Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Plain language is communication your audience can understand the first time they read or hear it. The Plain Language Movement started in the 1970s based on the idea to make it easier for the public to read, understand, and use government communications. Thank you and Happy New Year! 1) Master the art of Plain Language. .

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 6, 2007

Second Life isnt just about wasting time, however, nor are its "residents" exclusively teens hunkered down in their parents basements with Hot Pockets and Red Bulls - there may be real marketing potential for both for-profit and nonprofit organizations. million total (500,000 active monthly) residents of Second Life. (IDI)

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Museum 2.0

JULY 18, 2007

When people talk about museum projects in Second Life and other virtual worlds, I'm often disappointed by the short-sightedness of the vision. Sadly, Robbie's goal was to use Second Life as a platform to create a 2D representation of the painting--so the 3D space of the painting is not available for visitors to explore.

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AFP Blog

MAY 9, 2008

Wired Campus: Co-Founder of Second Life Says Academics Are Biggest Trailblazers in Virtual Worlds - Chronicle.com: "Co-Founder of Second Life Says Academics Are Biggest Trailblazers in Virtual WorldsCory Ondrejka, the co-founder of the virtual world Second Life who is now a visiting professor at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University (..)

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Museum 2.0

MAY 9, 2007

In January, I interviewed Sibley about the potential use of virtual worlds and Second Life by museums, but in the four months since then, the virtual world platform--and the hype around it--has exploded. It seems that Second Life is both the closest and farthest thing from many museum professionals' minds.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Tenby spoke about a method they developed by which to deputize and hand over some control to forums' super users to maintain a productive and harmonious online forum community. Graves manages communications via TechSoup's many social media channels. Panganiban spoke of his work in the Nonprofit Commons on Second Life.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2011

We invited a mix of nonprofit communications and technology speakers to offer their visual communication tips, insights on delivering with mastery, and listening through social media back-channels. She teaches a weekly webinar series and writes a leading blog on nonprofit communications at Nonprofit Marketing Guide.com.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

This free event will take place across three separate platforms: webinars, forums, and the virtual world of Second Life. Attend the Challenge Screening and Awards party at TechSoup Headquarters in San Francisco or from Second Life. Mark your calendars for TechSoup Global's Digital Storytelling Online Event !

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Tech Soup

JULY 14, 2011

David and Randy (I've presented with them several times, hugged them, had beers with them, I've even hung out in our Nonprofit Commons in Second Life virtual island with them, so yes, we are on a first name basis) reminded me that innovation doesn't just happen. The Scalable Edge of Innovation.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2010

The new realm of net-enabled personal communications devices will cut down on the need for many employees to have an expensive-to-maintain PC or laptop. The people in these organizations know how to communicate and collaborate, and much of this interaction is conducted face-to-face. FYI: it doesn't work over 3G.)

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2010

TechSoup Global has an upcoming Digital Story Telling contest, getting orgs to put together 60 second vid’s about what they do/who they are. Second Life and IRL at TechSoup HQ in SF. After meet ups online communication generally takes precedence and thats why its so important that both communities are connected.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2011

We invited a mix of nonprofit communications and technology speakers to offer their visual communication tips, insights on delivering with mastery, and listening through social media back-channels. She teaches a weekly webinar series and writes a leading blog on nonprofit communications at Nonprofit Marketing Guide.com.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

APRIL 11, 2008

Our conversation focused on Facebook, Second Life, and Skype. This includes both developing techniques to pierce the Facebook's security, and active communication with persons of interest. The same with Second Life. The Agency is deeply involved in Facebook," I was told.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2009

And picking up on the Second Life media blitz a couple of years ago, NBC did a story on religion in Second Life.(BTW, BTW, if you haven't seen this " Guided Tour of Spirituality in Second Life " its worth a looksee).

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

The first tip is to make presentations social; a useful means of doing this is to use Twitter for live communications with your audience as is increasingly popular during presentations. Presentations for Webinars. Leroux Miller kicked off the discussion by offering advice focused on online presentations. Ask and Share with Your Audience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2007

MacArthur Foundation hosted its first discussion in Second Life to explore the role that philanthropy might play in virtual worlds. We're trying a year of conversation about how to enter the culture in Second Life and the role of philanthropy. " Linden: Second Life is a world being built by the people in it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 15, 2006

These posts have sparked some thoughtful reflections, from a folks on the Second Life Educator's List and I'm going to quote and summarize a few: The Second Life Doubter's Club. It is VERY well suited for connecting people from physically distant spaces for shared learning, communication and group participation.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2012

WHERE: San Francisco – TechSoup Headquarters; Online – Live-stream on Facebook and in Second Life. WHAT: Awards and Screening Party for the TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge. WHEN: Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 7:00 p.m. Pacific time. TAG: #TSDIGS.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Kristy Graves is a member of TechSoup's Online Community and Social Media team working across the organization to oversee social media conversations and support ongoing collaboration for the community team's online live events and various social media channels. Barriers to Collaboration.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2006

