Activism & Nonprof
Nicholas Kristof
New York Times columnist, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, co-author @Half the Sky, http://www.facebook.com/kristof1,260,909 followers | Follow
UN Refugee Agency
The official account of UNHCR. Follow us as we provide vital aid and protection to the forcibly displaced around the world (@AlexandraKE tweeting)1,220,473 followers | Follow
Room to Read
We partner with communities in Asia & Africa to transform the lives of millions of children through literacy and gender equality in education.569,810 followers | Follow
@NonprofitOrgs
The mission of this Twitter profile is to serve as a portal to all nonprofit organizations on Twitter [by only following nonprofits and nonprofit staff].524,238 followers | Follow
AmnestyInternational
We've been fighting the bad guys since 1961 - you can join us! Get the latest #humanrights news and actions. Official Amnesty International USA profile.438,650 followers | Follow
socialedge
Global online community by social entrepreneurs, for social entrepreneurs [via Victor d'Allant @dallant]409,869 followers | Follow
Ashoka Changemakers
Follow us for the latest in innovation, social entrepreneurship and how you can make a difference. Why? Everyone Can Be a Changemaker.394,554 followers | Follow
Human Rights Watch
HRW provides timely information about human rights crises and developments in 90 countries around the world. Curated by @jimmurphysf. Our Staff: @hrw/our-people350,913 followers | Follow
Change.org
Change.org is the world’s fastest growing platform for social change, empowering millions to start and join campaigns for social change in their communities.299,663 followers | Follow
World Food Programme
The official World Food Programme Twitter page - fighting hunger worldwide. If you're reading this... you can help! Go to http://www.wfp.org/get-involved282,945 followers | Follow
Oxfam International
Int'l confederation of 17 like-minded organizations working together & with partners around the world to bring about lasting solutions to poverty & injustice.265,643 followers | Follow
Yoani Sánchez
Blogger, resido en La Habana y cuento mi realidad en trozos de 140 caracteres Twitteo via sms sin acceso a la web Para comunicar conmigo mejor x sms +5352708611260,625 followers | Follow
Doctors w/o Borders
The U.S. office of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), an international medical humanitarian organization working in more than 60 countries.203,673 followers | Follow
Jeffrey Levin
Marketing Programs Manager, social media, human rights, politics and news junkie, #hrc #p2 #topprog #TeamFollowBack #tfb #TeamVirgo179,913 followers | Follow
TreeHugger.com
Links, Ideas and Conversation from the TreeHugger hive mind, the latest in modern green.169,960 followers | Follow
Democracy Now!
Official Democracy Now! Twitter Account. An independent, global daily news hour. Follow us for daily news, events, and updates on Amy Goodman's speaking tour.169,825 followers | Follow
UNICEF USA
21,000 children die every day from preventable causes. We believe that number should be zero. Do you believe in ZERO?82,162 followers | Follow
Chris Guillebeau
Author of The $100 Startup (100startup.com). Visiting every country in the world. Self-employed for life.78,336 followers | Follow
GlobalPost
70 Correspondents in 50 Countries = World News covered. GlobalPost publishes original international content and breaking news from around the globe.43,034 followers | Follow
Jon Hutson
News on human rights and justice. Innovative thinking about strategic communication for nonprofit groups. My views, not necessarily my employer's.38,023 followers | Follow
Global Voices
Calling attention to the most interesting conversations and perspectives emerging from citizen media around the world. Tweets: @emmab33 (^EB) @kthread (^KT)37,752 followers | Follow
Open Society
The Open Society Foundations work to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens.37,676 followers | Follow
The Elders
Independent global leaders working together for peace and human rights. Founded by Nelson Mandela in 2007.35,890 followers | Follow
Global Development
Join the debate about how to solve the world's biggest problems on the Guardian's global development site. Talk to us here or via development@guardian.co.uk31,343 followers | Follow
Christian Elliott
Human rights activist on a mission to Abolish human trafficking & Child - exploitation.27,891 followers | Follow
YES! Magazine
Award-winning, solution-oriented journalism covering peace, justice and sustainability innovations in the US and beyond. Independent, nonprofit media.27,117 followers | Follow
