How to Use #Hashtags Effectively

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May 7th, 2012

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May 7, 2012

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How to Use #Hashtags Effectively

If social media is about supporter engagement and reaching out to your nonprofit audience (and believe us: it is), Twitter is like the hand you’re extending. And hashtags expand your reach.

Twitter hashtags are essentially a keyword phrase or name preceded by a pound sign (#) that ties tweets from other users with the same hashtag together. Anyone with a Twitter account can add their two cents to a trending discussion with a hashtag.

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