How Foundations Are Using Twitter And How They Can Use It Better

<p>Last week I wrote up some research we conducted at CivicActions. The <a href="http://civicactions.com/blog/2011/apr/01/foundations_using_twitter">research and blog post took a look at the largest 36 foundations using Twitter</a> (based on the size of their endowment). What I found was a wide variance in the twitter metrics: follower and followign counts, tweeting frequence, etc… check out the post for the details.</p>
<p>This week I wrote a short <a href="http://civicactions.com/blog/2011/apr/06/tips_for_foundations_using_twitter">guide with tips and advice designed to help foundations and nonprofit organizations jump start their use of Twitter</a>.  Esentially the idea is to provide a very short roadmap to get these organizations out of the gate and using Twitter regularly to advance their mission and serve their strategic goals.</p>