I don’t Tweet, even though I probably should and probably will now that I see some of the amazing good that can come out of all those short little posts that normally make me feel somewhat dizzy if I read them for too long.
What changed my mind? Tweetsgiving and Epic Change.
From November 24 to 26th, Tweetsgiving is using the internet and the power of social media to raise money in order to build new schools in Tanzania. This is the second annual Tweetsgiving, with last year’s event raising over $11,000 in two days through Twitter and the collective voice of social media.
Epic Change is a non-profit organization that ‘amplifies the voices and impact of grassroots change makers and social entrepreneurs’. Started by Sanjay Patel and Stacey Monk, Epic Change is about using the power of social media to produce long lasting and powerful growth to areas of the world that are rarely connected to this ‘world wide web’ thing that the rest of us take completely for granted.
Last year, Tweetsgiving raised enough money to help build a school in Arusha, Tanzania. In October, the 350 students at Shepherds Junior School were finally able to connect to the internet.
Follow the tweets from the TwitterKids to learn what gratitude truly is and why those of us fortunate enough to be able to take things such as school and readily available access to the internet have so much to be grateful for in our lives.
Time to give back and say 'thank you'- donate to Tweetsgiving.
Posts
0 comments:
Post a Comment