Twitter Used to Raise Money for Schools in Vietnam
By James Bao
on March 12, 2009 •
Topics: Philanthropy & NGOs
Tim Ferriss, a NY Times best selling author, is using Twitter to raise money for public schools in the U.S. and Vietnam. Follow Tim on Twitter (http://twitter.com/tferriss) and he and an benefactor will donate $3 to DonorsChoose.org. This concept has been used before and has raised $250,000 to fund literacy throughout the world.
For more information about Tim Ferriss and his efforts, visit his site.
The Author: James Bao
James Bao is the co-founder and Executive Director of OneVietnam Network, a Ford Foundation funded project to inspire diaspora giving. Previously, James was a financial analyst covering the technology, telecommunications, and media space. James is an alumni of UC Berkeley with a degree in Business Administration. He was born in Da Lat, Viet Nam and grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Find James on OneVietnam.
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