Ready for TweetsGiving on Thanksgiving? Express Gratitude While Doing Good

TweetsGiving 2009 from LittlePurpleCow Productions on Vimeo.


Thanksgiving is around the corner... for individuals and companies dedicated to causes and philanthropy, this is your chance to express gratitude while doing good - join Epic Change, participating online 2009 TweetsGiving and live events to support spreading hope and social changes around the world.


It takes one to think of a brilliant idea but millions to get it accomplished.


2008 TweetsGiving was a huge success. During the 48-hour celebration of gratitude, $10,000 was raised to help build a classroom in Arusha, Tanzania. The event was build in only six days by volunteers and launched two days before 2008 Thanksgiving, but it quickly became the No. 1 topic on Twitter - thousands tweets filled the stream expressing gratitudes and the blogosphere was buzzing with thankfulness and goodwill.


I don't know how touched "Mama Lucy" Kamptoni was - if I were her - an awesome women with a grand idea (building a classroom for kids in Arusha), persistent courage (selling chickens to fulfill the idea) but limited income... I would be blown away by the power of the mass, the groundswell that was enabled by social media, new technology, and millions of philanthropic spirits.


So what you can do in 2009...

• Become a member of 2009 TweetsGiving community and tweet your gratitudes.
• If you have a blog, write about what you feel grateful for, and mention Epic Change and TweetsGiving.
• Go to the local TweetsGiving party and meet wonderful like-minded people.
• Make a donation - the amount is less important than your willingness to help.
• For corporations, consider sponsoring the event locally or globally for greater social media exposure and reputation.

So are you ready? I'm definitely going to the party in Boston on Tuesday, November 22, and will write a blog post about the event and my gratitude for 2009. What are you going to do? Better act quick!


Finally, I'd like to express my thanks to Scott Henderson - without reading your blog post The Rise of Creative Philanthropy I wouldn't know the upcoming 2009 TweetsGiving. Your blog Rally the Cause is inspiring and respectful :-)