Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2006

Photo by Jeska Linden in flickr Jeska Linden (Jeska Dzwigalski) is the Community Manager for Linden Lab , the creators of the virtual world Second Life , where she has worked since the summer of 2004. on July 18th and subsequently had a chance to interview her at her fabulous virtual office in Second Life.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2007

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. The first level is the second life literacy skills - how you move around and communicate. I met with the group last week. We debriefed about the three levels of learning.

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APRIL 9, 2010

Notes from the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference for: Who : Speakers: Susan Tenby | TechSoup Global; Janet Fouts; Kira Marchenese. Mixed Reality events – conference going on in Second Life with a live streamed video into Second Life, it expands the audience exponentially.

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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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DECEMBER 8, 2021

Gamers also gather in person for gaming marathons and conferences to raise money for charity. There will be multiple realities in the metaverse, such as Second Life (founded in 2003), and there is currently a global race to build the metaverse. The Metaverse. AI & Machine Learning.

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JUNE 9, 2009

Susan Tenby: Nonprofits Blaze Virtual Trails in Second Life Mixed Reality Lounge: "The event I'm describing was not a costume parade or a psychedelic dance party.

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JUNE 16, 2010

The 2010 National Conference on Volunteering and Service (NCVS) is June 28-30 in New York City. The NCVS conference is an opportunity for volunteer and service leaders to get together for in-person networking and learning. Dates: All conference long! Tags: events conference ncvs netsquared presentation techsoup global.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2006

Pathfinder Linden at the G4C Conference Originally uploaded by cambodia4kidsorg. He had just checked his email and already knew about the TechSoup's Second Life Nonprofit Directory! At lunch there were small groups by region. At the Boston/New England group, I met PathFinder.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2007

The first was at the NCTI: National Center for Technology Innovation » 2007 NCTI Technology Innovators Conference, where I had a blast keynoting. At the NCTI conference, we also heard from someone from Second Life. I've seen two social simulator projects in the last couple of months, and they are both worth exploring.

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JULY 9, 2010

This blog post was penned by Evonne Heyning , who works with TechSoup's Nonprofit Commons in Second Life and Community teams. With our 65-inch plasma screen TV, we camped outside the main ballroom and projected the #NCVS tweets along with Second Life and web interactive experiences for attendees.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2007

While the meebo nptech chat room is chatting live during the PDF, a few tweets overheard on twitter anticipate the upcoming NetSquared Conference. for the NetSquared Conference (N2Y2) beginning on May 29th. Like last year, conference participants are introducing themselves on their NetSquared Blog. NetSquared Community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

Conference Tag: CU08 ConnectingUp Conference Warning: I am live blogging these notes as the conference unfolds. Doug mentioned attending the NTC/NTEN conference in New Orleans and had RSS and Tagging ringing in his ears. They will be using Skype, Second Life, Facebook, and MySpace. More Flickr Photos here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2006

People were also meeting up in Second Life at the Creative Commons sim. In the world, you could see a streaming video of the party in real life. In Second Life, Larry Lessig, Joi Ito, and Jimmy Wales announced some Creative Commons news -- passing the chairmenship torch and they mingled with the other in-world supporters.

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MARCH 25, 2010

Susan was asked about her role as the community director of TechSoup and the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life and she discussed how the networks are connected to each other.

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MAY 27, 2011

On June 7th TechSoup representatives Elliot Harmon, Susan Tenby, and Evonne Heyning will present in a unique Interactive Strategy event at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service in New Orleans, LA ( NCVS ). This post was written by Evonne Heyning , part of TechSoup's Community team.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 25, 2007

I presented on a panel today for the California Association of Nonprofits "Building Stronger Nonprofits" Conference that is taking place in Los Angeles about nonprofits and second life.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

TechSoup's YouTube channel has now grown to several playlists, which feature our members that we meet at the various conferences we attend. It also features stories of the real world impact of our Second Life members who participate in the Nonprofit Commons.

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MAY 7, 2010

With nearly 250 participants on the web conference and in Second Life, we had many people excited to get started: read more. We had Sarah Cove from Wikispaces explain what wikis are, how they work, and describe the benefits that organizations discover when they use them.

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OCTOBER 5, 2010

Through their use of "Second Life," TechSoup has been at the forefront of virtual meeting and collaboration environments for several years. Second Life is an online, virtual world where you can customize your online personality (i.e. avatar), interact with others, and even conduct business transactions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 11, 2007

Yesterday on Twitter, Alan Levine (cogdog) started tweeting about a Stephen Downes talk in Second Life. Cogdog barked a few tweets: "Stephen Downes is speaking Second Life" "Stephen Downes hammering SL " like Star Trek. with casinos " "The guy secretly loves second life."

