Fundraising – Join Joel Comm for Twitter Tweet-a-Thon 2009 on February 19th

I have written before about online fundraising for nonprofit organizations using the social media. The term “social media” refers to websites that allow people to freely communicate and interact with each other. These are websites such as MySpace, Facebook, Squidoo and Twitter. These types of websites bring together people who share common interests and allow them to form communities online. Nonprofit organizations can use the social media for fundraising by interacting and communicating with people who support their organization.

On Thursday, February 19th, 2009, Joel Comm will be holding a live 12-hour event, Tweet-a-thon 2009, on Twitter.com to kick off the publication of his new book about Twitter and raise money for WaterIsLife.com.

Joel Comm is, of course, the founder of this website, WordVillage.com. He is an internet entrepreneur who has been online for over 20 years, as well a being a bestselling author. His latest book is entitled “Twitter Power: How to Dominate Your Market One Tweet at a Time.”

Joel will be donating his entire author royalties for sales made during the Tweet-a-Thon to WaterIsLife.com, a nonprofit organization that provides clean water solutions to people in developing nations.

The Twitter Power Tweet-a-Thon will be played out concurrently in two social media venues; a live video broadcast on Ustream.tv and on Twitter.com itself. The Tweet-a-Thon will be filled with celebrity guests such as Robert Scoble, Gary Vaynerchuk, MC Hammer, Chris Pirillo and others, as well as entertainment, Twitter tips, prize giveaways, zany antics, thousands of tweets and more surprises.

Tweet-a-Thon 2009 will be held on February 19th from 12 am Eastern time to 11:59pm Eastern time. Do not miss it!

It is sure to be a lot fun as well as a great way to raise money for WaterIsLife.com.

For more information visit:

http://www.tweetathon2009.com

To follow Joel Comm on Twitter visit:

http://twitter.com/joelcomm

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http://twitter.com/diyfundraising

Article by Amy Passmore of DIY Fundraising.

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