Subject: NonProfits on Twitter
More and more people / organisations seem to be on Twitter (including us at KnowHowNonProf) but is it just another shiny thing or a great tool that you can really use to communicate your message?
There are the obvious cons (updating and following others can eat your time, getting your head round the etiquette, format and add-ons takes a while) but there are pros too (its easy to keep up-to-date with what other like-minded people / organisations are doing, you can instantly tell all your followers your news).
Here are some useful Twitter links:
- 10 Twitter tips for nonprofit organisations
- To Twitter or Not to Twitter - advice from Lasa
- List of UK charities on Twitter
Have your say
- If you are using Twitter, what advice would you give to others thinking of getting started?
- What is Twitter good / bad for?
- Do you have to be a certain type of person to tweet?
This comment was last edited on Nov 05, 2010
More about nonprofits using Twitter and Facebook in an article in The Times yesterday.
This comment was last edited on Feb 12, 2010
Tips for brands starting out on Twitter - great tips from econsultancy.
What advice would you add to this?
This comment was last edited on Feb 12, 2010
There are a lot of resources and guides out there, but a few I have enjoyed are:
- Amy Sample Ward's What, Why and How... and '5-Part Social Media Process.
- Nathan Wright's How Non-Profits can use Facebook and Twitter
- Chad Norman's 50 Social Media Tactics for Nonprofits
This comment was last edited on Feb 12, 2010
I'm keeping a list of local support provider organisations that are using Twitter, for example local CVS' or Voluntary Action type organisations.
The list is on the navcaboodle website (login required) - http://www.navcaboodle.org.uk/profiles/blogs/navca-members-using-twitter, the page also has other links to Twitter guides and a presentation.
If you already use Twitter i've grouped these organisations in a 'Twitter List' so you can see what they are saying in a single place. The link is http://twitter.com/#/list/watfordgap/localsupportorgs
Hope these help
Paul
This comment was last edited on Apr 09, 2010
Thanks for these Paul all really useful. Another new list is the Because its good Twitter list http://twitter.com/becauseitsgood/community which is made up digitally engaged charities and individuals.
DamienThere are some great Twitter tips from Rachel Beer via Media Trust here. There are some really insightful tips about making the most of your Twitter voice.
Another useful guide I've stumbled across has everything for small nonprofits wanting to get started with Twitter including how to use it for fundraising.
Thanks for sharing my tips, Madeleine.
There are also some presentations on my Slideshare account that might be useful - one of which, 'an introduction to Twitter for charities', for a Media Trust seminar, includes a range of tips collected from charities through NFPTweetup events. There's another, produced for CharityComms, which is quite a bit more indepth.
The NFPtweetup slideshare account also has a range of presentations from charities on their use of Twitter, where you can gain some useful insights, ideas and learnings.
You may also find it useful to come along to NFPtweetup events - many charities do - and they're absolutely free for anyone working at a nonprofit organisation, to make it easy to attend.
Oh, and you can follow me on Twitter, of course!
I am doing some consultancy work for a small Indian charity with an even smaller UK base. They only have about 150 Twitter followers. How can I increase this?
Hi Anne,
I've just started a 'how to get more followers on Twitter' guide which has some tips. Can you tell us what your Twitter address is and we can see if we can offer any specific ideas?
Madeleine
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