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Why Nonprofits Need to Be Early Explorers of the Metaverse

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Also worth a mention Second Life (founded in 2003) – an online platform that allows people to create an avatar for themselves and have a second life in a virtual world. A visit to the Second Life Marketplace can help you better understand the concept of shopping for NFTs in the Metaverse.

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TechSoup Wins Financial Times 2010 Social Innovation Awards

Tech Soup

This post originally appeared on the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life blog and was penned by DustyArtuad. NPC is happy to share that TechSoup Global won the open-vote portion of the Justmeans/Financial Times 2010 Social Innovation Awards.

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Listen First! Finding Networks and Connections in Social Media

Amy Sample Ward

Notes from the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference for: Who : Speakers: Susan Tenby | TechSoup Global; Janet Fouts; Kira Marchenese. Mixed Reality events – conference going on in Second Life with a live streamed video into Second Life, it expands the audience exponentially. Multi-channel conversations.

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Connect in Person at #NCVS

Amy Sample Ward

The 2010 National Conference on Volunteering and Service (NCVS) is June 28-30 in New York City. Date: Tuesday, June 29, 2010; 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM. Date: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM. The NCVS conference is an opportunity for volunteer and service leaders to get together for in-person networking and learning.

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Nonprofits Live: Great Presentations on August 26

Tech Soup

Rik Panganiban, who leads the Nonprofit Commons online community in Second Life and presents frequently on topics related to global collaboration, education, and nonprofit leadership. He currently manages the online community of the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OK, no, I’m still not convinced, but here’s an interesting take on Second Life from Frogloop. I’ve been reading Matt Asay’s blog on open source business models, and he has an interesting post which suggests that writing documentation is a good marketing strategy !

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TechSoup Taiwan Talks Gaming for Social Good at Net Tuesday Event

Tech Soup

According to a 2010 statistic, people around the world spend three billion hours a week playing video games. The Nonprofit Commons in Second Life hosted a discussion on whether games can be used to create peace and Carlos Bergfeld asked whether games for social change need to be fun to be effective.

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