research

Research into fundraising and philanthropy is essential for the future of fundraising.
Congratulations to Dr Beth Breeze on receiving her OBE for services in this area–
and for taking the opportunity to share its importance with Prince William.

> Thank you so much to whoever nominated me, and supported that nomination, for 
> an honour. It brought so much pleasure to my family (who’ve put up with my work
> schedule for years) and I bent Prince William’s ear about the importance of research
> into [#philanthropy](https://twitter.com/hashtag/philanthropy?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)&
> [#fundraising](https://twitter.com/hashtag/fundraising?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw).
> [pic.twitter.com/APncdmHyss](https://t.co/APncdmHyss)
> — Beth Breeze (@UKCPhilanthropy) [December 8, 2022](https://twitter.com/UKCPhilanthropy/status/1600770710980661248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

## 5. Wowzah. Sharing good examples

Given the number of fundraising messages sent out every day it’s surprising we don’t
see more people reacting to them – whether positively or negatively.

It’s a pleasure then to spot another experienced fundraiser sharing another charity’s
fundraising appeal that they’ve received. Joshua then goes on to explain why it 
resonated for him.

Have you shared a good example of fundraising recently, so that other fundraisers
can learn from it?

 https://twitter.com/joshleighonline/status/1600778866913472512

## 6. Work after fundraising?

Yes, you won’t be surprised there’s a bonus sixth tweet. I don’t think I’ve seen
someone ask this question before: I’ve been more focused on how people become fundraisers
and move to the sector.

So I’m interested in the answers.

> Asking for a friend and out of curiosity [#FundraisingTwitter](https://twitter.com/hashtag/FundraisingTwitter?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> 
> What jobs do fundraisers usually go into when leaving the charity sector? Or is
> it a Hotel California situation?
> — Daniel David (@AbuCalves) [December 8, 2022](https://twitter.com/AbuCalves/status/1600792649157341185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)