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Twestival 2010 March 25th at The Camel!!!!

Hello, Twestival 2010 Nears.

Thursday, March 25 from 6 - 9:30pm at The Camel, 1621 W. Broad St.

There will be celebrity bartenders.
There will be song. There will be a mad crazy auction of enviable items.

And there will be world wide competition.

So Richmond, let’s celebrate Twestival for a great cause, Concern Worldwide on March 25th!

Meet your friendly 2010 Twestival Team!!!

@copelandcasati @thatjonesgirl @paulspicer @richmondmom
@rvabusiness @byinviteonlyrva @jovanh @codearachnid

GOLD SPONSORS:

James River Air Conditioning

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TWESTIVAL 2010!!!! Sponsors!!!!

Sponsors, here’s what you get:

Levels of Sponsorship

  • $350
    Company information, logo and link to website AND twitter profile on Home Page & Sponsor Page (see last year, here).
    Table w/literature + Introduction at Event + Your logo / splash screen w/ logos during event / mentions at event & online – sponsored tweets from organizers + 6 tickets
  • $250
    Company information, logo and link to website AND twitter profile on Sponsor Page (see last year, here).
    Logo / splash screen w/ logos during event / mentions at event & online + 5 tickets
  • $250 FOOD SPONSORSHIP (does not go to twestival, pays for hors d’oevres on the table, ’cause karaoke social people gotta eat, too, y’know!)
    Company information, logo and link to website AND twitter profile on Sponsor Page (see last year, here).
    Logo / splash screen w/ logos during event / mentions at event & online + 5 ticketsMust be food made on site by the venue, so it needs to be a cash sponsorship.

  • $150
         Company logo and link (no informational blurb) on Sponsor Page (see last year, here).
    Your logo / splash screen w/ logos during event / mentions at event & online + 4 tickets
  • AUCTION ITEMS: Your video / auction information on our Auction Item Page (see last year, here) with a link to your twitter profile! Plus two tickets for every item over $50!

We are fast in the process of securing sponsors - contact us via @rvatwestival or via Copeland Casati (@copelandcasati / 804.515.7886) to secure your sponsorship today (or just secure it here, now!)!!!

Buy tickets and secure your sponsorship now on amiando.com - Event Registration

THANK YOU RICHMOND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Richmond Twestival came together in an impossibly short amount of time to
raise $2,215 of UNEXPECTED funds for @tricyclegardens in a crazy short amount
of time!

We would like to thank our Generous Auction Item Donors, Fabulous Sponsors, The Kind Musicians and Music Community that gave their songs to provide ambiance, and each of you that bought a ticket: 100% of your donation goes directly to Tricycle Gardens, who will build more community food-producing gardens because of YOU.

Fabulous Sponsors

Without these generous, fabulous sponsors coming together to support Twestival, our local community nonprofit for this year, Tricycle Gardens, would have less cash with which to work to implement community food gardens in Richmond, connecting people to nature, the ability to grow food, and promote sustainability in our region.

Please take a moment to read, visit, and THANK the following sponsors:

  • Compleo
    Compleo is at the intersection of emerging media and fundamental public relations. Compleo builds branded web applications and specializes in helping organizations target new ways to use social media to interact with audiences and listen to their customer needs.Follow Compleo on twitter at @igoiwrite!
  • ElevationElevation is a branding, advertising and design firm dedicated to elevating the brands of our clients through creative and strategic excellence. Elevation delivers a higher level of thinking and a higher level of service—helping our clients achieve a higher level of success.Learn more at http://www.elevationadvertising.com, and you can follow one of Elevation’s principals on twitter, @aaronsdotson.
  • Richmond Grid Through the grid of friend requests,  photos, tweets, instant messages and wall  posts found on the social community web pages,  we expanded our sense of  Richmond’s real-world options and produced this premiere issue of Greater Richmond Grid: Connecting Live+Work+Play as well as its online version at RichmondGrid.com—creating a virtuous circle of virtual and actual community.Follow Richmond Grid on twitter at @RichmondGrid!
  • Richmond Inside OutRichmondInsideOut.com is the site where locals share insider insights on the best places to go, best places to eat and best things about living, working and hanging out in RVA (that’s Richmond, Virginia for those of you who struggle with acronyms). RichmondInsideOut.com is sponsored by the Richmond Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau as a place where locals can share what they know and love about the Richmond Region. Content on the site is user-generated. There is NO paid advertising or hidden agenda. Enjoy!Follow Richmond Inside Out on twitter at @RIOdotCOM
  • Visit RichmondAs the Region’s primary marketer, the Richmond Metropolitan Convention & Visitors Bureau warmly welcomes meeting planners, tour operators, travel media and leisure travelers. A nonprofit organization, the RMCVB offers a comprehensive array of information and services sure to make your next trip rewarding and fun.Follow Visit Richmond on twitter at @VisitRichmond
  • United Virginia
    United Virginia is dedicated to bringing Virginia’s citizens of varying views together for a more informed and healthy Commonwealth. We provide advocacy, education, research and organizing resources, while focusing on key issues including disabilities, economy, education, energy, environment, foreign policy, health care, human rights, poverty and service.United Virginia’s members conduct community, economic and political development activities through three different organizations, including a non-profit educational foundation, a non-profit political organization, and a Political Action Committee. Our overall goal is to support the causes that are important to the membership and the mission of promoting the health and well-being of Virginia and all of its citizens.

