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Trick Or Tweet Twitter Style
In the spirit of Halloween, Chris Brogan and I would like to suggest to everyone who uses Twitter (if you’re not, there are many reasons why you should be) to play Trick or Tweet with the people you are following and your followers.
Because like me, social media has connected us with so many friends from around the world it would be hard for us to go around and ring their bells and get candy (not that I need any candy 
)
There are 2 goals for Trick or Tweet:
1. Connect lots of interesting people with other interesting people they didn’t know before.
2. Do some good with our Tricks (there is enough tricky things going on in our worlds).
Here are the rules:
1. Send a Tweet to someone and ask Trick or Tweet.
2. If they say Tweet then you must provide them with a couple of interesting people they should follow (these people should have less than 1000 followers currently). At the end of your tweet add #TrickorTweet. If you don’t provide them with someone new, then you owe a Trick.
3. If they say Trick then send them a link to this page { http://tinyurl.com/trick-o-tweet } where they will have to contribute using the Chipin widget below to charity. The maximum we ask anyone to donate is $20 for the day. Every cent we collect will be sent to charity. We’ll split the proceeds among three charities; Reading is Fundamental, The Center for Autism and the charity that is mentioned the most in the comments below from your suggestions. UPDATE: Chris and I will give our donations to our respective preferred charities, the money collected will go to the top 3 companies voted for in the comments below.
Let’s have fun, connect people and do good. Have a happy and safe Halloween.
Chris @ChrisBrogan & Bryan @TheGrok
** UPDATE 11/2/08 – We have received a matching donor. We are currently at $280 donated. Our donor will match any dollars donated between now and the end of 11/3/08 up to $300. We have all weekend to continue using Trick or Tweet for some good.
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Bryan Eisenberg, founder of FutureNow, is a professional marketing speaker and the co-author of New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling books Call to Action and Waiting For Your Cat to Bark and Always Be Testing. You can friend him on Facebook or Twitter.
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October 29th, 2008
9:36 pm
Love the idea. Please give donations to Pediatric Cancer Foundation. Thanks. fastercure.org
October 29th, 2008
9:38 pm
Love the idea! Let’s get it rolling! Let’s hope most people will answer one way or another. (The Trick or Treat answer) Otherwise it could get kind of confusing… lol
October 29th, 2008
9:40 pm
Oh and I think Home For Our Troops is an amazing charity!
http://www.homesforourtroops.org
October 29th, 2008
9:41 pm
Okay, I’m in!! Are we only doing this on Hallowe’en tho? It might get a little overwhelming if it’s more than one day.
October 29th, 2008
9:47 pm
Nice idea
October 29th, 2008
9:49 pm
Fun!! I volunteer and fundraise for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. 75% of donations goes towards blood cancer research and assisting patients financially with copays and medications. I am now 3 years in remission and believe that they are one of the few charities that actually has so many programs to help patients and to give them direction and guidance to find resources and support.
go LLS!!
October 29th, 2008
9:56 pm
This is a bloody stellar idea! Smart!
October 29th, 2008
9:59 pm
This sounds like fun… Rotary International is my pick – they do tons of different stuff everywhere!
October 29th, 2008
10:09 pm
When do we start? Timeframe on widget is now through Nov 3.
October 29th, 2008
10:18 pm
Since Halloween is an international holiday, we’ll start it when it is Halloween in your time zone.
Thanks everyone.
Bryan
October 29th, 2008
10:25 pm
Brilliant idea – count me in! Charity of choice Shoes for Orphan Souls.
October 29th, 2008
10:38 pm
Love it! I suggest the 3rd charity be @StaceyMonk’s Epic Change since donations get recycled from one nonprofit to another through interest-free loans. So it’s the donation that keeps on donating!
October 29th, 2008
10:39 pm
This puts the fun back in Halloween. Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, perhaps the third charity could be the Frozen Pea Fund.
