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Sharing my #EpicThanks – please join me!

Amy Sample Ward

Whether it’s on listservs, forums, blogs, facebook, twitter or anywhere else – there are so many people looking to foster open dialogue on issues important to and impacting the work of changemakers, activists and innovators around the world. Dress up your avatar with some Epic Thanks love at [link].

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Nonprofits in Second Life: Avatar Marketing, Fundraising, and TechSoup's Plans

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I attended a meeting at the SLTechSoup Office, a discussion forum on Avatar Marketing hosted by Harvard Berkman Center , and visited a donation site for the Make A Wish Foundation. If you want to get involved in the planning for the event or other activities geared for nonprofits, join the Google Group here.

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Information Island Grand Opening Celebration: Jeff Barr, Amazon Presentation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There a number of interesting events planned over the next couple of weeks. If you haven't yet checked out Seond Life and want to experience a "serious" activity, there are celebration events taking place throughout the week on Information Island. There were about 50 people there. Got that?) What is transferable?

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Second Life: Issue Awareness Raising Campaigns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Today, I got a report via the TechSoup Second Life listserv about an awareness-raising campaign for homeless children in Second Life - reported here , here and here. Rik visited the homeless avatar: I decided to pop into SL to check it out. At the Museums in Second Life meeting, I heard about this event that will take place on Friday.

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Second Life Education Programs in NY Times, Goes Open Source, and other tidbits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Over fifty avatars attended. Nesson describes it on his blog: I n the final week of the class we will doing a first-of-its-kind Second Life event. Unfortunately, the event got cancelled due a fire. The event took place today. If you think that Seocond Life is just about buying virtual houses, be sure read this.

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Second Life and Communities of Practice Group Action Learning Project

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

After the event please: Will you post pictures of your group to Flickr, use the tag: cp080207 so we can find each other's snaps (I've already posted one). If you have a blog, write something about this event! Some questions: Thinking about the tools comes after activities/events and would be useful for communities of practices?

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Nedra Weinreich: Social Marketing Guru

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My social marketing colleague Craig Lefebvre, who has a blog ( On Social Marketing and Social Change ), asked me to expand some comments I had made on the Social Marketing Listserve as a guest blogger. s relevant to their lives, an interesting or funny video clip, an event or social movement that they want to make a difference in.