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Twestival events are organized 100% by volunteers in cities around the world and 100% of the money raised from these events go directly to support local charities.
Twestival was born out of the idea that if cities were able to collaborate on an international scale, but working from a local level, it could have a spectacular impact. Since 2009 over 200 cities have participated in Twestival raising close to $1.2 million for causes like education and clean water.
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Twestival was born out of the idea that if cities were able to collaborate on an international scale, but working from a local level, it could have a spectacular impact. Since 2009 over 200 cities have participated in Twestival raising close to $1.2 million for causes like education and clean water.
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Mentions in press and media 21
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| Mar 22, 2011 | Record-breaking Twestival unites more than 150 cities in day of fundraising | Thousands of volunteers across the globe will organise charity events in their home city on March 24 Twestival Local, the pioneering charity movement, will inspire the biggest global charity event ever organised through social media on Marc... |
| Aug 16, 2010 | What Exactly Does Twitter Want Us To Fly To? | Earlier this year, Twitter got into the event business for the first time with Chirp, a developers conference they put on in San Francisco with the help of Carsonified. Obviously, they’ll be doing another one of those next year. But has the... |
| Mar 26, 2010 | UK & Ireland Twestival�s Raise Enough for Three New Schools in 24HR Charity Extravaganza | Fans and followers of the social media website Twitter and their friends gathered yesterday to take part in one-off charity events across the UK, and the world, hoping to raise over £200k for education projects run by charity Concern Worldw... |
| Mar 24, 2010 | Vancouver Twestival 2010 | Article content With Vancouver Twestival still a day away, the Twitter-based fundraiser, part of a global initiative, has already raised more money for charity than last year’s event. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try ref... |
| Mar 23, 2010 | UK & Ireland Twestival Returns To Join 175+ Global Cities In A 24 Hour Twitter Charity Party | On 25th March 2010, 27 cities and towns in the UK & Ireland are among the 175+ international cities – from Moscow to Bangalore – who are rallying around education for global charity Concern Worldwide. The events will be part of the 2nd ... |
| Sep 7, 2009 | Global Twitter-Based Charity Event Returns with Local Twist | 133 cities, 1500 volunteers $400,000 to be raised Following the success of the first global Twestival on February 12th 2009, in which hundreds of cities participated, Twestival returns in September with a local twist on "Twestival"... |
| Sep 7, 2009 | London Twestival features The Hours in event for ChildLine | Twestival, the global Twitter-driven charity event born out of this single event last year in London, stages another global event this week. TechCrunch is supporting Twestval as it’s all about using Twitter for good. Thursday 10th September... |
| Sep 1, 2009 | Are you a start-up? Fancy sponsoring Twestival Local London on the cheap? Here's how | It’s that time again! Well, not quite, actually. The real, actual, worldwide, record-breakingly epic craziness of Twestival proper isn’t until early next year, but Twestival Local (just as exciting!) hits soon – very soon – and if you’re a ... |
| Jul 5, 2009 | Tweetraising: The Potential For Charities On Twitter | Twitter has been hailed as an incredibly useful marketing tool for businesses and brands, both big and small, to disseminate information and engage with consumers on a massive scale. But what about non-profits? The ability to use social med... |
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FAQ about Twestival
What has the press written about Twestival?
Parsers VC has collected 21 articles mentioning Twestival, among them “Record-breaking Twestival unites more than 150 cities in day of fundraising” (Mar 22, 2011) and “What Exactly Does Twitter Want Us To Fly To?” (Aug 16, 2010).
Is Twestival still active?
Yes, Twestival is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Aug 15, 2013.