    Follow United Virginia on twitter! @unitedvirginia

Richmond’s Twestival is coming up, September 11th at The Camel!

Yes, Richmond, it’s TWESTIVAL TIME!!!!!
This year’s beneficiary is a local Richmond nonprofit, Tricycle Gardens:

“We see the evolving ecology of our city as an opportunity for residents to come together through the simple act of gardening.”

History of Tricycle Gardens:

“In the winter of 2001 a group of neighbors and friends founded Tricycle Gardens (501(c)3) in historic Church Hill, Richmond, Virginia. Sharing a commitment to community, urban ecology, and organic gardening, we transformed an abandoned lot into a beautiful and bountiful garden. With 16 individual plots, the garden produces fresh vegetables, herbs, fruits, and flowers all year long.

Empowered by our success and guided by our vision of creating self-sustaining, organic gardens throughout Richmond, we are now working closely with neighborhood organizations, local foundations, educational institutions, and city government to support the construction of other community gardens. Working in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University, and with generous support from the Robins Foundation, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, individuals and the business community, we are building a vibrant network of friends committed to making our city a green, beautiful, and healthy place for all of us to live.”

We envision that the money raised from Richmond’s Twestival will allow Tricycle Gardens to not only build more community gardens, but to also help other non-profits.  With the theory of Plant A Row, children can not only connect to gardens and nature, benefit from the bounty, but also learn about giving to others, such as designating that one row in their plot grow food for our local Food Bank and other similar organizations.

@thecamelrva has generously agreed to host Twestival again on September 11th, and we look forward to returning to this venue that has a history of supporting local bands and non-profits.  Please support and follow @thecamelrva to learn about what local music and events are happening there!

Grab yer tickets fast here:
Buy Yer Tickets! And Sponsorships! Or Be The Food Sponsor! Or Get ‘em A Cell Phone So They Can Tweet From The Gardens!

Let’s thank our current sponsors (want to sponsor? Go ahead, purchase a sponsorship, and then send me your logo, site link, and information here!):

Fabulous Sponsors

Without these generous, fabulous sponsors coming together to support Twestival, our local community nonprofit for this year, Tricycle Gardens, would have less cash to work with to implement community food gardens in Richmond.

Please take a moment to read, visit, and THANK the following sponsors:

  • Compleo

    Compleo is at the intersection of emerging media and fundamental public relations.Compleo builds branded web applications and specializes in helping organizations target new ways to use social media to interact with audiences and listen to their customer needs.

    Follow Compleo on twitter at @igoiwrite!

  • Elevation

    Elevation is a branding, advertising and design firm dedicated to elevating the brands of our clients through creative and strategic excellence. Elevation delivers a higher level of thinking and a higher level of service—helping our clients achieve a higher level of success.

    Learn more at http://www.elevationadvertising.com

  • Richmond Grid Through the grid of friend requests,  photos, tweets, instant messages and wall  posts found on the social community web pages,  we expanded our sense of  Richmond’s real-world options and produced this premiere issue of Greater Richmond Grid: Connecting Live+Work+Play as well as its online version at RichmondGrid.com—creating a virtuous circle of virtual and actual community.

    Follow Richmond Grid on twitter at @RichmondGrid!

  • Richmond Inside Out

    RichmondInsideOut.com is the site where locals share insider insights on the best places to go, best places to eat and best things about living, working and hanging out in RVA (that’s Richmond, Virginia for those of you who struggle with acronyms).RichmondInsideOut.com is sponsored by the Richmond Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau as a place where locals can share what they know and love about the Richmond Region. Content on the site is user-generated. There is NO paid advertising or hidden agenda. Enjoy!

