Twitter have made it really simple to create an account. Log on to http://twitter.com/ and click on the Sign up now link.

On the Sign up page you will see the following:

• Full name
• Username
• Password

Email Enter your full name as normal. When you create a username you will want to choose a name that is as close to the name of your charity as possible.

Twitter is currently one of the largest online social tools of moment. It has differentiated itself from other social networks like Facebook and Bebo with it’s Micro blogging system. We’ve seen the number of Twitter users increase dramatically over the last two years.

Twitter is a simple tool that helps connect people together whether you are using it as an individual, business or Charity! It is a great way for charities to stay connected with their supporters, and share information quickly with the people who care.

Twitter is free and has many benefits! Building up a network of Twitter supporters is a useful way to communicate to potential funders or investors the efforts your charity is making and to show how much support you have.

Tweeters (people who uses Twitter) can follow your charity and receive any updates you make.

“Twitter is a real-time information network powered by people all around the world that lets you share and discover what’s happening now. Twitter asks “what’s happening” and makes the answer spread across the globe to millions, immediately.” (Twitter.com, 2010)