#Thankful4Pell Reaches New Heights in 2017

By Allie Ciaramella, Communications Manager

With more than 900 participants, approximately 340 messages to 120 members of Congress, and nearly 2,400 tweets and retweets, the 2017 #Thankful4Pell campaign was NCAN’s biggest yet. Never in four years of this annual advocacy effort have we seen such impassioned and consistent engagement from members and partners eager to express their appreciation of Pell Grants to the elected officials who make crucial funding decisions about the federal aid program. 

Below is a collection of standout tweets using the #Thankful4Pell hashtag during Nov. 13-19, 2017.

• Our most-active tweeters – those who sent the most tweets overall, including retweets – were @CommonApp, @nasfaa, and @Manzar360.
• Looking at retweets only, @tstockstein, @alicax, and @iMentor ranked among our top contributors.
• When it comes to original tweets, @alsernabjj, @SFofStL, and @uAspire were highly prolific.
• Our most popular contributors were @officialOlay, @EdTrust, and @ACTStudent.
• Factor in impact (tweets multiplied by number of followers), and @getschooled, @ReachHigher, and @AVID4College are ranked highly.
• Finally, who doesn’t love a visual aid? @ASAPlan4College, @ACTEquity, and @UCRU_Crusade were among our top picture-sharers. 

Thank you to everyone who participated for speaking out for low-income students and making this year’s campaign such a success!