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MAY 16, 2014

He teamed up with Jason Samuels to set up all of the collaborative note-taking at the latest NTC conference. His topic is online marriage rituals in Second Life. He is an avid participant and presenter at Edgar Means’ Do Good Data Conference. Silicon Valley North.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2006

She is also exploring how nonprofits can use Second Life, a multiplayer community on the Web. TechSoup has set up a virtual office in Second Life and earlier this month hosted a mixed-reality event showcasing a new nonprofit directory. t able to conceive of Second Life as anything more than a game.

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APRIL 23, 2009

EcoCommons launched this week in Second Life. Conferencing Virtually : The Iowa Small Libraries Online Conference. From the TechSoup Community: TeleGreen Your Work Campaign (Week One). Article: Go Green with Virtual Meetings and Web Conferencing. Ten Tips to TeleGreen Your Work. TechSoup Blog.

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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. Why did these and others fail and why is Second Life really pointing the. avies' to stand around and chat. way to the future?

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JULY 1, 2013

The software for a virtual meeting can be either a application downloaded on each attendee's computer or a web-based application where the attendees enter a URL to enter the conference. The service provides 10 MB of storage space for up to 20 participants, who can be reminded of their upcoming web conference with email invitations.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2006

. - Youth Connection, Part II: Reaching New Audiences and Distribution Channels around the K-12 Education System Andreas Ua'Siaghail (Pax Warrior/23 YYzee), Barry Joseph (Global Kids) Barry gave an engaging presentation on two game programs where kids are designing games and Global Kids Island on Second Life. Faster than I can type.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 12, 2008

" Accross the pond, our nptech colleagues in the UK are busy planning sessions for LASA's upcoming Circuit Rider Conference for ICT Support and Development Workers. Pixelanthropy takes hold in Second Life! Giving Anonymously facilitates person to person philanthropy. It enables people to give to people in need anonymously.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

There is also a groundswell of support all over the Internet, from bloggers ( one blog at a time ) Facebook , Flickr , Online Petitions , mobile phones , and Second Life. So, while it may very difficult to find Internet content from Burma, it is getting onto the Internet.

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MAY 16, 2014

He teamed up with Jason Samuels to set up all of the collaborative note-taking at the latest NTC conference. His topic is online marriage rituals in Second Life. He is an avid participant and presenter at Andrew Means’ Do Good Data Conference. Silicon Valley North.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2006

This one is from the UK and from a conference called " Take Back the Web." Second Life and Other Games Nedra Weinreich shares her experience attending the CDC's Second Life experience with an interview the U.S. And overheard at the TechSoup Second Life meeting this week.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 2, 2009

Soon, I was being addressed by them and responded to, and I was really happy to have stumbled upon this spontaneous and free conference about online community. I used the #Cmtychat hashtag at the end of my few posts, and then discovered that the technology was even deeper then just tagging your tweet. suzboop on Twitter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2007

This is from a live blog post by Peter Brantly of O'Reilly Radar from a conference hosted by the Hewlett Foundation on Friday. Example virtual worlds: Second Life; Active Worlds; Entropia; Olive. They are discussing options for virtual world platforms for education and standards. Example engines: Multiverse, Croquet, Delta3D

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NOVEMBER 18, 2011

The most important ingredient, however, that enables this collaboration is regular communication through weekly conference calls. In addition to NPLive and tweet chats, the Online Community Team reaches out to the TechSoup Global community through the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life , social media , and an externally-facing wiki.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2006

A podcast interview with TechSoup's Susan Tenby and Salvador Luna about TechSoup's Mixed Reality Event last month on Second Life. There is also a podcast interview with Jeska Linden from Linden Labs, creators of Second Life.). And, finally, this podcast from the Gender and the Social Web panel at netsquared conference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

From last week's Web2.04Dev Conference is a snap poll " What does Web2.0 Graphing Social Patterns is a conference devoted to the business and technology of Facebook taking place next week in Silicon Valley. There's an unconference called OpenFaced taking place in tandem with the conference. " Nonprofits and Web2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

Marketing, Fundraising, and Philanthropy So far, there will be at least four bloggers live blogging at the Council on Foundations conference. Where's the conference tag? What about other conference attendees who might also be bloggers? However, some nonprofits feel that Second Life is a waste of time and resources.

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