This document provides 17 tips for nonprofits to effectively use social media. It begins by highlighting the impact social media can have on nonprofits, including increasing donations, volunteers, and event participation. It then details each tip, such as finding your social media voice, using visuals, showcasing stories, capitalizing on trends, and setting goals and metrics to track performance. The tips emphasize engaging audiences emotionally and through people's stories, as well as promoting profiles, live tweeting events, and empowering staff and volunteers to advocate on social media. It stresses showing progress, testing strategies, and using tools like Facebook Insights to optimize efforts over time.