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InepdMercedes |
Live tweets in
under 4 hours. My training session to our Inepd Staff in Florida on
Fundraising from Time Poor Donors: 9PM, LDN 4PM, US Central |
2:16 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
RT '@chrised
'@mikewhills I call Poe. Charity Commission has no record for Inepd.>
Agree, sad indictment on Charity commission record keeping! |
2:19 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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teddyfrank |
@InepdMercedes So strange. Inepd may not be the only most involved in
poverty development but it is so transparent about it |
3:31 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
@teddyfrank Maybe he did the wrong search. We're registered as a
subsidiary charity in UK with primary registration in the Cayman
islands |
3:44 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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teddyfrank |
@InepdMercedes That explains everything. Some people are just so slow
on the uptake. |
3:59 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
@idealist thanks for the email. We are happy with our present Org.
registration on your site. http://bit.ly/4laIdh easy to link to.
Thanks! |
4:15 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
RT '@TathraExpress
'@SpikeTheLobster Let me know if you have any further leads on Inepd
International> I see more gutter journalism on the way |
4:36 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Live tweeting
Inepd training session on "Fundraising from Time Poor Donors"in 30
minutes. Hope you will join me. |
5:34 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Live tweeting
Inepd training session on "Fundraising from Time Poor Donors"in 5
minutes. Hope you will join me. |
5:55 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Training room is
now ready, just filling up now with our Inepd Trainees her at Inepd
Internationals training centre in Miami, Florida. |
6:00 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Florida has one of
the highest concentrations of “Time Poor Donors” in the world. |
6:00 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Have been doing training today with the Donor Services staff in the US
ahead of our Autumn bequest season. |
6:00 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Autumn is our key
time to get new bequests before the winter flu season takes it toll. |
6:01 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Just about to
start the last formal training session for "Time Poor Donors". Then we
will do some role plays. |
6:01 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Had a great
feedback session on the training so far, with the trainees a little
earlier. |
6:02 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
With feedback
sessions we have a large group discussion. Then if a trainee makes a
criticism. We take the person aside for a 1-1 session. |
6:02 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
The trainee then
is able 9 times out of 10 to see that they were at fault. |
6:03 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Gema my personal assistant will be tweeting for me while I do the
training and role plays. |
6:03 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Training our
fundraising staff is so important we invest a lot of time and effort
to get it right. |
6:03 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Our "Time Poor
Donor"program although only twelve months old is already one of our
most important sources of income. |
6:03 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
This last session
is called: "Donor Triage, Where's the savings" I am going to hand over
to Gema now. |
6:04 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Hi everyone, I'm
Gema, I am going to be live tweeting the last two sessions of
'@InepdMercedes training here. |
6:05 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
I am
'@InepdMercedes Personal Assistant in the Marketing and Communications
department. |
6:05 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Mercedes has
changed in the break and appears to be dressed like Anna DiMera from
Days of our Lives. |
6:06 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
She is wearing a
black 2-piece evening pants ensemble by Flores & Flores with a rigid
blow dried rising Fawcett. |
6:06 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
An incredible
amount of hairspray quite striking. |
6:07 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Mercedes is now
explaining why she has taken on this look. She says that "Time Poor
Donors" or "Old People" like to see familiar faces. |
6:08 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
She says many
"Time Poor Donors" have a unique relationship with Day Time Soaps. |
6:08 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
She then goes on
to say, choose a day time soap star you resemble and dress
accordingly. |
6:08 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
The other
alternative is to pick a dress style from the 60s and emulate them. |
6:09 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
A familiar look
puts “Time Poor Donors”at ease and helps the mild dementia
sufferers to focus on Inepd
International Bequest products. |
6:09 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
She warns people
not to go overboard and not get into acid rock looks, but to stay with
Sonny and Cher or tasteful folk musicians. |
6:10 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Mercedes asks us
to refer to the appendices for a list of suitable day time soap
characters and TV personalities from the 60s. |
6:11 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Mercedes says that
if you can get away with it; a doctors or nurses uniform can be very
effective but old folks homes frown on this practice |
6:12 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Now Mercedes has asked everyone to open up a card that was placed
under their seats during the break. She asks us to hold the cards up. |
6:13 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Some cards read:
1."Children don't visit and asset rich" 2. "Children Visit but asset
poor" |
6:14 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Other cards are 3.
