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Why Nonprofits Need to Be Early Explorers of the Metaverse

Nonprofit Tech for Good

It is a digital reality – a cyberspace made up of multiple virtual worlds – that combines components of social media, gaming, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), cryptocurrencies, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Brainstorm and make a commitment to follow emerging trends in fundraising and advocacy in the metaverse.

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Why You Need to Game Your Supporters

NetWits

There’s a communications medium far too many nonprofits neglect: Gaming. “Games have clearly arrived as a mass medium,”. … pronounced Al Gore, the former Vice President and presenter of perhaps the most watched PowerPoint ever, at the Games for Change conference. Games are maturing fast. Gamification Evolution.

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Nonprofits in The Metaverse: Pros + Cons

Media Cause

Games and interactive worlds in the metaverse have actual billboards and storefronts (yes, you read that right) where organizations and companies can purchase advertising space. Alternatively, some companies have created online “merch,” like shirts that people can buy for their virtual avatars. .

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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 Games for Change festival is the premiere gathering place for developers, activists, educators, funders, policymakers, and gamers in the field of "serious games."

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22 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A collection of economic and media trends and stats. An online database of third-party social media apps and software, there are thousands of free tools listed in categories ranging from photos and videos to music and games. A website that allows you to create an image with a mosaic of your Twitter Followers’ avatars.

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10 Popular #Hashtags for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

#Nonprofit : Occasionally, you can replace the word “nonprofit&# with “#nonprofit&# in a Tweet, or tag it on to the end of Tweet that mentions a nonprofit or nonprofit trend. fundraising : This hashtag is best used when tagged on to a Tweet that discusses fundraising trends.

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33 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A collection of economic and media trends and stats. An online database of third-party social media apps and software, there are thousands of free tools listed in categories ranging from photos and videos to music and games. A website that allows you to create an image with a mosaic of your Twitter Followers’ avatars.

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