This is a screenshot from my mobile device of a philanthropic endeavor that I would like to highlight. Jen Lovallo (my brother-in-law's sister) recently did some dangerous volunteer work these past few weeks. She went to Budapest and was helping Syrian refugees, who were walking to Vienna, by providing them food, water, medical aid, and a chance to rest. The volunteers raised about 4,060 dollars in donations through a website thingstheyleftbehind.com and by utilizing all that Twitter has to offer. Since this blog is about discussing how philanthropies use social media to spread awareness of their cause, I felt this accomplishment was most fitting, Jen posted things she saw, what she was doing, where she was each day and my brother-in-law did the same thing, while also re-tweeting Jen, so that their combined followers learned about this issue and sent donations. According to James Lovallo, they would not have made nearly as much money in donations to support Jen and get supplies to the refugees if it was not for Twitter. I chose this picture because I felt as though it was one of the more moving posts, since it utilized text and photographs of the refugees and what Jen was witnessing. If it moved me, imagine how many others were moved by this post and found a way to help the cause. Additional groups were formed to help after she left to come home. Even the smallest philanthropies can use social media to highlight awareness on their issue. It is a great way to build a community of support for charitable work.
That is AWESOME! So great to hear about when people take the time out to help others!
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