Comments on: Twitter + Compassion = child sponsorship http://www.communicatejesus.com/2009/09/compassion-using-twitter-to-get-kids-sponsored/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Steven Kryger http://www.communicatejesus.com/2009/09/compassion-using-twitter-to-get-kids-sponsored/comment-page-1/#comment-1479 Steven Kryger Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:49:36 +0000 http://communicatejesus.com/?p=2994#comment-1479 Keep up the good work Chris - I thought it was a great idea. Let me know if you come across other organisations in your space who are doing similar things, or if Compassion has other great ideas! Keep up the good work Chris – I thought it was a great idea. Let me know if you come across other organisations in your space who are doing similar things, or if Compassion has other great ideas!

]]> By: Chris Giovagnoni http://www.communicatejesus.com/2009/09/compassion-using-twitter-to-get-kids-sponsored/comment-page-1/#comment-1475 Chris Giovagnoni Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:50:49 +0000 http://communicatejesus.com/?p=2994#comment-1475 Come to think of it I haven't run across any Christian charities doing this. All of my examples are non-profits doing "Christian" work but not necessarily doing so in Christ's name. There are a lot of churches and pastors on Twitter with huge followings that are probably experimenting with this, and doing so successfully, I expect. And I'm sure there are Christian charities that are working with Twitter and finding success, but none have reached my awareness yet. Doesn't mean it's not happening though. Come to think of it I haven’t run across any Christian charities doing this. All of my examples are non-profits doing “Christian” work but not necessarily doing so in Christ’s name.

There are a lot of churches and pastors on Twitter with huge followings that are probably experimenting with this, and doing so successfully, I expect. And I’m sure there are Christian charities that are working with Twitter and finding success, but none have reached my awareness yet.

Doesn’t mean it’s not happening though.

]]> By: Steven Kryger http://www.communicatejesus.com/2009/09/compassion-using-twitter-to-get-kids-sponsored/comment-page-1/#comment-1469 Steven Kryger Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:42:14 +0000 http://communicatejesus.com/?p=2994#comment-1469 Hi Chris, I'd heard of re-tweeting ideas like Moonfruit and Macheist and even charities, but hadn't come across something similar in the Christian domain. I'd love to hear how you've seen Christians do this in other ways. Great to hear this has led to children being sponsored, hopefully not at the loss of any social capital. I think people will be pretty forgiving seeing it's such a good cause. Hi Chris, I’d heard of re-tweeting ideas like Moonfruit and Macheist and even charities, but hadn’t come across something similar in the Christian domain. I’d love to hear how you’ve seen Christians do this in other ways. Great to hear this has led to children being sponsored, hopefully not at the loss of any social capital. I think people will be pretty forgiving seeing it’s such a good cause.

]]> By: Chris Giovagnoni http://www.communicatejesus.com/2009/09/compassion-using-twitter-to-get-kids-sponsored/comment-page-1/#comment-1467 Chris Giovagnoni Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:45:42 +0000 http://communicatejesus.com/?p=2994#comment-1467 Ok. I'll start the conversation. I wouldn't call it innovative since the idea morphed from the #moonfruit give-a-way and what some of our advocates have been doing on their blogs and in Facebook for a while, but I'd say it's been a good idea given the results. At this point, 13 children have been sponsored and one person made a monthly commitment to another one of our programs. All of that without any expense outlay other than the salary associated with the time put into it. As for concerns, asking the same people (our followers) to tweet the same message to the same people (their followers) over a period of consecutive days could be perceived as annoying or intrusive and could cost us more social capital than we want, which could hurt us in the long run. Ok. I’ll start the conversation.

I wouldn’t call it innovative since the idea morphed from the #moonfruit give-a-way and what some of our advocates have been doing on their blogs and in Facebook for a while, but I’d say it’s been a good idea given the results.

At this point, 13 children have been sponsored and one person made a monthly commitment to another one of our programs. All of that without any expense outlay other than the salary associated with the time put into it.

As for concerns, asking the same people (our followers) to tweet the same message to the same people (their followers) over a period of consecutive days could be perceived as annoying or intrusive and could cost us more social capital than we want, which could hurt us in the long run.

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