1. A global celebration that seeks to change
the world through the power of gratitude.
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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.
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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.
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TweetsGiving Successes: Press & Presentations:
•#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
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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
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Cultivating Global Gratitude
Epic Change aims to create the
world’s largest-ever public
outpouring of gratitude. While many
participants will tweet their thanks
and donate to our efforts in honor of
their gratitude, we also hope to
inspire many others to express their
thankfulness in their own families
and communities.
We believe gratitude in any form
makes the world a better place.
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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.
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Why should my company participate in TweetsGiving09: Epic
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•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.
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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!
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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:
Content Sponsorships ($2,500 - $12,500)
Title Sponsorship ($25,000)
Content sponsors inspire participation and gratitude by matching
Our Title Sponsor will be the primary corporate or foundation
content submissions and/or monetary donations by content
partner of TweetsGiving, and will be directly aligned with
creators with financial contributions. Benefits include substantive
innovation in social change, as well as a global celebration of
social media visibility.
gratitude.
Gratitude Gift Affiliates (Negotiable % of Sales; Minimum:
Project Partnerships ($2,500 - $25,000)
$2,500)
Project Partners make significant financial commitments that
Companies that market gifts associated with gratitude (e.g.,
make campaign outcomes possible. Project partners may
flowers, gift certificates, thank you notes, etc.) are invited to
invest in a dormitory/orphanage, school library, classroom,
participate in TweetsGiving by contributing a portion of sales
school cafeteria, 2010 Epic Change fellowship, or Tanzanian
during the celebration.
student scholarship.
Individual Sponsors: “Top Turkeys” ($250 - $500+)
Local/Regional/Global Event Sponsorships ($500 - $5,000
Individual donors of $250 or greater will be acknowledged as “Top
per city)
Turkeys” on the TweetsGiving site. Individual donors of $500 or
Event sponsorship opportunities offer corporations and
more will be listed as “Terrific Turkeys”.
foundations the opportunity to meaningfully participate in
celebrations of gratitude worldwide. Substantial discounts
available for regional/global sponsors. Media Partnerships, in-kind sponsorships, and customized
partnerships are also available.
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If you are interested in becoming a corporate
partner, please contact Shannon Aronin at
saronin@aroconsult.com to discuss the level of
your support and accompanying custom-tailored
benefits.
We’re grateful for your consideration and
interest.
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