I had the honour today of presenting a session on Facebook and Twitter for nonprofits to more than 70 people. The luncheon was put on by the AFP Ottawa Chapter and was very hands on. Together, we explored Facebook best practices, signed folks up for twitter, and talked about how powerful these tools can be for engaging supporters and building community.

You can find a copy of my slides on slideshare.

The following resources might also be useful:

If you want to find out what the social media benchmarks are, here’s what to read:

Have comments or questions? Know of other great resources? Let us know!

P.S. The twitter feed for the session (#afpott) shows exactly why I love twitter: welcomes from far and wide, offers of help, questions being answered… You can check it out here (there are even a few photos!).


This post was written by Leah Eustace, ACFRE, former Principal and Chief Idea Goddess at Good Works.