Twitter as a Communication Tool for Nonprofits: A Study of Sport-for-Development Organizations

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1086-1106

  Svensson, Per G ^a,c   Mahoney, Tara Q ^b   Hambrick, Marion E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

organizational communication; social media; sport for development and peace; sport for development; Twitter

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948770158     PISSN: 08997640     EISSN: 15527395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0899764014553639     Document Type: Article

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