RT2Give
Amy Wielunski
Michael Ivey, the President of Twitpay sent this along to me. Unfortunately, my new station isn't in a Twitter Community (we're much more Facebook oriented up here in Binghamton, NY) so I don't think WSKG would be a successful test station for something like this.
I know Twitpay came up a few weeks ago during PubMedia Chat, but I can't for the life of me remember who was asking about it.
If you or anyone you know might be interested, please let me know! I'd like to respond to Michael with some suggestions of other stations/organizations and their contact info.
Thanks!
Amy
--Amy Jaine Wielunski
Manager, Membership & Special Events
WSKG Public Broadcasting
(607) 729-0100 x338
@amywoo
wskg.org
From: Michael Ivey
[mailto:mic...@twitpay.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 11:43 PM
To: Amy Wielunski
Subject: RT2Give info
Hi Amy, sounds like you've settled in well in Binghamton. Are you loving the new station?
As I mentioned, Twitpay has launched a service for non-profit fundraising over Twitter, called RT2Give. You can see it in action at http://rt2give.com.
RT2Give combines the simplicity of mobile payments with the power of social networks, at a lower cost than most online fundraising options. A request for donation is sent out over Twitter, and supporters can respond with a retweet to donate. Not only does this initiate the donation, it also also spreads the request out to the donor's network, where it can be retweeted again.
Donation requests can come from the main NPO account, a celebrity partner, or the NPO can open it up so they can come from any supporter. All of the campaign settings can be managed from a simple to use web application. We track the responses, confirm the donations, and provide public statistics on how well the campaign is going. The funds clear quickly, usually within 3 business days. As you may know, other mobile giving solutions can take weeks or even months to deliver the funds.
We're working with several major NPOs to launch emergency response and health & welfare campaigns, but we're really interested in getting in touch with some other types of NPOs, especially public broadcasting stations.
I'd love to talk to you about how the system works and see if WSKG would be a good fit as a trial run for station fundraising using RTs. Assuming it is, we'd love to do a joint case study with you and publish it for other stations, and take it to NPR/CPB/PBS to see about making the system available nationally.
Sound interesting? Even if you don't think WSKG is an appropriate fit for a trial, I'd really value your feedback on how this system could work for public broadcasters.
Thanks, and talk to you soon!
--
Michael D. Ivey, President
Twitpay: Powering Social Giving
@ivey
(678) 809-1717
johntynan
a suggestion by Tim Skaggs and Eric Adler:
http://twitter.com/johntynan/status/10197857975
Yes. I'd like to follow up with them. I appreciate your posting
Michael Ivey's contact info.
On Apr 16, 2:06 pm, Amy Wielunski <awielun...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Michael Ivey, the President of Twitpay sent this along to me.
> Unfortunately, my new station isn't in a Twitter Community (we're much more
> Facebook oriented up here in Binghamton, NY) so I don't think WSKG would be
> a successful test station for something like this.
>
> I know Twitpay came up a few weeks ago during PubMedia Chat, but I can't for
> the life of me remember who was asking about it.
>
> If you or anyone you know might be interested, please let me know! I'd like
> to respond to Michael with some suggestions of other stations/organizations
> and their contact info.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Amy
> --
> Amy Jaine Wielunski
> Manager, Membership & Special Events
> WSKG Public Broadcasting
> (607) 729-0100 x338
> wskg.org
>
> *From:* Michael Ivey [mailto:mich...@twitpay.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, April 15, 2010 11:43 PM
> *To:* Amy Wielunski
> *Subject:* RT2Give info
> Subscription settings:http://groups.google.com/group/public_media/subscribe?hl=en
Eric Adler
I believe I was referenced there due to <http://twitter.com/eric_adler/status/10197783009> (which I believe was in reply to <http://twitter.com/arlton/status/10197715848>).
Eric Adler
Broadcast Engineer
WSKG Public Broadcasting
http://www.wskg.org/
-----Original Message-----
From: public...@googlegroups.com [mailto:public...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of johntynan
Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2010 3:37 AM
To: public media
Subject: Re: RT2Give
Hi Amy! Thanks for posting this. I believe this was in response to
a suggestion by Tim Skaggs and Eric Adler:
http://twitter.com/johntynan/status/10197857975
Yes. I'd like to follow up with them. I appreciate your posting
Michael Ivey's contact info.