Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @PhilanthropyAus
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
137
Earliest tweet was on
2023-02-10
Latest tweet was on
2023-02-16
Tweets covering
5 days
Average age of authors' accounts
9 years
Summarization
This discussion is about having a policy intervention to increase volunteer numbers, and criticisms of relying on philanthropists for government needs. People are suggesting for increasing taxes on the wealthy and lessening middle class welfare instead of relying on philanthropy. It has been noted that philanthropy is a result of policy failures and an attempt to distract from questionable governance. Finally, @ALeighMP has announced an election promise to double philanthropic giving by 2030, with @KSeibertAu of @PhilanthropyAus joining the review.
Topic Modeling
- Government responsibility for welfare funding and philanthropy as an inadequate substitute
- Taxing the rich to address socioeconomic inequality
- Benefits available to volunteers
- Philanthropy as reputation laundering
- Doubling of philanthropic giving by 2030
Emotional Analysis
The majority of these tweets express anger and frustration with the current government's reliance on philanthropy to address policy failures and the need for a more equitable distribution of wealth. There is also a sense of cynicism, with many people questioning the effectiveness of philanthropy and suggesting that the government should take more responsibility for providing welfare and housing for those on low incomes. Finally, there is a sense of hope, with some people calling for a wealth tax and others expressing enthusiasm for the government's commitment to double philanthropic giving by 2030.
Trend Analysis
- Tax the rich as an alternative to philanthropy
- Policy failures require donations to solve
- Hypocrisy of wealthy when it comes to philanthropy
- Government needs to take responsibility for people in poverty
- Revitalize philanthropy through government review
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
31
Percentage of total tweets
22%
Number of Original tweets
2
Percentage of total tweets
1%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
137
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
102
Percentage of total tweets
74%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
7
Percentage of total tweets
5%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
14
Percentage of total tweets
10%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter Web App | 56 |
| Twitter for Android | 38 |
| Twitter for iPhone | 34 |
| Twitter for iPad | 7 |
| Sprout Social | 1 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| ProBonoNews | Pro Bono News | Australia’s leading news service for the social sector. Got a story? news@probonoaustralia.com.au | 19,863 |
| DavidLockeAFCA | David LockeAFCA | Chief Ombudsman and Chief Executive Officer, Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA). Views are my own. Re-tweets do not necessarily imply support. | 14,582 |
| VCOSS | VCOSS | Victoria's peak social advocacy body. We work for a better society, free from poverty and where everybody is supported to thrive. Our CEO is @EmmaKingVic. 😷 | 14,029 |
| MsRonnyB | RonnyB | We do not want to become involved in #US conflicts. Australia should join other countries & say NO to Blinken & Biden who are leading the world into war. No DMs | 12,632 |
| PCKJ3627 | 💧Pauline Carr 💧#💪🏻WarriorWoman Sewer🐀 | Survivor R003493 Cath Inst Abuse Catholic Mafia/Papal Knts Water theft LG Book UNFORESEEN WARRIOR WOMAN via DM Opinions my own RTs not endorsements | 9,110 |
| maximumwelfare | Tom Studans | Welfare advocate, live coverage #RobodebtRC, 3x Primetime Emmy winner. 2Pac alive in Latvia. Campaign/comms support/teach you guitar etc hire my ass | 6,592 |
