Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2007

Yesterday on Twitter, Alan Levine (cogdog) started tweeting about a Stephen Downes talk in Second Life. Cogdog barked a few tweets: "Stephen Downes is speaking Second Life" "Stephen Downes hammering SL " like Star Trek. with casinos " "The guy secretly loves second life."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2006

Finally, this comes from a library techie, but I'm sure that nonprofit techies might agree with the advice, " How To Keep Techies Happy " Marketing, Knowledge Management, and Evaluation Somehow there is a connection between these areas and David Wilcox puts his finger on it with his posts ( here , here , and here ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 1, 2006

In fact, there's an NTEN Affinity Group for video blogging where you can get advice, ask questions, or share what you know. Although I could participate via Second Life. Click To Play "A machinima short music video we shot in Second Life. Machinima, derived from the words ??? Check this out.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2006

She is also exploring how nonprofits can use Second Life, a multiplayer community on the Web. TechSoup has set up a virtual office in Second Life and earlier this month hosted a mixed-reality event showcasing a new nonprofit directory. t able to conceive of Second Life as anything more than a game.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2007

Net2 Houston, August Photo by Eschipul Nonprofits in Second Life Gala Opening Photo by RubyJi By looking at the photos tagged with NpTech, nonprofit techies were either on vacation or attending events. Rik Riel writes about the first professional orchestra to perform in Second Life.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

We are very grateful to everyone for their contributions, links, and advice. Katya Andresen at the Nonprofit Marketing Blog gave me a guest spot to write about the campaign and solicit advice from colleagues here. Click To Play. I'm elated that we made goal. In the meantime, enjoy the thank you video!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2006

As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, I want to tell everyone how grateful I am for their contributions, links, and advice. Katya Andresen at the Nonprofit Marketing Blog gave me a guest spot to write about the campaign and solicit advice from colleagues here. Thank you Lisa for your contribution and writing about the campaign too

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AUGUST 28, 2008

amoration of AMO: The Root of Love also suggested Moodle, and Sloodle which integrates Moodle and the virtual world of Second Life. askbritt online classroom learning education career advice. She also said that she uses wikis. Pretty cool, huh? Thanks Twitter pals!

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NOVEMBER 9, 2007

Sure, you wanted to be ahead of the game, but you got tied up rockin out on Monkey Island in Second Life. Using their advice, you can make sure that the night before Christmas your potential donors nerves arent a-jangle, and they make that critical donation. Do you have any advice or best practices on how to do this effectively?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Recently we set up an office in Second Life, on the Nonprofit Commons Plush island, and we just purchased our own island in Second Life. What advice would you give to social media mavens who want to work with or help a nonprofit? Cultivate relationships with communicators at the nonprofit organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2009

Susan Tenby is the community manager at TechSoup responsible for their Second Life efforts. Rebecca Leaman writes for the Wild Apricot Blog and offers strategy advice for small nonprofits. Holly Ross. is the executive director of NTEN and expert in everything nonprofit tech. Megan Keane blogs at TechSoup community site.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2007

" and offers some advice to tool makers, teachers, and users. Lucy Bernholz summarizes what NY Times Columnist, David Pogue has shared about his experience in Second Life and suggests his comments are revealing regarding the development of an independent sector in the virtual world.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2007

" Jayne Cravens from Coyote Communications offers advice and commentary for nonprofit organizations about online social networking. Specifically she speaks to why she isn't a stronger advocate and some of the issues related to " Second Wave Adoption. See this one-page parody of Second Life. " Web 2.0,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

That's my avatar, I'm live blogging from Second Life. From my office in the Boston, I teleported myself into the Virtual World of Second Life and headed straight for the New Media Consortium virtual campus where I joined about 65 other avatars representing educators from all over the world (even Austrailia where it was 3:00 a.m.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2008

Sure, you wanted to be ahead of the game, but you got tied up rockin out on Monkey Island in Second Life. Using their advice, you can make sure that the night before Christmas your potential donors nerves arent a-jangle, and they make that critical donation. Do you have any advice or best practices on how to do this effectively?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2007

JournalMarketing's advice to communicators and execs: Doing new media is more important than learning new media. Fight Hunger shares the results and learnings from its Second Life fundraising event "Walk the World." " And now, you can bookmark Second Life locations (called slurls) into del.icio.us

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2006

who I met in Second Life for advice) The link got fixed, but no apology! To add insult to injury, the link was working! So I complained in flickr , my blog and left a comment on the Tech Chronicles Blog. (I I also asked this guy. A journalist stopped by flickr and directed me to a writer and editor over at the SF Chronicle.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

A key point about how difficult it is for most non-profits to shift from message delivery to conversation and advice about being patience. Second Life Ruby has an update on the demonstrations occurring in Second Life in support of Burma. " Nonprofits and Web2.0 mean for you?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2007