Intl Rescue Comm IRC
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives.25,177 followers | Follow
Colorlines.com
Colorlines.com is a daily news site offering award-winning reporting, analysis, and solutions to today’s racial justice issues.22,859 followers | Follow
RayBeckerman
Law, social justice, nature, human & animal rights, the arts, ecology. Progressive. I try to lend my voice to the voiceless. http://is.gd/cNFKN22,442 followers | Follow
Rebecca MacKinnon
Writer, Internet freedom activist. Author of the book: Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle for Internet Freedom21,743 followers | Follow
Marnie Glickman
Activist, mom, former co-chair Green Party of the US, worked as managing director of Green Party of California21,382 followers | Follow
Randy Paynter
Care2 Founder, proud father, green living, social entrepreneur, human rights, peace, wellness, naturalist, chickens, bees, organic composter ;)21,305 followers | Follow
Human Rights First
American Ideals. Universal Values. (RTs are not endorsements)18,941 followers | Follow
Women News Network
founder/director, Lys Anzia (+ the Team), for WNN (Women News Network) trying to save the world!17,245 followers | Follow
Women everywhere
While the rights of women have improved over the past few years, there remain colossal violations of womens rights around the world, something that must change16,837 followers | Follow
Mac McClelland
Mother Jones human rights reporter. Strict-grammar lover. Burma-book-writer extraordinaire.16,801 followers | Follow
Global Philanthropy
Global Philanthropy Group advises the world's leading philanthropists.16,321 followers | Follow
Jubilee Campaign
Jubilee Campaign combines effective lobbying with dynamic charitable action for Children at Risk worldwide.16,130 followers | Follow
Concern Worldwide
Working with the world’s poorest people to transform their lives. And we tweet.15,521 followers | Follow
Rosetta Thurman
I write & speak about nonprofits, leadership & social media. Co-author of How to Become a Nonprofit Rockstar. I love good food, good music & good bourbon.15,006 followers | Follow
Zainab Salbi
Women's rights activist, humanitarian, author, public speaker, & media commentator.13,648 followers | Follow
PENamerican
A global literary community protecting free expression and celebrating literature10,702 followers | Follow
Human Rights News
Automated news headlines about Human Rights. Powered by @daylife10,187 followers | Follow
Dana Goldstein
I write about schools, health, politics, and women's issues for publications including @TheNation and @Slate. Fellow @NewAmerica and @NationInstitute.9,855 followers | Follow
Cecilia Attias
The Cecilia Attias Foundation for Women serves as a strategic, media, and financial platform for NGOs who champion women's rights worldwide. Tweets by the team7,303 followers | Follow
E-Advocate Network
The E-Advocate Network is a new media project dedicated to those who are changing the world.7,163 followers | Follow
ethnic-conflict.info
News updates on conflicts in which religion, race or language play a significant role6,933 followers | Follow
Humanitarian News
The latest news on humanitarian, nonprofit and environmental issues. For lower volume, follow @humanitynews2 (same content, less tweets)6,886 followers | Follow
Samhita Mukhopadhyay
Executive Editor of Feministing, Author of Outdated http://on.fb.me/r4foYW and co-host of Opinionated on Citizen Radio: http://opinionated.wearecitizenradio.com6,458 followers | Follow
EarthShare
Connecting individuals & organizations with America's top environmental charities for more than 20 years. Serving up hot eco-news, green tips & more!6,284 followers | Follow
Marianne Elliott
Advocate, writer & yogini: author of Zen Under Fire (Penguin), a memoir about Afghanistan. HuffPo blogger. La directora de @labocalocanz6,108 followers | Follow
World Pulse
An action media network powered by women from 190 countries that lifts and unites women’s voices to accelerate their impact for the world.5,912 followers | Follow
Susanne Ure
Web Editor for Amnesty International in Canada. Tweet about human rights, social justice, humanitarian aid and lives at risk. Views expressed here are my own.5,902 followers | Follow
Colin Beavan
I'm the author of No Impact Man. I'm a writer, activist, speaker and now candidate for Congress!5,874 followers | Follow
Tom Murphy
Non-for-profit, development, & aid hack trying to learn and share on that and more. A RT does not mean I agree, just find interesting. Oh, I tweet a lot.5,809 followers | Follow
katherine maher
tech for development, democracy, and human rights, with some other things too. kinda obsessed with MENA. all views my own.5,785 followers | Follow
