Little known fact is that Amanda Rose (aka @amanda) was doing her masters thesis on Twitter when she started Twestival water.
I’ve been in awe of what she managed to accomplish with the organization she founded, Twestival. We just met at [re]think Hawaii conference, a high tech conference with an eye on sustainability. In case you were asleep at your computer screen and didn’t catch Twestival, it’s volunteer organizers put together “tweet ups” that raise money for charities. They’ve raised….drum roll…three quarters of a million dollars and donated 100% of the profits.
Here’s Amanda chatting about Twestival, using tech for good, and answering Twilight Earth’s question about how to get involved in local events:
In case you missed their first event, check out this video on Charity Water:
Related links
Twitter users meet for global charity
World’s hottest geek sells herself on e-bay for charity water
The eco battle strategy music video (compete with diagrams and floating heads)
