Have Something to Say? Tweet About It

How can foundations make the best use of Twitter? In a post on the Communications Network blog, Buffy Beaudoin-Schwartz, Communications Director, Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers, provides some examples of how her organization uses Twitter, and also shares tips on what works and why.

Here's a preview of what she has to say, followed by a link to the full post:

Like many in the foundation world, we are constantly trying to ensure that we are up on the “latest” technology.  This, of course, means that we are spending time trying to learn what the “latest” is … and determine the cost, ease of use, and most importantly, the value it brings to our daily efforts to  connect work with mission.

For us – being a membership association of 140 foundations and corporate giving programs ranging in size, staff, resources and capacity – our challenges are different than a stand-alone foundation or nonprofit. But our experiences are relevant to both kinds of organizations, as well as other Regional Association of Grantmakers.  For example, after much discussion we decided not to enter the blogosphere a few years ago.  While we read blogs and recognize their overall value, we decided that it wasn’t in our best interest to develop or re-package information that we felt was readily available through our website.   On the other hand, we did recently decide to jump on the Twitter bandwagon. (You can find us at @ABAGrantmakers)

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