Elmira Bayrasli
Writer. Do-gooder. Entrepreneurship junkie. @forbes blogger. @WorldPolicy project leader. Potato chip eater. Mets fan. Globetrotter. I can kickbox.5,476 followers | Follow
Avril Benoît
Global & humanitarian news bird | Director of Communications, Médecins Sans Frontières #MSF Doctors Without Borders @MSF_Canada [Views own, etc.]5,474 followers | Follow
Melissa Fleming
Chief Communications & Spokesperson at UNHCR. Tweets highlight the stories of human suffering and resilience I witness every day.5,314 followers | Follow
Human Rights Center
investigating war crimes, pursuing justice, preparing tomorrow's advocates4,936 followers | Follow
Pacific Standard
Innovative ideas and research—and big thoughts—from the West.4,464 followers | Follow
Media Helping Media
Media Helping Media provides support for media in transition and post-conflict countries and areas where media is still developing.4,216 followers | Follow
Oxfam in East Africa
Oxfam in the Horn, East and Central Africa. We work in Burundi, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda4,210 followers | Follow
Marnie Glickman
Managing Director of the Green Party of California @gpca & Montessori mom4,186 followers | Follow
RobynMcIntyre
Digital Flaneuse. INTP. Cute, but kinda evil. Writer, artist. Social media blog for small nonprofits at http://smbirdbrain.blogspot.com and writing blog at:4,164 followers | Follow
Maddy Dychtwald
Age Wave co-founder, author, speaker, expert on changing demographic trends –generation & gender-related – shaping the marketplace, the workplace and our lives4,130 followers | Follow
Cif human rights
liberty central is the Guardian's Comment is free civil liberties and human rights site3,656 followers | Follow
Grameen America
Founded by Muhammad Yunus, Grameen America uses the Grameen Bank model to offer microloans to low-income individuals living below the poverty line in the U.S.3,516 followers | Follow
Heide Kolb
Woman, Jungian analyst, horse lover. Everything related to Jungian thought, consciousness & science. Supporting life in all its inner & outer manifestations.3,472 followers | Follow
oneworldtv
OneWorldTV is a space to promote and share videos, documentaries and short films for a fairer, greener world. Youtube channel- http://www.youtube.com/oneworldtv3,358 followers | Follow
Sybella Wilkes
Senior Communications Officer with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). Tweets do not necessarily reflect UNHCR's views. Retweets not endorsements but interest.3,341 followers | Follow
FeministPeaceNetwork
3,261 followers | Follow
grantgoddess
Grant writing and program evaluation professional, wife, mother, avid reader, and San Francisco Giants fan!3,034 followers | Follow
Joseph J. Iarocci
Incoming CEO, The Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership: A more just & sustainable world starts with #leadership.3,020 followers | Follow
DigiActive
A World of Digital Activists... Tweets by @AfriNomad and friends.3,014 followers | Follow
risingvoices
Outreach initiative of Global Voices that aims to help bring new voices from underrepresented communities and speaking new languages to the global conversation2,957 followers | Follow
Art Threat
Political art, cultural policy, and contemporary media issues. Tweets mostly by @robmaguire.2,938 followers | Follow
RFE/RL News
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports the news in 20 countries where a free press is banned by the government or not fully established.2,905 followers | Follow
Gretchen Wallace
Founder of Global Grassroots, conscious social change devotee, anti-genocide activist, advocate for vulnerable women in Africa2,882 followers | Follow
Global Policy Forum
Independent policy watchdog that monitors the work of the UN and scrutinizes global policymaking2,546 followers | Follow
Sam Gregory
Program Director, WITNESS: Moving images for human rights change plus tech, Burma, film, music. Obscura Cam'd (http://guardianproject.info/apps/obscuracam/)2,543 followers | Follow
Tristan Pollock
Co-founder of @SocialEarth. Also: Freelance writer, community builder, travel blogger & solution journalist who loves creativity, innovation, #socent & #tech.2,454 followers | Follow
Human Rights
Change.org is the world’s fastest growing platform for social change. Here you'll find all the latest news & campaigns about human rights issues.2,407 followers | Follow
SalaamGarage
SalaamGarage is a digital storytelling, citizen journalism org that partners with International NGOs & non-profits.2,263 followers | Follow
Bonnie Koenig
