Originally written for Current by Leah Lamb.
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 percent 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 over at Current.