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Re: 26 Charities and Non-Profits on Twitter

shockexchange — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:59:58 -0000

Surprised you did not mention the New York Shock Exchange (www.newyorkshockexchange.com), a non-profit which teaches innercity kids competitive basketball skills and investment management skills. In fact, the kids run their own fund with stocks they picked and performed due diligence on. We were involved in financial literacy long before everyone else jumped on the bandwagon.

Re: 26 Charities and Non-Profits on Twitter

shockexchange — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:57:34 -0000

You should also include the Shock Exchange (www.newyorkschockexchange.com), a non-profit which teaches kids competitive basketball skills and investment management skills. We were ahead of the curve on financial literacy before everyone else jumped on the bandwagon.

Re: 26 Charities and Non-Profits on Twitter

Terry Radigan — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:59:26 -0000

Radland Robotics, Inc.
Name: @radlandrobotics
Website: radlandrobotics.com
Mission: To give an opportunity for lower income young people in my community to learn technical skills and education through classroom instruction, hands-on seminars and building robots. We provide the tools, the workspace and the mentors to help them learn every step of the way.

Re: 26 Charities and Non-Profits on Twitter

Hope Alive, Inc. — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:14:01 -0000

Hope Alive, Inc. provides transitional housing and comprehensive support services to homeless women and their children (Frederick County, MD). I use Twitter to keep our donors informed as to how their financial gifts are making a difference in the lives of the families we serve. I also Tweet for volunteer needs, to announce special events and fundraisers, and to express our appreciation to the community at large.

Re: 26 Charities and Non-Profits on Twitter

Brent — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:26:02 -0000

Great list. I'd like to mention Blessings in a Backpack -- a great charity which feeds kids each weekend in over 100 schools in the US, Canada and now Colombia:
http://www.blessingsinaback...
@BlessinBackpack

Re: 26 Charities and Non-Profits on Twitter

shawn — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:23:09 -0000

Most of these are the usual suspects.

Documentary Film Producers, The Global Oneness Project (@goproject) is a good one to follow. I also enjoy @WiserEarth

Re: 26 Charities and Non-Profits on Twitter

Timonie — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:37:41 -0000

WiserEarth's Tweeting for Social Change Suggestions:

Tweeting for Social Change: 15 Changemakers - http://bit.ly/e82vX
Tweeting for Social Change: 15 More Changemakers - http://bit.ly/EtKrs

WiserEarth is a nonprofit online global community space connecting the people, nonprofits and businesses working toward a just and sustainable world.

http://www.wiserearth.org
@wiserearth

Shared with thanks for the work you do.

Re: 26 Charities and Non-Profits on Twitter

Timonie — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:46:50 -0000

Name: @wiserearth

Website: http://www.wiserearth.org

Mission: WiserEarth is a free online global community space connecting the people, nonprofits and businesses working toward a just and sustainable world. The site, founded by Paul Hawken, features networking, organizations, group collaboration spaces, and event and job listings.

WiserEarth used Twitter to support OpenWiser -- a successful croudsourced fundraisng campaign to raise over $10,000 to develop an API (application programming interface). The API will enable other organizations to access and display WiserEarth’s wealth of social change information through their own websites, opening up new opportunities for collaboration.

For more details or to get involved, visit bit.ly/bb7Q7 and http://www.openwiser.org.

With thanks for the important work you do.

Re: 26 Charities and Non-Profits on Twitter

aidrenegade — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:36:26 -0000

Great list, well done. I've used it to research a US specific list of charities on twitter.

Re: 26 Charities and Non-Profits on Twitter

wylie tene — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:21:27 -0000

@afspnational is the largest suicide prevention org - using twitter to raise awareness, for education and advocacy and support those bereaved by suicide loss

Re: 26 Charities and Non-Profits on Twitter

rkanani — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:57:22 -0000

See also our full list of the Top 100 Social Entrepreneurship Twitterers here:
http://www.socialedge.org/b...

Re: 26 Charities and Non-Profits on Twitter

rkanani — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:55:11 -0000

For Social Entrepreneurship, 20 to follow:
@socialedge @echoinggreen @ashokatweets @acumenfund @nextbillion @skollfoundation @poptech @civicventures @UnLtd @UnLtdWorld @SchSocEnt @socialcitizen @changemakers @casefoundation @thinkchangeindia @socialearth @BeUnreasonable @socialentrprnr @ideablob @AshokaGenV

Re: 26 Charities and Non-Profits on Twitter

Georgia Katopodis — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:54:30 -0000

FAO Projects 1.02 Billion People Hungry in 2009 - GREAT non-profit @eatsotheycan - a collaborative global charity to raise money for the fight against hunger!

