Five tweets for fundraisers on 14 February 2017
Howard Lake | 14 February 2017 | Blogs
Here are five recent tweets about fundraising, by or for fundraisers. Our occasional series features useful, telling or occasionally humorous tweets for fundraisers.
1. I am JustGiving
Peter Lewis, CEO of the Institute of Fundraising, noted the extensive support from charities, fundraisers and donors for JustGiving, after its business model was the subject of a full-page of criticism from The Daily Mail.
@piterk68 said: I was incredibly proud of how the fundraising community defended JustGiving earlier this week #fundraisinglive
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— Chartered Institute of Fundraising (@CIOFtweets) February 9, 2017
2. Here today…
Fundraisers and fundraising managers still don’t hang around in their jobs for long, according to the Director of TPP Recruitment.
Average time in post is 18-20 months for fundraising managers says @Rob_Hayter – shocking stat that's harming our sector #fundraisinglive
— Liz Tait 💙 (@liztait) February 9, 2017
3. The Bottom Line
Evan Davis brought together the Fundraising Regulator together with The British Heart Foundation and RNLI on BBC Radio 4’s The Bottom Line to discuss the challenges of running a charity. You might not be surprised that the programme focused rather more narrowly on fundraising and its regulation.
The speakers joining Davis were Lord Grade of Yarmouth, the chairman of the new Fundraising Regulator; Jayne Clarke of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, and Simon Gillespie from the British Heart Foundation.
You can listen again to the programme.
Tune in to @BBCRadio4 Bottom Line tonight: @TheBHF @RNLI @FundrRegulator on challenges of running #charitytoday https://t.co/pJY9tPWQdH
— Chartered Institute of Fundraising (@CIOFtweets) February 9, 2017
4. Putting words into pictures
Good graphics can be powerful tools on social media, but so too can personal messages. Time to Change’s online image creator combines both in a simple, easy to use way.
Make your own graphic and tell your friends what you'll be doing for #TimetoTalk Day: https://t.co/yUSfjcHxXC pic.twitter.com/y1ocntDB2P
— Time to Change (@TimetoChange) February 1, 2017
5. Love a Valentine’s Day GIF
And because it’s Valentine’s Day, how do I love thee Age UK for this GIF?
Roses are red, Violets are blue, send us your #BigKnit hats and we'll love you! #Valentines @innocent https://t.co/StnfghtAzz pic.twitter.com/e9pz7w7i1s
— Age UK (@age_uk) February 14, 2017
Let me count the ways:
- It’s a GIF
- It says thank you
- It shows you what its supporters are doing
- It’s humorous
- It includes poetry, albeit of the schmalzy greetings card variety.
- It includes a nod to the campaign’s corporate partner.
Main image: “Twitter” by Uncalno Tekno is licensed under CC BY 2.0
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.