50 Young Nonprofit Influencers You Should Be Following on Twitter

Ever since I was acknowledged as one of the Top 25 Online Influencers in Leadership, I’ve been thinking a lot about leadership, personal branding and online influence as it relates to Generation Y, Generation X, and young professionals in general. One of my dear readers emailed me over the weekend to say it was wonderful “to not only see a person of color, but a young person of color” on the list. I’m glad she said it because I was thinking the same thing. I was thinking about how the web levels the playing field in any niche, regardless of age.

Especially on Twitter.

Here I am again, #14 on this list of the 25 most influential nonprofit tweeters, ranked by WeFollow. And while it’s great to be able to measure online influence in these two very concrete ways, my focus is on a different kind of ROI.

The return on online impact. Sure, the more visible I am, the more opportunities I have to get hired and make money. More important to me, though is that I’m better able to use my voice to bring attention to issues that I care about, like racial justice and career empowerment for young people. Best of all, I’m able to showcase the stories of so many other unsung leaders working for social change.

While I may be one of the most visible in the online space, there are many other young nonprofit leaders and social change agents out there on the Internetz that are not only leading the way to make the world a better place, but influencing others to do the same. They are the rockstars of today and tomorrow. Follow them. Follow us. We’re going places. And trust me, you want to come with.

50 Young Nonprofit Influencers You Should Be Following on Twitter

Here’s the full list in a handy dandy format that you can auto-follow simply by clicking “select all” at the top and then entering your Twitter name at the bottom.

P.S. I spent a lot of time compiling this list, so please do me a favor and spread it far and wide. Thank you. And you’re welcome.

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Tangia Al-awaji Estrada

Thanks for the mention. But most of all thanks for not being afraid to be a voice. Too many people afraid to speak up and talk about things that really matter.
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Great list. Was nice to see that I was already following 10 outta the fifty. Always awesome to hear new voices and influencers.
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I can't see this list – is it posted somewhere else? What browsers support it?
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your link for your list of 50 people to follow does not work! Please check it or post a good link.
L Jeeter

Thanks, I am new to twitter so this is very informative. I've been looking into developing my own non-profit organization called “Beautiful Mondays” and networking and learning advances these aspirations. I am lovely your website!
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Same here – what do I need to do to use/view this?
Christine

Would love to see this list of 50, but the link does not work!
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These guys are great @solidaritysport:twitter – follow them for some great insights into working with children!