    Follow Richmond Inside Out on twitter at @RIOdotCOM

  • Visit Richmond

    As the Region’s primary marketer, the Richmond Metropolitan Convention & Visitors Bureau warmly welcomes meeting planners, tour operators, travel media and leisure travelers. A nonprofit organization, the RMCVB offers a comprehensive array of information and services sure to make your next trip rewarding and fun.

    Follow Visit Richmond on twitter at @VisitRichmond

…More Sponsors and Information Coming Soon!!!

Sponsors will have their logo, website, and a blurb listed on the Sponsor page as well as every post here. We will also thank and recognize them prominently at Twestival.

To inquire about sponsorship, please purchase via above then contact Copeland Casati of Copeland Casati Media C3 via copeland *at* copelandcasati.com, or @copelandcasati.

LOTS more details coming soon… stay tuned!

RICHMOND ROCKS! Let’s Make a Difference!

What is a Twestival?

A Twestival or Twitter-Festival is a global series of events organized by volunteers around the world under short timescales via Twitter, which bring people offline for a great cause.  Twestival is run 100% by volunteers and independently from any not-for-profit; although the organizing teams do work closely to outline an achievable and measurable fundraising target.  Twestival also sets out to identify key skills of volunteers and match these with the needs of the cause; particularly communications strategy, tech integration and social media training.

A Short History of Twestival

In September 2008, a group of London Twitter users hosted an event called Harvest Twestival connecting people offline for a bit of fun and for a good cause.  Organizers held a raffle, collected donations and canned food for a local not-for-profit called The Connection in Trafalgar Square, which supports programs for the homeless.  The organizers planned the bulk of the event in under two weeks and pulled in sponsorship from people on Twitter. The event, which was originally intended for 30-40 people ended up with a waiting list and all 250 attendees wearing @name stickers to identify themselves to others they had met on Twitter.  After the enthusiasm of the Harvest Twestival, the team starting planning the next London event, while the idea of hosting simultaneous Twestival events around the world was quietly brewing…

The first Twestival Global was launched with a tweet on 8 January 2009 and barely a month later on 12 February, there were 202 cities around the world hosting events to benefit charity: water.  Over 1,000 volunteers, crowdsourced through Twitter, contributed their skills, over 10,000 people participated globally and countless others donated or used their creativity to ensure 100% of all proceeds went direct to charity: water projects.  The total raised in one day was over $250k through these events and online donations; resulting in 55 wells with more than 17,000 people served in Uganda, Ethiopia, and India.  Eight weeks later, Twestival architect @amanda accompanied @scottharrison and the @charitywater team to Ethiopia to drill the first well; providing daily videos, answering questions direct from the field and sharing the experience with supporters.  The momentum of Twestival created buzz and awareness around the world on national TV, radio, online and print publications including the Guardian, NY Times, Clarín, El Pais; with cnet even coining it ‘Twestival: Live Aid 2.0‘.  For additional background on the origins of Twestival Global : Reflection Interview and Twestival Case Study.

Twestival Local vs Twestival Global

Twestival was born out of the idea that if cities were able to collaborate on an international scale, but work from a local level, it could have a spectacular impact. While Twestival Global put the spotlight around one cause on a single day, Twestival Local is getting back to it’s roots and encouraging cities around the world to host events in support a local cause on one day during the weekend of 10-13 September 2009.

100% of the proceeds from these events will go direct to the local not-for-profit selected.  Everyone involved with Twestival is a volunteer.  Cities are asked to set a fundraising goal for their event, but it is much more than reaching a financial target.  Twestival Local is a fantastic opportunity to connect with people in your community.  The aim is to give people a chance to feel they are contributing to a larger social initiative, but bring the cause a little closer to home.

How to get involved.

The first step is to check to see if your city is listed on the world map.

If your city is not listed, please put a team together and register before 25 August 2009.

To find out other ways to contribute, please check out the ‘Get Involved‘ page for ideas and links.

The website is updated daily with new cities, as volunteer teams are constantly evolving.  If you click your city on the map, it will reveal direct links to the blog, Twitter account and details about a city’s selected cause.  If you are interested in volunteering or sponsoring a Twestival Local in your city, please feel free to reach out directly or complete this form and the global team will put you in touch.

Follow @twestival for updates

Thanks to the generosity of EF/AVHHF all donations and ticket sales are being matched through March 25 up to $100,000.

100% of proceeds support Concern Worldwide

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