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5 Oculus Quest Tips for Nonprofits New to the Metaverse

Nonprofit Tech for Good

So, before opening the box: ? Create your Oculus Avatar. Have fun with your avatar! That said, for someone like me ( Heather Mansfield ) who is very uncomfortable on camera in real life, it’s not uncomfortable being an avatar of myself in Oculus. Explore and have fun. That’s it for now!

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33 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. A free, fun mobile photo-sharing iPhone App that turns your mobile photos instantly in art. A fun, colorful way to track your nonprofit’s growth and activity on Twitter. FrontlineSMS :: frontlinesms.com.

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Donor Personas: How to Identify Your Unique Donor Audience

CauseVox

Email marketing analytics: help us track open rate, click-through, and donation conversions. However, you find that those who open and donate through email marketing are aged 40-60, female and live in a suburban area. Pro Tip: It is really helpful (and fun!) From there, you can analyze the data. Let’s explore an example.

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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. Feel free to email or skype me if you need help getting started - it's a wee bit of a learning curve, but fun.

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Games for Change: Al Gore, Supporting Vets, and Making Civics Fun

Tech Soup

On Monday, June 20 I had the pleasure of attending the opening sessions of the Games for Change pre-conference at NYU, on behalf of TechSoup. The ability to play and replay scenarios, choosing different actions and benefiting from an expert avatar counseling you along the way seemed really well done.

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Nonprofits Celebrate New Home in Second Life: Nonprofit Commons Grand Opening Gala Event on August 14th, 2007

Have Fun - Do Good

Hey Have Fun * Do Gooders, Many of you know that I work as the Community Builder for NetSquared , a project of TechSoup. This month's Net Tuesday will be a special "mixed reality" event in San Francisco and in Second Life to celebrate the opening of the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life , a community space for nonprofits.

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Second Life As Alice In Wonderland

Tech Soup

We asked GreenTech volunteer Michael Hodges to sign up and try out different things in Second Life like find the Nonprofit Commons Island and befriend 'avatars' there. This is the story of my avatar, JTR Arentire, and how he came into being without going-down the rabbit hole.