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5 Oculus Quest Tips for Nonprofits New to the Metaverse

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If you have yet to experience virtual reality (VR), your first adventure into the metaverse using an Oculus Quest will provoke many self exclamations of awe and amazement. When setting up your Oculus Quest for the first time, take your time to visually explore your virtual reality. Create your Oculus Avatar.

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More about that Homeless Avatar in Second Life

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Remember the homeless avatar in Second Life that got a lot of attention a few weeks back? Mensajeros de la Paz with a virtual homeless kid has received enough Money to. I also tracked down the avatar in Second Life and did an interview with the people from NGO involved in this campaign. I try base my opinions on research.

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10 Online Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits

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birthday campaigns ( Facebook Fundraisers ), and for timely, news-driven events (Black Lives Matter). Be sure to embed your avatar or logo and embed hashtag for the campaign on the images and graphics. 9) Host Virtual Fundraising Events. See Hope Grow raised nearly $460,000 for TreeHouse teens.

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Susan Tenby, TechSoup, Speaks Before Congress About Virtual Worlds

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Her testimony was part of today's hearing: "Online Virtual Worlds: Applications and Avatars in a User-Generated Medium" Transcript and video here. Mercury News Washington Post Coverage also on the TechSoup Second Life Blog ( here ) for nonprofits.

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

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There are times I learn of new social media outlets, 3 rd party technologies or methods, and if I want to apply something new to the organization, I do my due-diligence and experiment with it, strategize how it can add value to the organization, and lastly I propose it to our executive team. Anything else?

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33 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

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It also pulls in a feed of most recent Facebook news and illuminates in real-time the fastest growing countries using Facebook. A Facebook app that creatively displays you and your Facebook friends in a virtual museum. A website that allows you to create an image with a mosaic of your Twitter Followers’ avatars.

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NpTechTag Summary: Connected Conversations, Live Blogging, and Other Great Finds

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(Pop through your read to check out the new look for the blog too, although there are vendor ads via Google) Sundance, the Oscars, and Nonprofit Technology? Democracy in Action has invited everyone into the NpTech Oscar Pool Katya Andresen from Network for Good gives us the lastest celebrity news (what no gossip?) " Web 2.0,

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