| Tom_Swann | Tom Swann | don't worry things can always get much worse | 6,415 |
| KleinRevd | Revd Andrew Klein ( Chaplain) | Religion does not define you, behaviors do .Slightly miffed Revd Father. OSBHS Outreach Ministries Vic/ Tas. How will I protect my defrauded young? Aston 🦌 | 6,101 |
| EricCrampton | Eric Crampton | Chief Economist at the NZ Initiative. Adjunct Senior Fellow with the Department of Economics at @ucnz. If this ship sinks: @EricCrampton@mastodon.social | 5,646 |
| YoungChris27040 | The Chronicles of Chris Young PSA scrub-your-hands | Lifelong aspiring academic. Whistleblower. Inequality is KILLING us. Comedian, scribe: ASD; IBD; STC; cPTSD; ECT; (FLAIR); 🏥-Acquired ID 🦠; Long-COVID | 5,286 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| DavidLockeAFCA | David LockeAFCA | Chief Ombudsman and Chief Executive Officer, Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA). Views are my own. Re-tweets do not necessarily imply support. | 12,284 |
| MsRonnyB | RonnyB | We do not want to become involved in #US conflicts. Australia should join other countries & say NO to Blinken & Biden who are leading the world into war. No DMs | 11,025 |
| PCKJ3627 | 💧Pauline Carr 💧#💪🏻WarriorWoman Sewer🐀 | Survivor R003493 Cath Inst Abuse Catholic Mafia/Papal Knts Water theft LG Book UNFORESEEN WARRIOR WOMAN via DM Opinions my own RTs not endorsements | 6,891 |
| YoungChris27040 | The Chronicles of Chris Young PSA scrub-your-hands | Lifelong aspiring academic. Whistleblower. Inequality is KILLING us. Comedian, scribe: ASD; IBD; STC; cPTSD; ECT; (FLAIR); 🏥-Acquired ID 🦠; Long-COVID | 5,432 |
| potcalling | Robbie Johnson | Retired , Sthn Tasmania, 2 greyhounds, Winston & Blondy, tad disappointed with Labor so far. Mastodon Robbie Johnson @potcalling.aus.social Mellukerdee land. | 5,046 |
| verbatorium | Verbatorium 😷💉❎4️⃣ | Politics, Climate Change, Biodiversity. Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Also @mastodon.au #CovidIsAirborne #VaccinesPLUS #WearAMask #Yes23 He/Him. | 4,999 |
| inside_cupboard | Thoughts from Cupboard (they/them) | Spoonie SJ activist, was marching in streets now tweets in cupboard Disabled queer AuDHD nonbinary zebra shouting into the void InsideCupboard@kolektiva.social | 4,999 |
| Leel06Lee | Lynda Lee | Private | 4,996 |
| heathermarielit | Heather Marie Little 🇺🇦 | (she/her) MA Philanthropic Studies. Fundraiser. Board Director. Vocalist. Travel enthusiast. Climate advocate. Animal lover. Brit in Melbourne. | 4,964 |
| AkiretaHK | Sean Knight | Poet | Activist | Bi Cis FurFormer RentboyA light rain falling -what umbrella is enoughfor tears of this world?Focused on youth homelessness, inequality | 4,931 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| timtheous | Super woke, that's all you need to know,timitheousj@aus.social | 4 |
| BNWishere | Tweets about public policy, political economy, history and sometimes music, art, or writing. | 3 |
| JenHogben | Poverty is a political choice! #AbolishMutualObligationsNo one falls under #88aday #PublicHousing 10% of all new developments #BLM#Refugees#ProjectDrawdown | 3 |
| BradSabbath | Autistic. Australian. Horror Fan. #UpTheBaggers | 3 |
| HMMurti | - | 3 |
| 55bill1 | - | 3 |
| Tomnopqrstuvwxy | - | 3 |
| L1I9N6K4 | I could be wrong…I could be right… | 2 |
| DavidLockeAFCA | Chief Ombudsman and Chief Executive Officer, Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA). Views are my own. Re-tweets do not necessarily imply support. | 2 |
