Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2021

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). As of now, nonprofits, activism, and philanthropy are virtually non-existent in the metaverse (pun intended).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2007

Remember the homeless avatar in Second Life that got a lot of attention a few weeks back? Rik Riel and Nedra Weinreich also wrote it up and I suspect it probably inspired a few Second Life Doubter's Club posts. Mensajeros de la Paz with a virtual homeless kid has received enough Money to. sponsor a child.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 28, 2007

Make A Wish Donation Box in Second Life On the Web, you can become a messenger for your cause by adding a charity badge or fundraising widget to your blog or web site. In Second Life, you can build a 3-D display and donation box where avatars can contribute Linden dollars. I had a tip jar in my avatar???s

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2007

Photo from Kate in Flickr Social Signal Open House in TechSoup Office last week I'm playing catch up here on a bunch of Second Life stuff happening over the past week that I didn't want to let slip through my fingers: Social Signal held an open house in Second Life to welcome their new virtual worlds manager, Catherine Winters , to Social Signal.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 16, 2010

The team at TechSoup has brewed up a select menu of tools and strategies to provide a social media curriculum to conference attendees on how to explore Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, and applications for engaging volunteers and supporters around the world. Get in Touch Via Twitter. Will you be at the NCVS? Elliot Harmon: @ ElliotHarmon.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 26, 2007

Hat tip to Jay Moonah for the pointer to this Gartner article about virtual worlds. second life, ??? but not necessarily in Second Life, according to Gartner, Inc. Meaningful corporate use of public virtual worlds/platforms will lag. Meaningful corporate use of public virtual worlds/platforms will lag.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2007

On June 22nd at 9:00 AM PST, Jonathan's avatar along with Second Life CEO Philip Rosedale will lead a discussion with residents on the role of philanthropy in virtual worlds. We are interested in learning about virtual worlds and how to operate within them. The details are here. There will be a live audio feed.

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