October 29th, 2008
10:40 pm
I LOVE this plan…
I’m in!
Oh… and my charity vote – Smile Train
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October 29th, 2008
10:46 pm
It’s on like Donkey Kong.
And I always like to give a plug for Love Without Boundaries. http://www.lovewithoutboundaries.com.
October 29th, 2008
10:47 pm
How about the Heffer International.
October 29th, 2008
11:08 pm
Just an FYI – The TinyURL.com/TrickOrTweet is the wrong URL…(got 404 msg) may want to fix that
October 30th, 2008
12:37 am
Let the games begin.
October 30th, 2008
1:42 am
I’m in!!!
October 30th, 2008
4:33 am
Thanks Kate. Not sure what happened with the TinyURL, so I just changed it to http://tinyurl.com/trick-o-tweet.
October 30th, 2008
8:17 am
Love the idea, for charity I’m in with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Thanks for setting this up.
October 30th, 2008
8:48 am
Hey Guys, a while ago I registered trickortweet.com hoping a good idea would jump up. I’d love to help out. I’ve DM’d you both on twitter, check me out @JoeSeale
October 30th, 2008
9:00 am
Count me in. I’ll be out the morning of Halloween presenting, but around in the p.m. so I can play then.
October 30th, 2008
10:45 am
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October 30th, 2008
11:52 am
Great idea…….count me in!
October 30th, 2008
11:53 am
I second Heifer International (http://heifer.org) as the third charity.
October 30th, 2008
12:58 pm
I recommend One Home Many Hopes and their Race to 20K campaign, http://www.raceto20k.org/
October 30th, 2008
1:09 pm
This is a great idea. I recommend donating the money to either Donors Choose, Nothing but Nets or KIVA.org. Cheers!
October 30th, 2008
1:12 pm
and we’re off…tricking or tweeting
let’s get it going!
October 30th, 2008
1:15 pm
I’m in, this could be a lot of fun and raise awareness. V.cool idea
October 30th, 2008
1:16 pm
What a fantastic idea. I vote for Share Our Strength.
October 30th, 2008
1:28 pm
Great idea. Please consider giving to The ALS Association Greater New York Chapter.
October 30th, 2008
2:00 pm
A great way to honor a Yankee fan is with a contribution in his or her name to ALS Association, Greater New York Chapter, recalling the memory of Lou Gehrig and Catfish Hunter.
October 30th, 2008
7:01 pm
Please donate to the ALS Association,Greater New York chapter…
October 30th, 2008
7:55 pm
Please donate to the ALS foundation. This horrible disease is destroying lives and there is no cure.
October 30th, 2008
8:39 pm
Love, Love, Love the idea!!!
October 30th, 2008
9:38 pm
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October 31st, 2008
3:06 am
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October 31st, 2008
8:01 am
Love this idea! Thanks, Brian & Chris! I’ve raised money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for the last three years. It’s a great organization and 75% of all donations go directly to help cure blood cancer.
GO TEAM!
October 31st, 2008
9:00 am
Bryan, this is awesome, I love it! For the third organization to donate to, I would love to see some funds go toward the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research, http://www.lustgarten.org/. This is a horrific disease which there is absolutely no cure for. 4% of people diagnosed live beyond 5 years.
Come on trick-ers!
October 31st, 2008
9:30 am
Count me in, too. I’m on my way to the airport now, but will jump in as soon as I get home.
great idea Bryan!
October 31st, 2008
10:38 am
I second Epic Change. And third it
October 31st, 2008
10:45 am
The National MS Society please.
October 31st, 2008
10:47 am
How about sending some to our troops through eMail Our Military?
October 31st, 2008
10:49 am
Please support National CFIDS Foundation. CFS/ME (also known as CFIDS) is a very common neurological illness – as serious as multiple sclerosis, but despite being about five times as common as MS, it only gets a fraction of the research money. Like MS it can be progressive, sometimes even deadly. It is infectious and can affectchildren (even babies). Often entire families get ill. More research is desperately needed!
