Shine While Your Light’s On: Top 30 Nonprofit News Sources and Thought Leaders on Twitter

December 9, 2009 by · 15 Comments

Today’s post continues my personal branding series for young nonprofit professionals. In my Twitter 101 post earlier this week, I said that you can build a reputation for being a nonprofit expert by following nonprofit news sources and thought leaders on Twitter. It’s true. Social media allows you to have access to an amazing cache of nonprofit expertise on a daily basis, and you can learn about all the latest issues and trends through your Twitter account – for free! If you’re not on Twitter yet, here’s a step-by-step guide telling you how to get started. If you’re already on Twitter, you need to know who are the best accounts to follow for the latest, greatest nonprofit information. As a young nonprofit professional, you will be able to speak knowledgeably about what’s happening in your field by reading the timely articles and opinions posted by these sources. Here are my Top 30 Nonprofit News Sources and Thought Leaders you should be following on Twitter. Even if you only followed these 30, you would get all the information you need to know about the nonprofit sector. If it seems like I know everything that’s going on in the nonprofit world, it’s mostly due to these folks listed below! (And don’t forget to follow me on Twitter @rosettathurman!)

  1. Chronicle of Philanthropy: @Philanthropy
  2. Boardsource: @boardsource
  3. Foundation Center: @fdncenter
  4. PND (Philanthropy News Digest) Blog: @pndblog
  5. Allison Fine, nonprofit social media guide & author of Momentum: @Afine
  6. Beth Kanter, nonprofit social media guru extraordinaire: @kanter
  7. Tera Wozniak Qualls, rockstar Gen Y nonprofit blogger: @terawozqualls
  8. Holly Ross, Executive Director of Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN): @ntenhross
  9. Sean Stannard-Stockton, Tactical Philanthropy Advisors: @tactphil
  10. Tracey Webb, Black philanthropy blogger: @BlkGivesBack
  11. Nonprofit Assistance Fund: @NAFund
  12. Kris Putnam-Walkerly, philanthropy consultant: @philanthropy411
  13. Lucy Bernholz, philanthropy wonk: @p2173
  14. Nonprofit Quarterly: @npquarterly
  15. Hildy Gottleib, nonprofit consultant extraordinaire & author of The Pollyanna Principles: @HildyGottlieb
  16. Nonprofit Times: @NonProfitTimes
  17. Heather Carpenter, nonprofit academic: @HeatherCarpente
  18. Debra Beck, nonprofit professor: @npmaven
  19. Robert Egger, President of DC Central Kitchen: @robertegger
  20. Colleen Dilenschneider, Gen Y blogger on nonprofits & museums: @cdilly
  21. Ken Berger, President of Charity Navigator: @kenscommentary
  22. Stanford Social Innovation Review: @SSIReview
  23. Pamela Grow, nonprofit fundraising guru: @PamelaGrow
  24. Trina Isakson, Gen Y nonprofit blogger extraordinaire: @telleni
  25. Gene Takagi, nonprofit attorney: @GTak
  26. Lindsey McDougle, nonprofit academic: @lindseymcdougle
  27. Elizabeth Clawson, Gen Y nonprofit blogger extraordinaire: @eclawson
  28. John Haydon, social web strategist for nonprofits: @johnhaydon
  29. Trista Harris, Executive Director of Headwaters Foundation for Justice & blogger: @TristaHarris
  30. Allison Jones, Gen Y nonprofit blogger extraordinaire: @ajlovesya

Who are YOUR favorite sources for nonprofit news and thought leadership on Twitter?

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  • http://jay@frostonfundraising.com Jay Frost

    A terrific start, Rosetta! But I believe the list is all domestic and philanthropy and fundraising are really taking off around the world. For example, Merrill Lynch/CapGemini projects there will be more millionaires in Asia than in North America and the growth of nonprofits and fundraising accompanying that shift in global wealth is extraordinary! Fortunately for us here, the geographic barriers to giving and taking action are falling, especially in the wake of social media employed for social action. I am keeping a big bunch of twitter lists, including one with both domestic and international philanthropic media, right here: http://twitter.com/GordonJayFrost/philanthropic-media. How otherwise would I change your otherwise fabulous list? How about including both you and me! :-) Cheers! Jay

  • http://www.pano.org Jennifer Ross

    Rosetta- thanks for this great list. I see a lot of my favorites on here, caught some that I thought I was already following, and added a number of new ones.

    Here are some others for considerations:

    For state specific nonprofit information, many state associations of nonprofits are tweeting. Those who are can be found on this list: http://www.councilofnonprofits.org/salocator.

    Our board member Don Kramer offers handy legal tips and questions @donkramer

    Another good social media tweeter is Kivi Leroux Miller @kivilm

    Andy Goodman always has good advice @goodmancenter

    Those are just a few that come to mind right off the bat.

    p.s. I also like your Twitter 101 for young professionals which has a lot of great guidance for more seasoned professionals too.

  • http://www.putnamcic.com/ Kris Putnam-Walkerly

    Rosetta – thanks for adding me to this list, what great company I’m in. Great resource for new and seasoned nonprofit professionals. Keep up your great work!! – Kris

  • http://www.blackgivesback.com/ Tracey

    Hey Rosetta-Thanks for adding me to your list! You rock!
    Looking forward to seeing you at the Black Benefactors event this evening :-)

  • http://www.nicoleindc.com nicole

    Thanks so much for this list. I embarked on a personal branding journey in April when I was laid off and, three months later, I wound up getting a job. You were one of the people I began following along the way and I’ve been following your blog and Twitter ever since then (your Jobs blog on Change.org was very helpful!).

    I’d like to add two of my own that I came across during my job hunt:

    http://www.twitter.com/farra – she’s VP of Strategy at Big Duck, an NYC nonprofit branding firm. I interned for her while I was between jobs and she provided valuable expertise that was important to find at such a scary time in my life.

    http://www.twitter.com/WomenWhoTech – technically, this she tweets about tech, but Allyson Kapin does a great job discussing women in the workplace and throws in some great nonprofit strategy at times. She also moderates the Frogloop bog over at Care2.

    Thanks, again, for sharing.

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  • http://www.pamelasgrantwritingblog.com Pamela Grow

    I’m honored to be included with such great company. Thanks Rosetta!

  • http://www.radcampaign.com Allyson Kapin

    Great list. There are few key people/orgs that cover nonprofit communications – advocacy, social media, fundraising, nptech, that your readers should also consider adding to their list.

    1. Shireen Mitchell – @digitalsista
    2. Care2′s Frogloop – @care2frogloop – I’m the blogger-in-chief –
    3. Case Foundation – @casefoundation
    4. Farra Trompeter – @farra
    5. Jocelyn Harmon – @JocelynHarmon
    6. Ivan Boothe – @rootswork
    7. @nonprofitorgs

  • Kelley Coyner

    Would you post your list on listorious? Then others can follow your list and add to it. Thanks for the great list. Kelley Coyner

  • http://www.bigducknyc.com Farra Trompeter

    Thanks for putting together such a great list. And Nicole and Allyson–thanks for the shout out!

    See you all on twitter — @farra

  • http://beth.typepad.com Beth Kanter

    Late to this party – but wanted to wish you a happy holiday – and thanks for the ping.

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  • http://twitter.com/NadanuOnline Nadanu

    Thanks! Just followed these and looking forward to their tweets to help us at Nadanu (@nadanuonline) and the organizations that use our technology!

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