Non-profits on Twitter

For those not in the know, Twitter is a micro-blogging service that seems to have taken the world, and especially the UK, by storm. In the year from February 2008-2009, it grew by 1382% and has been covered extensively by the British press, such as the Telegraph, the Guardian, the Independent and the Times. 

Mashable, a leading blog that covers the latest in technology around the world, recently published a list of non-profits on Twitter. Lon. S. Cohen, Director of the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Society of New York and the author of that particular post, started off with a list of 26 charities who are on Twitter, but that attracted over 70 comments and is well on its way to expansion! Many of these offer volunteering opportunities for young people and if you’re on Twitter and interested in the work of non-profits, it will be well worth your time to follow them. 

Check the list out here.