7 Wonders In 7 Days Launch

www.7wondersin7days.com

A rough map:

On 9th September, I will visit all 7 New Wonders of the world in 7 days, raising £777,000 for 7 charities.

The plan:

• Gran’s funeral in Nigeria in Feb• Secret Millionaire show on Channel 4• The Scene Magazine published by Concept Publishing

The inspiration:

Alzheimer’s Research TrustDiabetes UKOpen DoorsYoung MindsFeed The MindsBritish Red CrossJessie Ekweozor Memorial Foundation

The 7 Charities:

• 9th September 2009• Twitter hashtag: #90909

But…. why?

Twitchhiker – twitchhiker.com

One Red Paperclip – oneredpaperclip.com

Where The Hell Is Matt? – wherethehellismatt.com

Great crowd sourced travel tales:

As the founder of Real Fresh TV,a social media consultancy, that got me thinking...

What if Sir Edmund Hilary used Twitter to climb Everest?

So... I thought....

...whilst embarking on an adventureof a lifetime....

...why not use social media to re-write the rules of charity fundraising online...

...and re-invent the coming of age‘Round the World’ trip!

Or something!

• Facebook Connect: login/share on FB• Twitter #90909 Search in blog sidebar• Flickr, YouTube feeds into blog• More to come...

Social Media Integration on website:

• Donate via Twitter• Reduce Itinerary from 10 days to 7• Support the 7W7D UK Tour

How to get involved:

7 Wonders In 7 Days UK TourTo raise money for the trip, I will be touring the country playing gigs organised through Twitter.

7W7D UK Tour Starts In JuneMore details will be posted on 7wondersin7days.com

Just GivingDonations go directly to the Charities.

TipJoyDonations go to me to raise funds for the trip.

Two ways to donate:

Phase IRaise funds for trip. Ends 30/06/09.

Phase IIFundraise for charities. Ends 10/10/10.

Two phases to donations:

The Trip Budget£7000 – according to Thomas CookIncludes flights and accommodationCould be reduced?

Funding the trip:

Phase ITrip Fund - £7000. Due 30/06/09

Phase IICharity Fund- £777k. Due 10/10/10

Two Fund Raising Targets:

JustGiving.com 5 Charities already on JustGiving.Details for donating posted on website when all 7 are.

TipJoy Page now activeTweet and Give!

How To Give:

Look out for competitions to create limited edition merchandise with profits split between 50/50 between the artists and the Charities.

Other ways to get involved:

• Reduce Itinerary from 10 days to 7• Visit 7wondersin7days.com for more details

I Need Your Help!

I am @7wondersin7days on Twitter.

Please use the #90909 hashtag in tweets!

Thanks for listening!

Questions?

Image Credits and References

New 7 Wonders of the Worldhttp://www.new7wonders.com/file/inline/id/110/art/600x/

New 7 Wonders of the World locationshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Seven_Wonders_of_the_World

Sir Edmund Hilary on Everesthttp://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/01_02/015edmundDM_468x534.jpg

Twitter Logohttp://i.zdnet.com/blogs/twitter-logo.png

I was the first to conquer Everesthttp://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/hillary/navart/evertop7.jpg

Presented at the launch event:Social Media Cafe Manchester #smc_mcr

Futuresonic Festival 2009 #futr09

~7.30pm, Thursday 14th May 2009

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