"Children don't visit but asset poor" 4. "Children Visit and asset
rich". |
6:14 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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worthwhilefilms |
More from
'@InepdMercedes: "...helps the mild dementia sufferers to focus on
Inepd International Bequest products." |
6:14 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Mercedes asks who
the primary and secondary targets here. It appears to be a rhetorical
question. Sally a fine arts major tries to answer |
6:15 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Mercedes shhs her
and and holds her index finger in the air. 1&3 of course. But groups 2
and 4 can play a role. |
6:15 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Asset-less “Time
Poor Donors”or old people can still help influence their fellow aged
friends to make informed decisions their assets. |
6:16 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Mercedes now asks
for volunteers to perform a role play. Sally who works in donor
services volunteers. |
6:17 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Mercedes plays an
old lady and Sally an Inepd International Donor Bequest Officer. |
6:17 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Mercedes has now
put on a grey wig and shawl. She has also clawed her fingers and is
bent over in her chair. |
6:18 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
By the way I am
Gema '@InepdMercedes PA in the Marketing and Comms. department. |
6:18 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
I am live tweeting
Inepd International’s “Time Poor Donors” training session for
'@InepdMercedes |
6:19 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Mercedes has asked
me just to record the dialogue. |
6:19 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Sally: Hello Mrs
Old Lady. I'm an Inepd International Donor Bequest Officer and I
wanted to talk to you about how you could support Inepd |
6:20 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Mercedes(as old
woman): That's nice dear. Come a bit closer, you look like my
daughter. She looked just like you when she was a young lady. |
6:20 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Sally: Does she
visit often. |
6:20 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Mercedes(as old
woman): She passed away a few years ago. |
6:21 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Mercedes(as old
woman): We did everything we could. We sold our house and everything
so she could have the best treatment. |
6:21 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Sally: That is so
sad. I'm very sorry for you. |
6:22 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Mercedes:(sobbing)She was so talented, perfect angel she could never
do enough to help people and animals. She worked for charities like
you |
6:23 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Sally: Really, she
sounded wonderful. A really wonderful person. |
6:23 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Mercedes launches
out of her chair throws back her grey wig and shawl and tells Sally
that was pathetic. |
6:23 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Mercedes asks what
did Sally do wrong. |
6:24 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Gavin an
anthropology graduate says that Sally should have terminated the
discussion when it became clear “Mrs Old Lady” was asset poor. |
6:24 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Mercedes then asks
Sally why she didn’t terminate the discussion. |
6:25 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Sally looks a bit
flushed. She says she felt sorry for the old lady and wanted to
comfort her a little before moving on. |
6:25 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Mercedes makes the
sound of a buzzer(berr berr) and asks Sally to walk to the Inepd
Corner of Shame and stand there for 5 minutes. |
6:25 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Sally is visible
upset. |
6:25 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
I am Gema
'@InepdMercedes PA in the Marketing and Comms. department. I am live
tweeting Inepd International’s “Time Poor Donors” training. |
6:26 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Mercedes now asks
for another volunteer. |
6:26 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
No one puts their
hand up and everyone now is looking at their notes. Mercedes then
picks Wayne. |
6:26 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Wayne has a degree
in chemistry and is working at Inepd in Donor Services and would like
to be a volunteer overseas. |
6:27 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Mercedes tells
Wayne now to be old man who is asset poor. Mercedes starts and tells
me to just tweet the dialogue again. |
6:27 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Mercedes(Inepd
Bequest Officer): Hallo dear, can you hear me(talking very loudly).
