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Nonprofits Blaze Virtual Trails in Second Life Mixed Reality Lounge

Tech Soup

This post was originally published on The Huffington Post on June 8, 2009. Copyright © 2009 HuffingtonPost.com, Inc. Avatars are virtual alter egos, that are our embodiment (not always human, as I noted) in a virtual world. The setting was an amphitheater filled with attendees from around the globe.

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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Who maintains your social media campaigns? I am a full-time employee of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, and as the Social Media Manager I manage all the social networking efforts for the organization. 1) Using Google Analytics to track referrals to www.pancan.org from social networking outlets. (2)

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The NMC Symposium for the Future: Prepping for Virtual Keynote about Nonprofits in 2020

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The 2009 NMC Symposium for the Future , the fourteenth in the NMC’s Series of Virtual Symposia (October 27-29th), will explore actual and potential applications of technology that could impact issues of global importance over the next five years and beyond. Transparency has its benefits, but so does privacy.

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National Potluck: a virtual event in action

Connection Cafe

NMAI is asking supporters to host a potluck on or around November 28, 2009 (the 20th anniversary of President George H. You can create a page and invite your friends and family to participate virtually. Coaching is an important part of any constituent-led fundraising event, and for virtual events, this is especially important.

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Back to School, Back Online

Amy Sample Ward

This post originally written September 8, 2009. Posted on Stanford Social Innovation Review’s Opinion blog. The newest report, out today, focused on the use of social networking platforms by young people who are/aren’t also involved with charities. Visit the original post here. What It Means. No one likes secrets!

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My Top 16 tools of 2008

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

WP is clean and easy, and virtually hassle-free. I am administering and/or responsible for a couple of Virtual Private Servers that use it. Virtualization has really come into it’s own this year, and will continue to be a force to reckon with. Elgg is the open source social network management system.

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CommunityOne West and JavaOne: Free Event in San Francisco for Open Source Developers and Other Techies for Good

NTEN

Social and Collaborative Platforms - Social networks and Web 2.0 Operating Systems and Infrastructure - Operating systems, virtualization, core software infrastructure, code base development, customization, and contribution. developers.sun.com/events/communityone/2009/west/deep_dives.jsp.