Head right over to the Social Media Press Release Template from Shift Communications and reviewed by the Getting Attention Blog. Second Life and Other Games Nedra Weinreich shares her experience attending the CDC's Second Life experience with an interview the U.S. Looking for a way to integrate all these Web2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 12, 2008

Pixelanthropy takes hold in Second Life! via the AFP Blog summarizes this news story from msnbc about nonprofits in Second Life inspired by Kiva in Second Life's Grand Opening Party at the Nonprofit Commons. Giving Anonymously facilitates person to person philanthropy. I noticed Soup.io

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2013

Here are some other TechSoup nonprofit virtual meeting resources: TechSoup’s Communicate and Collaborate content resources. TechSoup’s Communicate and Collaborate product offerings. Microsoft Lync is Microsoft's enterprise communications hub that connects people in every conceivable way.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2007

TechSoup holds regular meetings for nonprofits in Second Life and I have been attending regularly and sometimes facilitate like this I did this past week. 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.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

But it can get a second life with a short version condensed to fit into a series of photos or a 60-second Instagram Reel. These results can shape your communications strategy in amazing ways. Maybe the first version of the story is a long-form written narrative.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Nonprofit Commons in Second Life. Please join us for one of our monthly San Francisco Online Community Meetup events for #octribe. We are committed to providing you with relevant, timely content in addition to helping you get the most out of all that TechSoup Global has to offer. LinkedIn Group. TechSoup Blog. SlideShare.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2007

Net2 Houston, August Photo by Eschipul Nonprofits in Second Life Gala Opening Photo by RubyJi By looking at the photos tagged with NpTech, nonprofit techies were either on vacation or attending events. Laura White wonders whether " Twitter and Facebook, will they change the way we connect and communicate ?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

OK, no, I’m still not convinced, but here’s an interesting take on Second Life from Frogloop. I’ve been reading Matt Asay’s blog on open source business models, and he has an interesting post which suggests that writing documentation is a good marketing strategy ! Be Helpful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2006

But wait a second, I could attempt to live blog remotely. because the session will take place in Second Life and will also be webcasted. Second Life: NMC Campus Amphitheater (number 5 on the map) (see picture of me above) (NOTE: Please join "NMC Guests" group for access to Amphitheater).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2009

Susan Tenby is the community manager at TechSoup responsible for their Second Life efforts. Megan Keane blogs at TechSoup community site. is senior consultant for Common Knowledge and covers the sustainable food community. works for Livingston Communications and leads their social good efforts. Holly Ross.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 9, 2007

Sure, you wanted to be ahead of the game, but you got tied up rockin out on Monkey Island in Second Life. 60) Search « Notes from Care2/OneWorld/Interaction Fundraising Seminar | Main | MySpace.com: A Place for Donors? Now, you need a surefire strategy to get you those key last minute donations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2007

Here's a terrific article from the Nonprofit Communications blog called " 10 Ways Communicators Can Stay Productive" and from the Blog Bash event here's some tips specifically for bloggers on productivity. JournalMarketing's advice to communicators and execs: Doing new media is more important than learning new media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

The wizard behind the Frozen Pea Fund (and many others since) is Connie Reece, who specializes in developing marketing and communications programs that use Web 2.0 Recently we set up an office in Second Life, on the Nonprofit Commons Plush island, and we just purchased our own island in Second Life.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 11, 2007

The online platform has two parts: a website , where all projects originate, and a Second Life presence ("The Tech" in Second Life), where participants can communicate in real-time, share ideas, and build virtual prototypes. I know that Second Life can be a clunky, frustrating experience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2006

She is the founder and president of Weinreich Communications , and wrote a book called " Hands-On Social Marketing: A Step-by-Step Guide." As you'll note from that article, Nedra has also been exploring Second Life and we bumped into each other at the TechSoup space there where we completed our interview.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 5, 2007

Today, an interview with Sibley Verbeck (Hathor's his virtual name), founder/CEO of the Electric Sheep Company , which does experience design for real-world companies in virtual worlds including Second Life. Why would they want a Second Life presence? It’s a little disjointed, but the key points are: 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

Social Media and Nonprofits Anshe Chung Studios in China has been quietly building a Second Life space, managed by TechSoup, for non-profits. However, some nonprofits feel that Second Life is a waste of time and resources. Soon this empty space will start to bustle with Linden citizens for Social Good.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 6, 2008

On June 4, we opened The Tech Virtual Test Zone , a new 2000 sq ft gallery at The Tech Museum of Innovation featuring exhibits on the theme of art, film, and music that were originally developed in Second Life by a community of creative amateurs. In Second Life, I am not an expert--but many of our virtual exhibit designers are.

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