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First Thoughts on Second Life

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

The American Cancer Society recently held a virtual Relay for Life fundraiser on SL that raised over $40,000 in pledges! Mark Sirkin, who is the e-Marketing Director for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society has also participated in both the TechSoup and ACS events and seems to be quite bullish on the potential of the technology.

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Nonprofits and Second Life and Other Games

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

That's my metaphor for embracing a topic that grabs my attention and is related to my work (nonprofits and technology) but I have no prior knowledge or experience. Techsoup, a project from CompuMentor, is the technology place for nonprofits on the Web) So it makes sense that they should open a virtual office on Second Life.