Comments on: Is Twitter right for your nonprofit? http://www.fundraisingassets.com/blog/2010/03/08/is-twitter-right-for-your-nonprofit/ Providing expert help for the professional fundraiser Fri, 04 Jun 2010 13:23:59 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Ken Santos http://www.fundraisingassets.com/blog/2010/03/08/is-twitter-right-for-your-nonprofit/comment-page-1/#comment-219 Ken Santos Sun, 28 Mar 2010 11:17:29 +0000 http://www.fundraisingassets.com/blog/?p=630#comment-219 Twitter is really a good way in keeping yourself updated with the day to day activities of your friends and families members. I update my Twitter and personal blog daily. Twitter is really a good way in keeping yourself updated with the day to day activities of your friends and families members. I update my Twitter and personal blog daily.

]]> By: Connie http://www.fundraisingassets.com/blog/2010/03/08/is-twitter-right-for-your-nonprofit/comment-page-1/#comment-210 Connie Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:11:25 +0000 http://www.fundraisingassets.com/blog/?p=630#comment-210 Lauren, Those are great insights. Through Twitter, I've been able to talk with people who also provide services to nonprofits, and that's been helpful. If I weren't also able to engage people from nonprofits, it wouldn't be helpful to me. If you're not finding your audience on Twitter, then you can't meet your goals, and it's not the right medium for you. You're smart to recognize that. You wouldn't spend millions of dollars on a Super Bowl ad when your audience can be reached through your local weekly paper. Just because a medium is new, it doesn't mean it's the best choice. I also want to note that it sounds like you gave Twitter a fair test. Some people post a few times over a week or two, then give up. If you don't invest some time, you can't really know whether it will work for you. Thanks for sharing your experience with us! Connie Lauren,
Those are great insights. Through Twitter, I’ve been able to talk with people who also provide services to nonprofits, and that’s been helpful. If I weren’t also able to engage people from nonprofits, it wouldn’t be helpful to me. If you’re not finding your audience on Twitter, then you can’t meet your goals, and it’s not the right medium for you. You’re smart to recognize that. You wouldn’t spend millions of dollars on a Super Bowl ad when your audience can be reached through your local weekly paper. Just because a medium is new, it doesn’t mean it’s the best choice. I also want to note that it sounds like you gave Twitter a fair test. Some people post a few times over a week or two, then give up. If you don’t invest some time, you can’t really know whether it will work for you.
Thanks for sharing your experience with us!
Connie

]]> By: Lauren Pearce http://www.fundraisingassets.com/blog/2010/03/08/is-twitter-right-for-your-nonprofit/comment-page-1/#comment-209 Lauren Pearce Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:29:26 +0000 http://www.fundraisingassets.com/blog/?p=630#comment-209 I use twitter quite a bit for personal and business reasons but I don't think it is a good medium for either non profit I do work with. I have tried with one of my non profits, an organization that hosts a car control clinic for teens that teaches teens and their parents how to avoid crashes, but after being on twitter for about a year and amassing a pretty good following I've learned that for the most part the only people I'm talking to are fellow driver's education groups. No parents or teens are hearing what I'm saying. In a lot of ways twitter is one big echo chamber. If you have small or locally based non profits it isn't the best way to reach people at all. I find Facebook to be much more effective. I use twitter quite a bit for personal and business reasons but I don’t think it is a good medium for either non profit I do work with. I have tried with one of my non profits, an organization that hosts a car control clinic for teens that teaches teens and their parents how to avoid crashes, but after being on twitter for about a year and amassing a pretty good following I’ve learned that for the most part the only people I’m talking to are fellow driver’s education groups. No parents or teens are hearing what I’m saying.

In a lot of ways twitter is one big echo chamber. If you have small or locally based non profits it isn’t the best way to reach people at all. I find Facebook to be much more effective.

]]> By: http://twitter.com/PrayMaddyMcCann http://www.fundraisingassets.com/blog/2010/03/08/is-twitter-right-for-your-nonprofit/comment-page-1/#comment-208 http://twitter.com/PrayMaddyMcCann Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:57:38 +0000 http://www.fundraisingassets.com/blog/?p=630#comment-208 Twitter is such a powerful medium! It can be used to produce some fantastic results! I am Raising Awareness for Madeleine McCann on Twitter! Please follow me to show your support! I follow everyone back fast! http://twitter.com/PrayMaddyMcCann ****************************************************************** Twitter is such a powerful medium!

It can be used to produce some fantastic results!

I am Raising Awareness for Madeleine McCann on Twitter!
Please follow me to show your support!

I follow everyone back fast!

http://twitter.com/PrayMaddyMcCann

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