To date, successfully fundraising on Twitter has been elusive for most nonprofits. TipJoy had promise and buzz, but quickly shut down. TwitPay.me filled the void, but has received very little attention. Micr0-donations via PayPal just don’t seem to appeal to donors. Twonate has a different spin on Twitter fundraising by essentially managing pledges to donate via Tweets, but of all Twitter fundraising tools I have seen come and go over the last year, Give a Tweet by far has the most potential. Here’s three reasons why nonprofits should Give a Tweet:

1) If you are a 501(c)3, then your nonprofit likely already has a profile on Give a Tweet.

Give a Tweet has downloaded the 501(c)3 data from the IRS directly into their site. Therefore, most nonprofits already have a profile on Give a Tweet. To be sure, simply go to GiveaTweet.com and Search. If your nonprofit pops up, select the “Claim Now” button on the right and then sign in with your nonprofit’s Twitter ID. Then enter the EIN of your nonprofit and hit “Claim”. The claim process does go through a human check to make sure the Twitter account is official. The process should not take longer than 24-48 hours. Once approved your Tweets and Twitter icon will show up on your Give a Tweet profile.

via http://nonprofitorgs.wordpress.com/2010/01/04/three-reasons-why-nonprofits-should-give-a-tweet/

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