| PCKJ3627 | Survivor R003493 Cath Inst Abuse Catholic Mafia/Papal Knts Water theft LG Book UNFORESEEN WARRIOR WOMAN via DM Opinions my own RTs not endorsements | 2 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1624640161815597057 | @ALeighMP @ozprodcom @KSeibertAu @PhilanthropyAus @VolunteerNews @ComCouncil @ACNC_gov_au @ProBonoNews @MelbourneLMCF @minderoo @prfoundation1 Is this a joke or an excuse for not having to make an effort in terms of governance, taxation and quality delivery outcomes.More and more like the US daily.Philanthropy is a poor excuse for questionable governance. | 7 |
| 1624646650152235008 | @KleinRevd @ALeighMP @ozprodcom @KSeibertAu @PhilanthropyAus @VolunteerNews @ComCouncil @ACNC_gov_au @ProBonoNews @MelbourneLMCF @minderoo @prfoundation1 The whole thing, always makes me come back to..https://t.co/vBIUuUoZ7j | 6 |
| 1624234507338670081 | @ALeighMP @ozprodcom @KSeibertAu @PhilanthropyAus @VolunteerNews @ComCouncil @ACNC_gov_au @ProBonoNews @MelbourneLMCF @minderoo @prfoundation1 the hypocrisy isn't evident .. ? A marginally equitable distribution of this country's wealth would eliminate the need for philanthropy. Making the philanthropists pay some tax would be a good place to start. | 5 |
| 1624916427084898308 | .@ALeighMP has announced a major review of Australian #philanthropy as the government moves towards fulfilling an election promise to double philanthropic giving by 2030. @PhilanthropyAus's @KSeibertAu will join the review. https://t.co/m5sjdvCPLi | 5 |
| 1624219520977231872 | @ALeighMP @ozprodcom @KSeibertAu @PhilanthropyAus @VolunteerNews @ComCouncil @ACNC_gov_au @ProBonoNews @MelbourneLMCF @minderoo @prfoundation1 How about taking responsibility yourself for housing and feeding people on low incomes, instead of throwing more money to the poverty industry? You are the federal gov, you have the power to end poverty at the next sitting of government. #88ADay #HousingForAll #auspol | 4 |
| 1624193808434089984 | @ALeighMP @ozprodcom @KSeibertAu @PhilanthropyAus @VolunteerNews @ComCouncil @ACNC_gov_au @ProBonoNews @MelbourneLMCF @minderoo @prfoundation1 You can't get them to pay tax and you think they'll just give money away? Labor is useless. | 3 |
| 1624226110706954240 | @ALeighMP @ozprodcom @KSeibertAu @PhilanthropyAus @VolunteerNews @ComCouncil @ACNC_gov_au @ProBonoNews @MelbourneLMCF @minderoo @prfoundation1 I'd be more impressed if you introduced a wealth tax instead. Then we wouldn't need philanthropists, because the government could afford to do all the things it's responsible for. | 3 |
| 1624194384567889926 | @ALeighMP @ozprodcom @KSeibertAu @PhilanthropyAus @VolunteerNews @ComCouncil @ACNC_gov_au @ProBonoNews @MelbourneLMCF @minderoo @prfoundation1 Oh come on! Do your job as a government, tax rich & greedy, stop absurd subsidies such as fossil fuel, review your middle class welfare | 3 |
| 1624189846133829632 | @ALeighMP @ozprodcom @KSeibertAu @PhilanthropyAus @VolunteerNews @ComCouncil @ACNC_gov_au @ProBonoNews @MelbourneLMCF @minderoo @prfoundation1 You're not getting any volunteers if they can't survive on benefits. Very short discussion. Only truly effective intervention to increase those numbers. | 3 |
| 1624696279703109633 | @KleinRevd @ALeighMP @ozprodcom @KSeibertAu @PhilanthropyAus @VolunteerNews @ComCouncil @ACNC_gov_au @ProBonoNews @MelbourneLMCF @minderoo @prfoundation1 They are going to take the credit for the increase demand for them too? https://t.co/RBEuSCNy1J | 3 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1624189846133829632 | @ALeighMP @ozprodcom @KSeibertAu @PhilanthropyAus @VolunteerNews @ComCouncil @ACNC_gov_au @ProBonoNews @MelbourneLMCF @minderoo @prfoundation1 You're not getting any volunteers if they can't survive on benefits. Very short discussion. Only truly effective intervention to increase those numbers. | 43 |
