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More about that Homeless Avatar in Second Life

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Remember the homeless avatar in Second Life that got a lot of attention a few weeks back? Mensajeros de la Paz with a virtual homeless kid has received enough Money to. I also tracked down the avatar in Second Life and did an interview with the people from NGO involved in this campaign. I try base my opinions on research.

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Second Life: Issue Awareness Raising Campaigns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

What is ironic is that the WDM has not learned to apply what they presumably have learned from their other campaigns into virtual space. A Spain-based non-profit, their main goal is to create shelters and foster homes for poor children and elderly people. Rik visited the homeless avatar: I decided to pop into SL to check it out.

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Second Life and Communities of Practice Group Action Learning Project

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Right now there's a group of us trying to do some action learning about how to facilitate virtual collaborative work and learning in Second Life. It was amazing because the participants spanned the globe - literally - we had representatives from UK, Spain, Denmark, Asia, Austraila, and US. I met with the group last week. If there???s