October 31st, 2008
10:50 am
Susan Koman as third charity. I am in.
October 31st, 2008
10:50 am
I vote for Epic Change too!
October 31st, 2008
10:54 am
Please add eMailOurMilitary. They do really great things for our troops all over the world.
Website:http://emailourmilitary.blogspot.com/2007/11/about-email-our-military.html
October 31st, 2008
10:54 am
I’d like to add eMailOurMilitary.com to the charity list, please. Thanks!
October 31st, 2008
10:56 am
Please add Epic Change. Excellent cause!
October 31st, 2008
10:57 am
My vote is for eMail Our Military (eMOM) to help us support our troops.
Thanks! Great idea.
October 31st, 2008
11:01 am
I need to second, third, whatever it is up to, for eMailOurMilitary.com. They help a lot of people who are supporting our freedom of speech, among other freedoms. Need I say more? Thanks!
October 31st, 2008
11:02 am
count me in! And e-Mail Our Military http://mailourmilitary.com should definitely be in the Charity List!
October 31st, 2008
11:04 am
Consider us?
Florida Borderline Personality Disorder Association
@fbpda
October 31st, 2008
11:08 am
Fabulous idea! Suggest donations be sent to eMailOurMilitary.com! Support our troops!
October 31st, 2008
11:09 am
[...] of the game where they will be able to donate some money to charities using ChipIn. You will find the full rules here and the hashtag for the game is [...]
October 31st, 2008
11:13 am
I’m in! I agree that EmailOurMilitary is a great 3rd charity. With the holidays coming up, they need all the support they can get!
October 31st, 2008
11:21 am
UPDATE: I just spoke with Chris. He and I are going to donate to our respective charities personally.
We will distribute what we raise from this through the voting in the comments. The 3 charities the money goes to is up to you folks.
October 31st, 2008
11:29 am
Great idea! I think the 3rd charity should be Epic Change.
October 31st, 2008
11:30 am
Great idea!! I’m voting for @headmutha ‘s Mothers Fighting For Others http://www.mothersfightingforothers.com/
Please everybody check it out!
October 31st, 2008
11:35 am
What a great idea! I think the third charity should be Epic Change. (www.epicchange.org)
October 31st, 2008
11:39 am
I love this idea! Please add emailourmilitary.com to the list of charities. They do a great job of supporting our troops!
October 31st, 2008
11:39 am
Epic Change all the way!
October 31st, 2008
11:46 am
Epic Change
Paying it forward.
October 31st, 2008
11:47 am
We vote for Epic Change, too!
October 31st, 2008
11:49 am
Great idea …
I’d vote for Ronald McDonald House Charities … http://www.rmhc.org
October 31st, 2008
11:53 am
What a great idea! Not sure who gets my vote but it should be a nonprofit on Twitter, IMO
October 31st, 2008
11:56 am
Awesome idea!
Look into http://www.rockforhunger.org as the 3rd charity! They are awesome and making huge changes in the Orlando community!
October 31st, 2008
11:59 am
Great idea. Love to see Twitter used for fundraising! My vote also for Epic Change.
October 31st, 2008
12:05 pm
Hey Chris & Bryan — I would love to see a donation to Valour IT! They provide voice-activated laptops and other equipment for wounded warriors. URL : http://www.soldiersangels.org/index.php?page=project-valour-it
October 31st, 2008
12:07 pm
http://www.fbpda.org
October 31st, 2008
12:16 pm
I second the vote for FBPDA.org — the Florida Borderline Personality Disorder Association. Good people doing important work!
October 31st, 2008
12:24 pm
Add my vote to emailourmilitary.com
October 31st, 2008
12:26 pm
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October 31st, 2008
12:26 pm
Send contributions to the Florida Borderline Personality Disorder Association!
October 31st, 2008
12:27 pm
Please donate to the Sharing Foundation!