I’m here to talk to you about Inepd International. |
6:27 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Mercedes: Inepd
International does fantastic work all over the world helping poor
people. Have you heard of us. |
6:27 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Wayne(as old man):
No are you like Oxfam and the UN. |
6:28 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Mercedes: Yes
exactly the same. You know an awful lot about charities! Right do you
have children. |
6:28 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Wayne(as old man):
Since they put me in here, I never really see them. |
6:28 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Mercedes: Did they
sell your house? |
6:28 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Wayne: Yes, they
sold everything and now they’ve got a great big house and I’m stuck
here in this nursing home. |
6:29 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Mercedes: Oh how
terrible sad(Mercedes mobile has just rang with “The Girl from
Impanema”). So sorry Old Man I am going to have to take this |
6:29 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Mercedes says:
See how easy that was to get away. You all have voice activated
mobile ring tones. Use them. |
6:29 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Mercedes: I said a
key phrase “Oh how terrible sad” and my mobile phone automatically
rings. |
6:30 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Mercedes: Turn to
Appendix D and find some key phrases you can use for your voice
activated ring tones. “You must be heartbroken” |
6:30 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Mercedes: “What a
terrible loss” “You must miss him” You must miss her” |
6:30 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
I am Gema
'@InepdMercedes PA in the Marketing and Comms. department. I am live
tweeting Inepd International’s “Time Poor Donors” training |
6:31 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Mercedes: Sally
what are you doing, your 5 minutes are not up, back to your corner and
stay in the Inepd Corner of Shame another 5 minutes. |
6:31 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Mercedes: Everyone
we have been through this so many times. |
6:31 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Mercedes: You have
to stay focussed and make a quick assessment and move on to the next
“Time Poor Donor” |
6:31 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Mercedes:
Otherwise you can be trapped for days with their stories. Especially
if you get caught by a “Time Poor Donor ”who is demented. |
6:32 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Mercedes: Right
thanks everyone great work and go out there and be great next week for
our Autumn launch. |
6:32 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Mercedes: Remember
Autumn is our key time to get new bequests before the winter flu
season takes it toll. |
6:32 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Mercedes: One last
thing, Sally you can come out of the Inepd Corner of Shame. Come here. |
6:33 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Mercedes now
motions to Sally to come closer. She is now hugging Sally. |
6:33 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Mercedes: Sally
you learnt so much today. Making mistakes now in training means next
week you will do us all proud. |
6:33 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Mercedes: Look at
me Sally: Look at me: You are Inepd. You are Inepd. Say it Sally. |
6:33 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Sally: I am Inepd
(Sally gives a faint smile).(now Sally has burst into tears, really
sobbing poor thing). |
6:34 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Mercedes: Great
lets say it all together. We are Inepd. |
6:34 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Everyone: We are
Inepd. |
6:34 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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Gema for
InepdMercedes |
Ok that’s it the
training is over and I am handing the tweets back to '@InepdMercedes.
I hope I did Ok. |
6:35 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Thanks so much
Gema for tweeting. I hope she gave an accurate account of the
sessions. |
6:35 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Well really great
training session and such a crucial time of year for our bequests.
Thanks for following our Inepd Training session. |
6:35 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Coming upthe Inepd
Quiz Thursday night same time 9PM, London Time and 4PM, US Central |
6:36 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
We are also
presenting at Copenhagen our campaign: "Climate Change not in Our
Lifetime" with this policy paper:http://bit.ly/4vQMyA |
6:37 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Please follow
'@InepdKelvin who is Sierra Leone. |
6:37 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Tomorrow morning
he will be live tweeting 9am London time his field visit to our
ex-child soldier primary school in Sierra Leone. |
6:37 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
If you want to
follow our Inepd events here is our calender: http://bit.ly/1IlukC
Good night and stay safe where ever you are. |
6:39 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
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worthwhilefilms |
Everyone: We are
Inepd - Sorry, but y'all really have to go read the 40 minutes at
'@InepdMercedes. |
6:43 PM |
27-Oct-09 |
