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A global celebration that seeks to change
the world through the power of gratitude.

created by

TweetsGiving09: Epic Thanks

Epic Change amplifies the voices and impact of grassroots changemakers
and social entrepreneurs. We share their stories in ways that raise visibility
and funds to support their extraordinary efforts to create hope in our world.
Epic Change believes that people's stories are assets that can be used as
resources to improve their lives. We help changemakers share their "epic"
true stories in innovative, creative and profitable ways to help them acquire
the financial resources they need to create positive "change" in their
communities.
We have been widely recognized for our
innovative use of social media in
creating social change.

Proven Primed for Become a
Epic Change TweetsGiving
Track Record Success Partner


TweetsGiving was created by
Epic Change in November
2008 as a 48-hour Twitter
celebration of gratitude &
giving. Created in six days by
six volunteers, the event
raised over $11,000 to build a
classroom in Tanzania, where
the Twitter handles of donors
are now painted on the walls.

Epic Change TweetsGiving Track Record Success Partner

Press & Presentations:

TweetsGiving Successes:
• #1 trending topic on Twitter
• Over 15,000 site visits
• Over 3,000 “tweets” of
gratitude
• Coverage in hundreds of blogs
• Over $11K raised
• 360 donors, 98% new
• $30.92 average gift
• 1 new classroom


Epic Change in Tanzania
Mama Lucy sold chickens & turned her income
into the school that will transform her
community. With our investment, she has:

• Tripled the size of her student body to over
300 children
• Qualified to participate in national exams for
the first time & scored #1 of 117 local schools
• Secured land & built 5 classrooms, including a
TweetsGiving classroom built from gratitude
• Purchased a new school bus
• Installed solar power, a well, running water
and flushable toilets



Twitter: Tanzania Tweets:
Cultivating Global Gratitude People around the globe will Students in Tanzania will
tweet their gratitude participate in real time
Epic Change aims to create the
world’s largest-ever public
outpouring of gratitude. While many
participants will tweet their thanks GLOBAL
and donate to our efforts in honor of GRATITUDE
their gratitude, we also hope to
inspire many others to express their
thankfulness in their own families Live Events: Other Online Communities:

and communities. Grateful gatherings will be
hosted in cities across the
We plan to expand to
cultivate gratitude
world to add an in-person throughout the blogosphere
We believe gratitude in any form element to the campaign & in key online communities
makes the world a better place.



Groundbreaking Participation
from Tanzania
Epic Change has won a grant from IdeaBlob to
implement a technology lab at Mama Lucy’s
school in Arusha, Tanzania. Our goal is to
implement the lab in time to have students
personally participate in TweetsGiving by sharing
their gratitude and interacting directly with
TweetsGiving participants across the globe.

In this photo, students and teachers lined up at a local internet café – many using the web for the
1st time - to participate online in Ideablob voting to implement the technology lab at their school.



Global Support
Last year, TweetsGiving was planned by six volunteers in six days. Already, this year, a
15-member volunteer planning team and many partners have gotten involved to
amplify our success, including:

•The Dalis Foundation
•12for12k
•Social Media Club
•Social Media for Social Change
•Charity Tweetup Tour
•Shutter Sisters
•Picture Hope
•and more!



Why should my company participate in TweetsGiving09: Epic Thanks?
• Gratitude: Demonstrate your organization’s gratitude to its customers and/or
employees & be associated globally with the theme of gratitude.
• Social Media: TweetsGiving is a proven, low-risk entry point in building a
social media presence.
• Social Change: Be associated with a global, innovative social change
initiative.
What will my company’s support fund?
• Funds raised during TweetsGiving will be used to build an orphanage,
classroom, library and cafeteria at Mama Lucy’s school, and will support our
efforts to to find and fund future Epic Change fellows.


Sponsorship Opportunities
Epic Change and TweetsGiving are committed to creating innovative sponsorship and partnership
opportunities that are built to spread gratitude. Available sponsorship opportunities include:
Title Sponsorship ($25,000) Content Sponsorships ($2,500 - $12,500)
Our Title Sponsor will be the primary corporate or foundation partner Content sponsors inspire participation and gratitude by matching
of TweetsGiving, and will be directly aligned with innovation in social content submissions and/or monetary donations by content creators
change, as well as a global celebration of gratitude. with financial contributions. Benefits include substantive social media
visibility.
Project Partnerships ($2,500 - $25,000)
Project Partners make significant financial commitments that make Gratitude Gift Affiliates (Negotiable % of Sales; Minimum: $2,500)
campaign outcomes possible. Project partners may invest in a Companies that market gifts associated with gratitude (e.g., flowers, gift
dormitory/orphanage, school library, classroom, school cafeteria, certificates, thank you notes, etc.) are invited to participate in
2010 Epic Change fellowship, or Tanzanian student scholarship. TweetsGiving by contributing a portion of sales during the celebration.

Local/Regional/Global Event Sponsorships ($500 - $5,000 per city) Individual Sponsors: “Top Turkeys” ($250 - $500+)
Event sponsorship opportunities offer corporations and foundations Individual donors of $250 or greater will be acknowledged as “Top
the opportunity to meaningfully participate in celebrations of Turkeys” on the TweetsGiving site. Individual donors of $500 or more
gratitude worldwide. Substantial discounts available for will be listed as “Terrific Turkeys”.
regional/global sponsors.
Media Partnerships, in-kind sponsorships, and customized partnerships are also available.



If you are interested in becoming a corporate
partner, please contact Shannon Aronin at
saronin@aroconsult.com

benefits.


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