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!)
- Chronicle of Philanthropy: @Philanthropy
- Boardsource: @boardsource
- Foundation Center: @fdncenter
- PND (Philanthropy News Digest) Blog: @pndblog
- Allison Fine, nonprofit social media guide & author of Momentum: @Afine
- Beth Kanter, nonprofit social media guru extraordinaire: @kanter
- Tera Wozniak Qualls, rockstar Gen Y nonprofit blogger: @terawozqualls
- Holly Ross, Executive Director of Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN): @ntenhross
- Sean Stannard-Stockton, Tactical Philanthropy Advisors: @tactphil
- Tracey Webb, Black philanthropy blogger: @BlkGivesBack
- Nonprofit Assistance Fund: @NAFund
- Kris Putnam-Walkerly, philanthropy consultant: @philanthropy411
- Lucy Bernholz, philanthropy wonk: @p2173
- Nonprofit Quarterly: @npquarterly
- Hildy Gottleib, nonprofit consultant extraordinaire & author of The Pollyanna Principles: @HildyGottlieb
- Nonprofit Times: @NonProfitTimes
- Heather Carpenter, nonprofit academic: @HeatherCarpente
- Debra Beck, nonprofit professor: @npmaven
- Robert Egger, President of DC Central Kitchen: @robertegger
- Colleen Dilenschneider, Gen Y blogger on nonprofits & museums: @cdilly
- Ken Berger, President of Charity Navigator: @kenscommentary
- Stanford Social Innovation Review: @SSIReview
- Pamela Grow, nonprofit fundraising guru: @PamelaGrow
- Trina Isakson, Gen Y nonprofit blogger extraordinaire: @telleni
- Gene Takagi, nonprofit attorney: @GTak
- Lindsey McDougle, nonprofit academic: @lindseymcdougle
- Elizabeth Clawson, Gen Y nonprofit blogger extraordinaire: @eclawson
- John Haydon, social web strategist for nonprofits: @johnhaydon
- Trista Harris, Executive Director of Headwaters Foundation for Justice & blogger: @TristaHarris
- 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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I’m blogging every single day this month for 31 Days of Giving to celebrate my 27th birthday on December 31 and asking all my friends to donate $27 to benefit the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of Washington DC. Will you give? Your gift would really make a difference for young nonprofit leaders in DC!