A few blogosphere posts offering advice about online safety and what you can do help stop cyberbullying can be found here. Telling the Story of What Drives You offers some great advice from Susan Finkelpearl from Free Range Studios. Random Thoughts on Life and Work points us to an excellent resource on wiki adoption patterns.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

There is also a groundswell of support all over the Internet, from bloggers ( one blog at a time ) Facebook , Flickr , Online Petitions , mobile phones , and Second Life. Nancy Schwartz has excellent advice in her 7 Facebook Essentials Nonprofit Marketers Need To Know Radio, podcasting and fundraising?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

Jason at DIA tagged it with this note: "The most universal piece of advice about using social networks for fundraising and friendraising is to start small." A screencapture from a recent weekly meeting for TechSoup's Nonprofit Commons project in Second Life. Want to get started in Second Life, check out.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2006

It will be interesting to see if this advice holds true for the voters of the future based on Dannah Boyd's post " What i mean when i say "email is dead" in reference to teens. The library community has a large presence on Second Life at Information Island which is where the TechSoup SL Virtual Office is located.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 20, 2007

" And finally, are cat lovers only to be found in Second Life ? DIA Blog has some great advice about HTML email testing. It didn't take too long before we dogs (a lab no less) has appeared on a nonprofit app called Managing News. Michael Stein has a post titled " The Truth About Cats and Dogs and Lawn Chemicals."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

Building on Each Others Ideas Heather over at the Aspiration Blog hosted this week 's Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants which includes a good roundup of advice. Ruby Sinreich gives a report about Hillary Clinton's Second Life Campaign Headquarters. There are other nonprofit bloggers who do not use their real names. See below).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 19, 2006

who I met in Second Life for advice) The link got fixed, but no apology! I still believe in setting it free - I rather have the exposure with a working link. So, ahem, Sfgate.com please fix the link. So I complained in flickr , my blog and left a comment on the Tech Chronicles Blog. (I I also asked this guy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 31, 2007

He gave lots of strategy advice and tips for each segment. Joyce Bettencourt is a talented print and digital designer who also is doing some incredible work in Second Life. Some notes from Christopher Penn's session strategy: He presented a marketing funnel and goals in different profiles. I met her through Jane.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 15, 2007

MacArthur Foundation announces a Virtual Philanthropy event in Second Life next week. Random Thoughts on Life and Work blog shares some planning questions about " Project SharePoint or how the organization will use Microsoft's SharePoint for internal collaboration and communication. Do you have advice?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2007

What is your advice for people who sell their knowledge/content? Google, Flickr, Second Life and literally thousands of new companies depend on engaging users to make money, and the more people who engage with their content, the more money they make. Get tech saavy. The higher your price, the higher your profit.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

Q: What advice do you have for nonprofits that are considering developing their own video content? The old maxim is true - you get what you pay for. If the stakes are high for your video, do it right. That said, you can still have decent production quality without spending an arm and a leg. Avoid motion, like panning, fades and zooms.

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AUGUST 7, 2008

the Exploratorium did something really big for the August 1 eclipse and they are all over Second Life (source: Technorati ). The majority of blog traffic mentioning the Exploratorium in the last month has focused on their coverage of the eclipse and a variety of Second Life initiatives.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2006

And, perhaps many took her advice, opting for turkey versus tagging items with the NpTech Tag! Second Life KnowProse blog publishes a press release about their new office in Second Life. And, for a quick summary of recent Second Life stats, see here. Happy Thanksgiving!

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OCTOBER 22, 2007

They also suggest: make it personal, using your real voice; don’t reprint press releases or other web stories; be concise (advice I am not following here ). On Second Life : Tim and Carie both say stay away. Funny, another negative note on Second Life.

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JANUARY 26, 2007

I couldn't pass up the opportunity to share this hilarious spoof of Second Life with you. Folks like Nik, in particular, will appreciate its helpful advice about where to find amenities, meet friends, and have rewarding experiences "in-world." But enough of that silliness.

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OCTOBER 28, 2008

2012 may be the year that Second Life emerges as a major player in a national election. In short, Gina Bianchini, founder of Ning.com offers the best advice about how to build a social network -- plan it like a party that people won't want to leave. Planning an event or building a campaign?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2007

One wonders where virtual words like Second Life fit on the interaction and communications axis. Blogging Advice Tim Johnson of the I'd Rather Be Writing blog, offers some tips to Nonprofits on how to start a blog. She also suggests strategies for encouraging your users to meet in the real world. The graphic. of Internet visits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

The annual international conference of parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) is taking place in Bali and in Second Life from December 3-8th. advice and writes a great blog too.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2007

Lotusmedia posts about the RootsCampSL's Smashing Success -- Avatars Against War in Second Life. Beyond Giving looks at new ideas, best practices, and good advice for nonprofits and donors. Other blog coverage here. A reminder from Democracy in Action about accidental email spamming. Check out the Digital Hero Book Project.

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