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# [8 ways to get social with Twin Cities Habitat](https://www.tchabitat.org/blog/bid/83789/8-ways-to-get-social-with-Twin-Cities-Habitat)

 Written by [Laura Grevas](https://www.tchabitat.org/blog/author/laura-grevas) | 2:32 PM on June 4, 2012

Do you get your news from Twitter and your gossip from Facebook?

 I do.

I’m an AmeriCorps VISTA member in the communications department here at Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, and I coordinate all our social media activities.

If you’re still wondering what all the fuss is about, you’re not alone. About one-third of U.S. internet users don’t use any sort of social network regularly.

I get it. I’m old enough to remember a world without Internet and the myriad technologies we have today. In elementary school, I did my research projects using actual books (Rest in Peace, Encyclopedia Britannica). I talked to my friends on what is now known as a landline. I’m sure my books-on-tape are still around somewhere. 

I also concede some of the arguments against social networking—bullies have found new foothold online, as have those who may fritter away their entire lives composing news bulletins about minutiae: “I had a sandwich for lunch!” “I’m going to the gym then the grocery store!" (I'm as guilty as anyone.)

**But Social Media also has proven potential for Social Good.** Who is using it and how they are using it may surprise you: 

- While highest usage is still found among the early adult crowd—90 percent of 18- to 24-year-olds are socially networked, an impressive **31% of the 65+ set are also social.** 

- According to Inbound Marketing guru [HubSpot](https://www.hubspot.com/), U.S. Internet users spend **3x more ****minutes** on blogs & social networks than on email. 

- Consider the case of the [homeless woman who found housing through Twitter](http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20111230/news/712309948). Or [Join My Village](https://www.facebook.com/joinmyvillage), a nonprofit organization that’s enormously popular on Facebook for one simple reason: For every person who clicks “Like” on their posts, General Mills & Merck donate $3 to educate girls in Malawi and India—up to** $1.5 million!** 

In short, social media matters – and it’s not just for the teenage set any more.

I think this quote by Josh Mendelsohn, the Vice President of [Chadwick Martin Bailey](http://www.cmbinfo.com/) (a market research and consulting service), puts the social media fad-cum-revolution in perspective: 

*While social media is not the silver bullet that some pundits claim it to be, it is an extremely important and relatively low-cost touch point that has a direct impact on sales and positive word of mouth. Companies not actively engaging are missing a huge opportunity and are saying something to consumers—intentionally or unintentionally—about how willing they are to engage on consumers’ terms.* 

Engaging on consumers’ terms. Or in the case of a nonprofit organization like Habitat, engaging on *constituents’ *terms—meeting donors, volunteers and advocates where they stand. 

And where they stand, increasingly, is online. As promised, **here are 8 ways you can connect with us in the social media realm:** 

1. Like us on Facebook: we have four pages where you can keep up with our news, events, Advocacy Action Alerts and volunteer opportunities.  
   [Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity  
   ](https://www.facebook.com/tchabitat)[Habitat Young Professionals Network---Twin Cities  
   ](https://www.facebook.com/HYPNTC)[Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity Women Build  
   ](https://www.facebook.com/tchabitatwomenbuild)[Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity ReStore](https://www.facebook.com/TCHFHReStore) – great for bargains on home improvement projects!
2. Follow us on Twitter:  
   [@tchabitat  
   ](https://twitter.com/#!/tchabitat)[@tchfhrestore  
   ](https://twitter.com/#!/tchfhrestore)[@tchadvocates](https://twitter.com/#!/tchadvocates)
3. [Circle us on Google Plus!](https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/110373559768692992366/110373559768692992366/posts) You can also tell us if you want to be added to our Advocate Circle or our Volunteer Circle.
4. [Join our group on LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=1538267&trk=anet_ug_hm&goback=%2Egna_1538267) – Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity
5. [Check out our pictures](http://www.flickr.com/photos/twincitieshabitat/) on Flickr
6. [Watch our videos](http://www.youtube.com/user/tchabitat) on YouTube
7. [Follow our boards](http://pinterest.com/tchabitat/) on Pinterest
8. Subscribe to our blog by entering your email in the upper right hand corner of this page – we post fresh content several times a week!
   
      

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