This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of LeapFish Inc. All opinions are 100% mine.
What has Twitter brought into your life? From a business aspect, it’s opened up worlds and brought us together. However, what is the real value in Twitter for those who aren’t making money online? While I was at BlogWorld in Las Vegas, there was a lot of discussion about raising money through Twitter. This was an excellent concept, just for the fact that you can easily participate and reach millions of people with a single click. Soon, charities may no longer need to waste funds on tv advertising, pamphlets or ad campaigns. If we can get more people to participate and come up with new methods for generating money and helping those in need, the future of raising money just be a “tweet” away.
The “Make a Wish” Foundation has created the Make-a-Wish Tweet-a-Cause and is putting the power of Twitter to work! In a partnership with LeapFish, the Make a Wish foundation is looking to raise $10,000 to send Jacob and his family to Disneyland. Jacob, age 4, has a rare and life-threatening disease that has affected him since birth. Personally, I went to Disneyland once when I was very young, so I don’t remember it that well. What I do remember and know, is that every child, (especially those less fortunate), should have the chance to dream and visit such a place as Disneyland in their lifetime.
So let’s send Jacob to Disneyland!
As mentioned, Make a Wish foundation and LeapFish are combining forces to make this “wish” possible. Every time a user “retweets” the text line below, LeapFish will make a donation of 5 cents to the Make a Wish Foundation until the $10,000 and been raised.
Click HERE or copy / paste the following into your Twitter client:
Just tweeted 2 grant a childs wish! #LeapFish donates to #makeawish foundation for each tweet. http://bit.ly/3KgyQX Please retweet!
The campaign will run from November 16 through November 27, 2009. LeapFish will match each Tweet with 5 cents to a target of $10,000 which will get Jacob and his family to Disneyland. Click here to view progress chart and donation earnings.
Good to see that Twitter is being used for fund-raising, especially to help make the dream of an ill child come true and send him to Disneyland. I've never been there because I don't live in the US but it costs money to be able to go there. I bet the child will be able to go there. All those tweets will definitely help.
Great post. I've just tweeted so that this child can make live his dream and go to Disneyland. Twitter is indeed a superb website and it has enormously helped to get to millions of people in only a few lines!
A sponsored post for tweet a cause? I really hope you didn't take any money for this post and if offered you donated it right back to the cause…right?
Thank you for this twitter information, I have tweeted the post. Thank you.
Make-a-Wish is a great cause. Tweeted!
I love stories like this that show creative new ways to use Twitter. It's especially interesting to see how a nonprofit can use a new medium (like Twitter) to promote a cause.
They are doing good work to collect donation through twitter
This isn’t the first time that Twitter has been used in such an awesome way as this. They did a thing not too long ago to help dig wells in a third world country.
Fantastic stuff.
nice information buddy. this is the right time for us to maximize our twitter for good…
Wow this is such a great cause to tweet about =D
Till then,
Jean
This is a great cause, and its good to see Twitter helping this family out. I hope they can reach their goal in time.
Yes platforms such as Twitter and even blogs are a great way to spread news about charities. It doesn't have to be all about money. Then again, this post is a bit hypocritical as it is a sponsored post itself.
I went to Disneyland as a child and it was an awesome time. It would be great if the Twitter community steps up and helps this great cause.
@Bryn Youngblut:
Yes it would be right to donate the proceeds of this post to charity. By taking money for this, you are basically taking money directly from this kid's Disneyland fund.
@Laptop Carrying Case:
So on that same note… we should just not try to make any profits from business transactions right? Because well be taking money from some and giving to others right? Just because it's a charity, it doesn't change the playing field in my opinion.
Till then,
Jean
Good post, showing once more how social media is transforming our existence… specifically, how Twitter can be used not only to make money but also to raise money to help make the dream of an ill child come true… hope many people will take part in this project!
The passive nature of this act of giving is what I find so appealing about this concept. All you have to do is tweet, and you don’t have to donate any physical cash, which is a barrier to entry for a lot of people.
Just made the tweet. I am happy I could help contribute to this campaign.
all opinions are your 100% … is that true or its party of heading given by sponsor???
Just made the tweet the help contribute to this campaign:D
Make a Wish foundation doing great using Twitter. in short time twitter become very large. surely they will get success on Tweet.
Wow this is such a great cause to tweet about :d
Great post.Just made the tweet.
Actually, not so much for Adsense as depending on the post they normally display community ads.
apart from all the good work.. its a good business model as well, with huge potential.