October 31st, 2008
12:30 pm
[...] You can follow the rules HERE [...]
October 31st, 2008
12:33 pm
I’m voting for the Florida Borderline Personality Disorder Association who do great work!
October 31st, 2008
12:35 pm
My vote is for the FBPDA.ORG
(Florida Borderline Personality Disorder Association)Good luck!
October 31st, 2008
12:37 pm
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October 31st, 2008
12:38 pm
Another vote for the Frozen Peas Fund, and for Nothing but Nets. Count me in.
October 31st, 2008
12:42 pm
My vote goes for Florida Borderline Personality Disorder Association!!!!!!!!
October 31st, 2008
12:46 pm
Epic Change should be the third party charity. I’ve been involved with this organization for sometime and no org deserves it more.
October 31st, 2008
12:49 pm
I second Tammy Munson’s nomination for Valour-IT
http://www.soldiersangels.org/index.php?page=project-valour-it
October 31st, 2008
12:57 pm
Add my vote for Epic Change as the third charity.
October 31st, 2008
12:58 pm
I have to say Epic Change. Africa is a place that really needs our help.
October 31st, 2008
1:05 pm
You could add @emailourmilitary to the list of charities
They’re helping out the soldiers and their families…
October 31st, 2008
1:12 pm
please donate the money to the Florida Borderline Personality Disorder Association they are @fbpda
Thanks!
October 31st, 2008
1:17 pm
I’m with kieralexandra My vote goes to Borderline Personality Disorder Assoc.
October 31st, 2008
1:18 pm
I’d say to think about donating to the Sharing Foundation
October 31st, 2008
1:25 pm
Our recommendation: EpicChange.org
October 31st, 2008
1:27 pm
I vote for the FBPDA
October 31st, 2008
1:32 pm
The third charity should be Epic Change! No doubt about it!
October 31st, 2008
1:52 pm
I recommend http://www.fbpda.org as the charity – great work being done for people with Borderline Personality Disorders!
October 31st, 2008
2:14 pm
I think Epic Change should get the third spot. They are a start up organization which is doing amazing! But if you are in the non-profit world you know how hard it is in the beginning. Their organization is amazing!!! They are so innovative in their views and cause. Please please please pick them!
October 31st, 2008
2:19 pm
Epic Change should be the third charity!!!!
October 31st, 2008
2:21 pm
I agree! Epic Change should be your third charity choice! Help them help other!
October 31st, 2008
2:56 pm
Epic change would be a worthy choice.
October 31st, 2008
3:03 pm
Epic Change should definately be the third charity because they give back. It will be the BEST donation ever because it will just keep on giving!!!
October 31st, 2008
3:54 pm
I’m in. You guys decide. All good works.
October 31st, 2008
4:33 pm
• My vote goes to FBPDA.
• Amanda Smith is the best thing since sliced bread. Support Florida Borderline Personality Disorder Association.
October 31st, 2008
5:00 pm
I second Tammy Munson’s vote for Valour IT!
October 31st, 2008
5:16 pm
[...] In typical Chris Brogan (and Bryan Eisenberg) style, a way to trick or treat on Twitter and raise $$ for a good cause. Go do this. [...]
October 31st, 2008
5:28 pm
Epic Change
October 31st, 2008
5:36 pm
Please add Epic change
October 31st, 2008
5:40 pm
My vote goes to Share Our Strength — their mission corresponds almost scarily with Halloween: working to end child hunger. (c;
October 31st, 2008
5:41 pm
Almost forgot: Share Our Strength is @ShareStrength on twitter.
October 31st, 2008
6:08 pm
Epic Change rules!!!!
October 31st, 2008
7:31 pm
Please add Epic Change. Excellent cause!
October 31st, 2008
7:40 pm
Epic Change!!
