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The Future of the Nonprofit Office: Working from Home v2.0

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avatar), interact with others, and even conduct business transactions. Management by walking around is a proven and effective technique, but it relies on employees being physically located together with the manager. We'll have to move to alternate methods of communication and examine results versus attendance.

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What are your most useful synchronous online facilitation practices?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

So, I've been reflecting about effective facilitation of virtual meetings in Second Life Right now the primary method of group interaction is via unmoderated chat interface. But there is also a trust issue too -- particularly if you don't know all the avatars in real life. How can we take advantage of the medium of Second Life?

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Nedra Weinreich: Social Marketing Guru

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Social marketing is actually the use of commercial marketing techniques to promote behaviors that will bring about positive health or social change ??? ve traditionally relied on education as their main method ??? ve been exploring Second Life and avatar marketing ??? the same tools that companies like Apple or Nike would use.