| 1624200026988879872 | @ALeighMP @BirdyjustBirdy @ozprodcom @KSeibertAu @PhilanthropyAus @VolunteerNews @ComCouncil @ACNC_gov_au @ProBonoNews @MelbourneLMCF @minderoo @prfoundation1 Andrew, philanthropy only exists because of policy failures. I wouldn’t be bragging about this. | 32 |
| 1624234507338670081 | @ALeighMP @ozprodcom @KSeibertAu @PhilanthropyAus @VolunteerNews @ComCouncil @ACNC_gov_au @ProBonoNews @MelbourneLMCF @minderoo @prfoundation1 the hypocrisy isn't evident .. ? A marginally equitable distribution of this country's wealth would eliminate the need for philanthropy. Making the philanthropists pay some tax would be a good place to start. | 26 |
| 1624640161815597057 | @ALeighMP @ozprodcom @KSeibertAu @PhilanthropyAus @VolunteerNews @ComCouncil @ACNC_gov_au @ProBonoNews @MelbourneLMCF @minderoo @prfoundation1 Is this a joke or an excuse for not having to make an effort in terms of governance, taxation and quality delivery outcomes.More and more like the US daily.Philanthropy is a poor excuse for questionable governance. | 23 |
| 1624220798235074561 | @ALeighMP @ozprodcom @KSeibertAu @PhilanthropyAus @VolunteerNews @ComCouncil @ACNC_gov_au @ProBonoNews @MelbourneLMCF @minderoo @prfoundation1 In an age of extreme capitalism the government is reduced to begging rich people to give money. What a sad state of affairs. | 22 |
| 1624226110706954240 | @ALeighMP @ozprodcom @KSeibertAu @PhilanthropyAus @VolunteerNews @ComCouncil @ACNC_gov_au @ProBonoNews @MelbourneLMCF @minderoo @prfoundation1 I'd be more impressed if you introduced a wealth tax instead. Then we wouldn't need philanthropists, because the government could afford to do all the things it's responsible for. | 21 |
| 1624194384567889926 | @ALeighMP @ozprodcom @KSeibertAu @PhilanthropyAus @VolunteerNews @ComCouncil @ACNC_gov_au @ProBonoNews @MelbourneLMCF @minderoo @prfoundation1 Oh come on! Do your job as a government, tax rich & greedy, stop absurd subsidies such as fossil fuel, review your middle class welfare | 20 |
| 1624209089374076929 | @ALeighMP @ozprodcom @KSeibertAu @PhilanthropyAus @VolunteerNews @ComCouncil @ACNC_gov_au @ProBonoNews @MelbourneLMCF @minderoo @prfoundation1 Philanthropy is what you have when governments are failing to provide | 18 |
| 1624219520977231872 | @ALeighMP @ozprodcom @KSeibertAu @PhilanthropyAus @VolunteerNews @ComCouncil @ACNC_gov_au @ProBonoNews @MelbourneLMCF @minderoo @prfoundation1 How about taking responsibility yourself for housing and feeding people on low incomes, instead of throwing more money to the poverty industry? You are the federal gov, you have the power to end poverty at the next sitting of government. #88ADay #HousingForAll #auspol | 18 |
| 1624190246291386368 | @ALeighMP @ozprodcom @KSeibertAu @PhilanthropyAus @VolunteerNews @ComCouncil @ACNC_gov_au @ProBonoNews @MelbourneLMCF @minderoo @prfoundation1 Fund welfare properly, your party is committed to poverty. | 17 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #philanthropy | 5 |
| #auspol | 5 |
| #giving | 3 |
| #charities | 3 |
| #communitygroups | 3 |
| #nfp | 3 |
| #nfps | 3 |
| #88aday | 2 |
| #housingforall | 2 |
| #centrelink | 2 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @philanthropyaus | 137 |
| @kseibertau | 137 |
| @aleighmp | 132 |
| @probononews | 129 |
| @acnc_gov_au | 129 |
| @comcouncil | 128 |
| @ozprodcom | 128 |
| @volunteernews | 128 |
| @melbournelmcf | 128 |
| @minderoo | 128 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
4
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 🙄 | 2 | face_with_rolling_eyes |
| 🤔 | 2 | thinking_face |
| 🙌🏻 | 1 | raising_hands_light_skin_tone |
| 👍🏻 | 1 | thumbs_up_light_skin_tone |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 4 |
| People & Body | 2 |