TWEET TO SUPPORT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS: July 7 -16 2010
Posted by Anya Priester on Wed, Jul 07, 2010 @ 11:45 AM
WASHINGTON - YWCA USA needs your help to raise $75,000 in a 10-day campaign in partnership with The Allstate Foundation. For active Tweeters, as well as those who are new to social media, here is a chance to use social networking to support YWCA and empower victims of domestic violence.
The #Tweet4YWCA campaign runs July 7 to July 16. For each tweet with the hash tag, #Tweet4YWCA, the Allstate Foundation will donate $1 to YWCA USA – up to $75,000. The funds will be used to support economic empowerment efforts particularly for domestic violence survivors. We will have only 10 days to reach our $75,000 goal – and you could also win an Apple® iPad!
What can you do to support this campaign after it launches on July 7?
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If you’re new to Twitter, go to http://twitter.com/ to set up an account. You won’t be able to participate in this campaign without a Twitter account. See the attachment for a tutorial on Twitter.
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From July 7 through July 16, use your twitter account to send messages containing the following: #Tweet4YWCA
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Then, tweet, retweet, and tweet some more! Every #Tweet4YWCA tweet gives YWCA USA another dollar toward our $75,000 goal.
A leader board listing the most active Tweeters in the campaign and a donation counter to track our progress toward the $75,000 goal will be available at www.ClickToEmpower.org.
The Allstate Foundation chose YWCA USA to participate in this campaign because they would like to support the great work our associations do to bring economic empowerment to domestic violence survivors. As you know, financial security is the number one predictor of whether a domestic violence victim will get and stay free from abuse. The Allstate Foundation created their Moving Ahead through Financial Management curriculum and has given over $17 million in the last 5 years to bring economic empowerment services to survivors.
Bonus Incentive: In addition to the satisfaction of supporting YWCA economic empowerment efforts for domestic violence victims through participation in this campaign, the top “Tweeter” will win an Apple® iPad (subject to terms and conditions)! The winner will be determined by the leader board listing of the top tweeter posted on www.ClickToEmpower.org when the campaign closes on July 16. Only U.S. residents age 18 or older with a current address in the United States are eligible to win. Other terms and conditions will apply.
Sample Tweets: So, let’s #Tweet4YWCA! To get you started, here are some sample tweets that you can use that already fit the Twitter 140 characters/spaces limit.
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Each tweet or retweet sent between July 7 thru 16 that contains the hashtag #tweet4ywca will raise $1 for YWCA USA up to $75,000. Retweet
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Win an iPad from YWCA USA by sending the most tweets that contain the hashtag #tweet4ywca between July 7-16. See www.ywca.org for more info.
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Please retweet this! See how much YWCA has raised from tweets that contain the hashtag #tweet4ywca at www.clicktoempower.org.
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YWCA USA needs 75,000 tweets sent between July 7 thru 16 that contain the hashtag #tweet4ywca to raise $75,000. Please retweet this!
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YWCA USA is giving a free iPad to the one who sends the most tweets between July 7 thru 16 that contain the hashtag #tweet4ywca. Retweet!
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See who is in the lead with the most tweets in the YWCA USA #tweet4ywca campaign on the leader board at www.clicktoempower.org. Retweet!