Twitter

Tutorials
Here are some tutorials for Twitter! Basics and Getting Started

Tips
This site http://www.slideshare.net/franswaa/twitter-101-for-nonprofits has a great slide show instructing Nonprofits how to use twitter effectively.

Answer these questions

 o  Why am I on twitter

 o  How does twitter fit into Temple Hill’s online strategy

 o  Identify staff participants

 o  Identify audience

 o  Find people to follow

 o  Determine how you will participate

 o  Know your tone, identity, language, interests, and relationships

 2. Humanize it

<span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New""> o  Fill out the entire profile

<p style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New""> o  Use a picture with people in it

<p style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New""> o  Be a person and an organization

<p style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New""> o  Present the personal angle to organization’s issues

<p style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New""> o  Sincerity, transparency, and democracy

<p style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"> 3. Participate

<p style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New""> o  Listen

<p style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New""> o  Participate regualirily

<p style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New""> o  Engage with your followers and fellow tweeters

<p style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New""> o  Retweet, respond, ask, and follow

<p style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">Source: http://www.slideshare.net/franswaa/twitter-101-for-nonprofits