Great Cause
October 31st, 2008
11:55 pm
Hey Chris and Bryan. It’s wonderful to see Twitter used fundraise funds for charity! My vote is for eMailOurMilitary.com
November 1st, 2008
12:22 am
Epic Change gets my vote for this well-deserved contribution…
November 1st, 2008
12:24 am
Please add Epic Change as your third choice!!!
November 1st, 2008
1:01 am
Please add FBPDA, thanks!
November 1st, 2008
5:44 am
Epic Change – it’s needed!
November 1st, 2008
2:59 pm
Epic Change should be the third charity!
November 1st, 2008
4:28 pm
[...] #TrickorTweet today, and suggest Epic Change as a recipient of the funds the game will raise by adding us to the comments on this post about the effort. If you’re not on Twitter, what are you waiting for? Register here, read [...]
November 1st, 2008
9:12 pm
I Would Love to Vote for FBPDA!
November 2nd, 2008
9:24 am
We have received a matching donor. We are currently at $280 donated. Our donor will match any dollars donated between now and the end of 11/3/08 up to $300. We have all weekend to continue using Trick or Tweet for some good.
November 2nd, 2008
1:40 pm
eMail Our Military (eMOM) would be a great choice. If nothing else it’s great to see so many folks supporting it and their favorite charities here in the comments!
Great job guys!
November 2nd, 2008
8:21 pm
I would like the third charity to be Epic Change.
November 2nd, 2008
10:48 pm
I think FBPDA (Florida Borderline Personality Disorder Association) is a great cause to consider.
November 3rd, 2008
12:18 pm
What a great and fun idea. Wish we had read this one sooner.
November 15th, 2008
7:59 pm
[...] Twitter network for good. Can you drum up some volunteers for a local conference or fundraiser? Raise money or awareness? What can you do that’s beyond fleeting [...]
April 2nd, 2009
10:18 am
[...] $10,000 in 48 hours to build a classroom at a school in Tanzania. The project was inspired by the TrickorTweet campaign organized around Halloween by @TheGrok and @ChrisBrogan. By using social media including [...]
April 2nd, 2009
11:11 am
[...] $10,000 in 48 hours to build a classroom at a school in Tanzania. The project was inspired by the TrickorTweet campaign organized around Halloween by @TheGrok and @ChrisBrogan. By using social media including [...]
April 3rd, 2009
7:59 pm
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April 4th, 2009
11:44 am
[...] $10,000 in 48 hours to build a classroom at a school in Tanzania. The project was inspired by the TrickorTweet campaign organized around Halloween by @TheGrok and @ChrisBrogan. By using social media including [...]
June 7th, 2009
11:37 am
Where did the funds end up going?
June 7th, 2009
9:03 pm
Epic Change, Email Our Military and Florida Borderline Personality Disorder Association.
December 26th, 2009
2:41 pm
Excellent!!! I like these ideas very much. It will be great if I do this work.
February 15th, 2010
3:35 pm
[...] ebooks and then using the compilation to raise funds for a non-profit. Bryan Eisenberg’s Trick or Tweet efforts from a year ago also come to [...]
March 2nd, 2010
5:12 pm
I hope they do something like this each year… I’m impressed with the charities chosen for this too, although I would have thought with someone like Chris Brogan behind it, it would have gotten a lot more donations.
March 21st, 2010
10:57 pm
Hi, the article you have posted is very nice and practical. I like it. I hope reading another your post. Thank you.
March 29th, 2010
4:07 pm
Yes nice article, for sure I prefer twitter to facebook, .. twitting is just 1000 times more fun!
June 3rd, 2010
7:24 am
Heh, nicely done folks, nicely done. To be honest, I preffer Facebook much more, much more than twitter.
June 8th, 2010
11:47 am
We have all weekend to continue using Trick or Tweet for some good.
July 31st, 2010
5:22 am
[...] $10,000 in 48 hours to build a classroom at a school in Tanzania. The project was inspired by the TrickorTweet campaign organized around Halloween by @TheGrok and @ChrisBrogan. By using social media including [...]