Re: 26 Charities and Non-Profits on Twitter

Florence Broder — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:19:58 -0000

I am a marketing professional for the Jewish Agency for Israel and I actively tweet on their behalf (@jewishagency). Twitter has been a fabulous marketing tool for us by getting our message out there.

Re: 26 Charities and Non-Profits on Twitter

Dig 4 Kids — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:53:24 -0000

Twitter is such a great engine for Non-Profits to get more exposure! We @d4k are trying to bring more exposure to ourselves, along with other great sites/causes.

Re: 26 Charities and Non-Profits on Twitter

Rosita Cortez — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:08:37 -0000

HIV Law Project is on Twitter too! We are one of the leading organizations in the fight for the rights and dignity of people living with HIV and AIDS. Check us out at www.hivlawproject.org or on Twitter at @hivlawproject

Re: 26 Charities and Non-Profits on Twitter

Rosita Cortez — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:06:19 -0000

HIV Law Project has been on Twitter now for over 3 months. We are the leading organization in fighting for the rights and dignity of people living with HIV and AIDS. Check us out at www.hivlawproejct.org or on Twitter at @hivlawproject

Re: 26 Charities and Non-Profits on Twitter

Rosita Cortez — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:06:02 -0000

Re: 26 Charities and Non-Profits on Twitter

Richter10.2 Media — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:27:17 -0000

Social Media saves lives.

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Re: 26 Charities and Non-Profits on Twitter

Camp Twin Lakes — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:43:19 -0000

Check out Camp Twin Lakes on Twitter! Camp Twin Lakes is a nonprofit organization that provides the location, resources, and staff to run camps for children with serious illnesses and lifetime difficulties. We let kids be kids! Become a fan on Facebook (Camp Twin Lakes) or follow us onTwitter (camptwinlakes)

Re: 26 Charities and Non-Profits on Twitter

Mitch Wright — Fri, 29 May 2009 18:09:34 -0000

Great article, and great recommendation by great friend @10beyond. We're @wpiff, so come follow us; we give grants to support and assist firefighters, families of fallen firefighters, and fire departments in need. Our 2009 Chili Cook-Off fund raising bonanza in in Grapevine, TX, is less than five months away!

Re: 26 Charities and Non-Profits on Twitter

WonWish — Tue, 26 May 2009 11:19:08 -0000

Our organization was created in an effort to enable persons to realize their goals. We realized that many people fail to achieve their goals for many different reasons. More often than not, failure was the result of factors other than financial resources. So money is not always the answer to helping one reach their goals, but often a simple lack of information and/or direction.

Our efforts are focused towards filling those needs, by forming an organization of people who are knowledgable in specific areas of expertise. All applications for assistance are reviewed by this panel of experts and recommended resources are suggested for the individual based on their need to reach their goals.

The people we serve very often do not qualify for aid from traditional charities and non-profits, yet we feel their ambition to succeed and become a more valuable asset to society qualifies them for our assistance.

We are constantly seeking experts from any category, and invite those who would like to volunteer their knowledge to contact us.

Thank you,
Jonathan Myers
admin@wonwish.org

Re: 26 Charities and Non-Profits on Twitter

Meryl — Sun, 24 May 2009 04:20:18 -0000

Thanks for this, what a great list! :)
@hhcu also tweets - Highveld Horse Care Unit. They're based in South Africa and are the largest equine welfare organisation in the Southern hemisphere.

Re: 26 Charities and Non-Profits on Twitter

Lincoln Nguyen — Fri, 22 May 2009 17:27:12 -0000

Dont forget about http://www.carecrunch.com. Take a look at the Tweetathon

Re: 26 Charities and Non-Profits on Twitter

Sarah — Fri, 22 May 2009 15:26:14 -0000

The Global Interdependence Center also joined Twitter earlier this year. Stationed in Philadelphia, the GIC works to encourage the expansion of global dialogue and free trade in order to improve cooperation and understanding among nation states, with the goal of reducing international conflicts and improving worldwide living standards.

http://www.interdependence.org
@Interdependence