Consultant: NGOs engaging internationally and Author: Going Global for the Greater Good2,235 followers | Follow
Maria Lia Calvo
There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered ~ Nelson Mandela2,065 followers | Follow
Jon Schwarz
1,950 followers | Follow
Jeanne Dasaro
Artist, Community Builder, Lover of Soul Music, Bicycles, World Travel & Local Solutions. Storyteller @NorthEndStories. Founder #WWBos, CoFounder @NewProsperity1,905 followers | Follow
Shoulder to Shoulder
Building the Economic Foundations for Democracy in Haiti. Follow us on Facebook http://facebook.com/fonkoze and our blog http://fonkoze.tumblr.com1,902 followers | Follow
Mikael Johansson
Master in Human Rights, Human Rights Activist and Human Rights Defender. I am looking for a job in Human Rights. If you have a mission for me, let me know!1,775 followers | Follow
John Suarez
Human rights activist and advocate for ordered liberty. Recalling: Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. -George Santayana1,709 followers | Follow
Ron Sheridan, III
I'm passionate about Micro Loans and their potential to help in the 3rd world. join me!1,674 followers | Follow
CyberDissidents.org
Amplifying the Voices of Pro-Democracy Online Activists in the Middle East | Dismantling Internet Censor تقوية الأصوات الديمقراطية على الشبكة في الشرق الأوسط و1,584 followers | Follow
Broadsnark
Autonomous, Analytical, Anarchist, Atheist, Adventurer. Likes letter A.1,571 followers | Follow
oneworlduk
OneWorld UK leverages participatory media innovatively for a fair and sustainable world.1,554 followers | Follow
Thousand Kites
Thousand Kites is a community-based performance, web, video and radio project centered on the United States prison system1,286 followers | Follow
Free AungSanSuuKyi
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi released 13 Nov 2010 - The battle to free prisoners of conscience continues -in Burma and worldwide1,278 followers | Follow
CitizenShift
Community driven content on social issues + activism. Film, video, photography, podcasts, blogs, articles - we got it, we share it!1,170 followers | Follow
dominic macsorley
postcards from the humanitarian edge - tweeting about a lifetime spent working with an international humanitarian aid agency@concern1,095 followers | Follow
Joan Fallon
Communications Director, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame. Peace & justice, education, research. Love my tweeps.964 followers | Follow
arnoldo garcia
Poet-organizer, human rights artist, building power for community, land & the natural world answering: what is to be done?811 followers | Follow
Uli Zumsande
traveller, news addict, uploading travel photos and the beginning of a blog here774 followers | Follow
Joel Bassuk
Human rights, social media junkie, ICT4D, photography, drummer, proud new dad! oxfam digicom mgr but it's all me here. tweet also @oxfam752 followers | Follow
Allyn Gaestel
International Freelance journalist. Recently in Haiti and the Caribbean. Currently: jump in the air and stay there749 followers | Follow
Women Children Peace
reports on human rights and peacebuilding with emphasis on children and women, maintained by @CatherineMorris, director, Peacemakers Trust @peacemakers_ca642 followers | Follow
activist guru
activist, freedom fighter, human rights activist, know your rights, civil rights, what you need to know614 followers | Follow
Susannah Lovatt
Strategic Communications Officer with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).568 followers | Follow
Kale Seagraves
News and links about the struggle of the poor around the world. Half the world -- nearly three billion people -- live on less than two dollars a day.549 followers | Follow
Katy Molloy
From 1 yr volunteer in Cambodia with a trafficking shelter to Bangkok & a dream job with the largest trafficking awareness&prevention campaign in Asia- MTV EXIT400 followers | Follow
act4humanrights
Gets alerts of ways to take action to protect human rights from 65+ social action platforms. Powered by @SocialActions Photo by kian1 http://is.gd/59TA375 followers | Follow
Hue Rights
SGHR (Support Global Human Rights). Interested in Technology, Science, and Business Supporting Freedom and Helping People in Need Around the World.355 followers | Follow
Robert Godden
Exploring visual media for social activism. Amnesty International Asia-Pacific Campaign Coordinator in Hong Kong. Tweetin' independently since 2009.354 followers | Follow
Violeta Krasnic
181 followers | Follow
NY Action Network
A group of activists, organizers, artists, trainers, and everyday New Yorker's.123 followers | Follow
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