This document summarizes a study comparing the use of e-participation tools by public agencies and nonprofit organizations to promote citizen engagement. The study measured the online presence of 11 public organizations and 19 nonprofits using evaluation tools and analyzed the results with t-tests. It found that nonprofits are currently utilizing social media like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube to a greater extent than public organizations. The implications are that nonprofits have more potential to facilitate online interactions between citizens and organizations, which could give nonprofits increased legitimacy in the policy process. The next phase of research will analyze online technology use in more depth and explore how stakeholder engagement online relates to using feedback for policy, strategy, and program development.