Of the 113 tweets and retweets sent by @NonprofitOrgs during the 2014 Independent Sector Conference (#ISConf), the 10 embedded tweets below are those that received the most social actions i.e., retweets + favorites. It’s no surprise that the vast majority include images properly sized for Twitter (600 x 300 pixels), inspirational quotes, and/or stats. By studying carefully the formatting of the tweets below your nonprofit can become a better live tweeter. The length of a tweet, proper grammar and punctuation, and the correct use of hashtags has a significant impact on social actions.
1. 93 Actions:
#ISConf 88% of millennials donated to a nonprofit in 2013: http://t.co/OT7IijDrx1 pic.twitter.com/ySpqbQJss7
— @NonprofitOrgs (@nonprofitorgs) November 17, 2014
2. 87 Actions:
#ISConf On what motivates us to work in the nonprofit sector: pic.twitter.com/9b74hOsQsV — @NonprofitOrgs (@nonprofitorgs) November 16, 2014
3. 86 Actions:
#ISConf 55% of those who engage with nonprofits via social media have been inspired to take further action: #OnGood pic.twitter.com/9FtpXVkGda
— @NonprofitOrgs (@nonprofitorgs) November 18, 2014
4. 63 Actions:
Social change does not follow an algorithm. It unfolds in different patterns, at different paces, in different places. #ISConf — Julio Marcial (@jm_calwellness) November 16, 2014
5. 60 Actions:
#ISConf session: 15 Useful Social Media Tips and Tricks for #Nonprofits w/@nonprofitorgs || https://t.co/EEjy03oaWv pic.twitter.com/cHmdhPcZJv
— OnGood (@OnGood) November 18, 2014
6. 54 Actions:
#NGOFacts In 2010, nonprofits accounted for 9.2% of all wages and salaries paid in the United States. || #ISConf pic.twitter.com/ogbCy8cbby — @NonprofitOrgs (@nonprofitorgs) November 17, 2014
7. 54 Actions:
#NGOfacts If the nonprofit economy was a country, it would have the 7th largest economy in the world. #ISconf pic.twitter.com/PhpaDhmlOS
— OnGood (@OnGood) November 17, 2014
8. 42 Actions:
“I am grateful that every single day I get to wake up and think about solving inequity.” – @SueDHellmann, CEO, @GatesFoundation || #ISConf — @NonprofitOrgs (@nonprofitorgs) November 16, 2014
9. 38 Actions:
#ISConf On the myth of millennials embracing only technology in philanthropy: pic.twitter.com/otgjvGeK7k
— @NonprofitOrgs (@nonprofitorgs) November 17, 2014
10. 28 Actions:
#OnGood will allow NGOs worldwide to accept donations on any mobile device: http://t.co/lh22o5TNig || #ISConf pic.twitter.com/xMNq35whTc — @NonprofitOrgs (@nonprofitorgs) November 16, 2014
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