Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 20, 2006

(Click through to the larger version to read the poster) I've been going to meetings on information island at the TechSoup area in Second Life where a small group of avatars interested in nonprofits and Second Life have been busy working on some exciting plans lead by Susan Tenby of TechSoup. Next meeting is 10:30 a.m.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2006

Blogger Wagner James Au who reports on Second Life is seated next to Susan.) The TechSoup Virtual Office at Second Life take by Jeska Linden. But can games like Second Life be a useful tool for social change? They will be developing virtual pledge cards, sponsorships, teams, and other features.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2006

world Second Life keeps popping up. Second Life's VP of. Community Development and Support, let's explore: Why has SL caught on better than its predecessors? What can we learn about the future of life from. Second Life? there's more: we'll be in Second Life, too. RMT ) and more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2007

Here's the email announcement from Alan Levine: The NMConnect Visual Symposium will be the largest collaborative art event ever created in Second Life! The schedule is still developing, but there is a call for Second Life Artists that will be open form now until the end of January.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 9, 2007

The particular issue that concerns Hiroshi right now is the Second Life problem, 3D avatar immersive environments. To some disability groups, Second Life is wonderful. Of course, Second Life is completely inaccessible to blind people right now. phenomena.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2012

In fact, Mayo Clinic's mission to "inspire hope and contribute to health and well-being by providing the best care to every patient through integrated clinical practice, education and research" is echoed by providing facilities and services in Second Life. When did Mayo Clinic's involvement in Second Life start?

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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. Panganiban spoke of his work in the Nonprofit Commons on Second Life. Graves manages communications via TechSoup's many social media channels.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2011

Rik Panganiban, who leads the Nonprofit Commons online community in Second Life and presents frequently on topics related to global collaboration, education, and nonprofit leadership. He currently manages the online community of the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life. Nat Robinson. Productions.

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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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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Leroux Miller’s first and most compelling piece of advice is to think of developing webinars similar to producing a radio show. Webinars can greatly benefit from developing a “run of show” which in radio is a script designed to outline the order and amount of timing for items to be discussed within a program.

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OCTOBER 5, 2010

By Grant Howe, VP Research and Development, Nonprofit Solutions, Sage Business Solutions. Through their use of "Second Life," TechSoup has been at the forefront of virtual meeting and collaboration environments for several years. What will the nonprofit office of the future look like? Probably like your own home.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 2, 2008

TechSoup's Susan Tenby , Senor Manager--Online Community Development , gave a prepared testimony before the the House Committee on Energy and Commerce' s Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet on April 1st about the potential of Second Life. for nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

JULY 26, 2011

Our online community and social media team helps to do that by sharing what we learn as we develop our own projects, making education a central goal of our activities. It also hosts the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life , supports micro-volunteering efforts , and curates resources like the Nonprofit Social Media 101 wiki.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 2, 2007

I was attempting to summarize a three-way dialogue about Second Life from three brilliant thinkers with differing views about the value of SL. We also must remember that there is no such thing as second hand learning -- second life learning is first person learning. Henry Jenkins [link]. Clay Shirky [link].

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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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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2011

Rik Panganiban, who leads the Nonprofit Commons online community in Second Life and presents frequently on topics related to global collaboration, education, and nonprofit leadership. He currently manages the online community of the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life. Nat Robinson. Productions.

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MAY 31, 2016

Technology has impacted almost every aspect of our lives and training & development is no exception. Let us look at some of the top technology trends taking place in the training and Development Industry: Mobile Learning : According to e- Marketer, the number of smartphone users in the United States is estimated to reach 207.2

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 1, 2006

I've been attending the weekly Friday TechSoup meetings in Second Life and you run into the most fascinating people. He coordinates web development, donor traffic and analytics, and technical marketing for the team. I didn't know Sombit until I met him - as they say - "in-world" in Second Life.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 26, 2007

second life, ??? but not necessarily in Second Life, according to Gartner, Inc. develop appropriate and relevant business models. Check out the Nonprofits and Second Life Wiki and Blog for information about the nonprofit side. By the end of 2011, 80 percent of active Internet users (and Fortune 500.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 26, 2007

Back in December after Clay Shirky's piece on Second Life, Stan who writes the PacificRim Exchange Blog took out his " I'm Sticking With DOS " buttons from the attic to make some points -- maybe something about keeping an eye on the future horizon. If I were a development person, I???d

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

By incorporating real legal and societal elements into the game, ProperLORDty's creators have ensured that the real life situation is getting more attention. The other speaker at the TechSoup Taiwan event, Marvin Jeng, was an independent software developer in Taiwan. Check out TechSoup's recap of Nonprofits Live: Gaming.

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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! " in nonprofit management and development and also includes social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 15, 2006

STAND UP is global campaign to set an official Guinness World Record for the greatest number of people to STAND UP Against Poverty and for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). STAND UP Events are happening all over the world, including Second Life.

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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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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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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’m developing a class about WEB 2.0 Also, they have a very interesting ROI calculator for social networks that is worth a look. { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Sue Bennett 09.11.07

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2006

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. Ruby Sinreich mentions that a RootsCamp will take place in Seoncd Life. More information here.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Depending on your resources and budget, adding a gaming element to your organization's campaigns could be as simple as a social media contest or as elaborate as developing your own game-like app. Hackathons are also a great way to connect with designers and developers. Gamify Your Organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2007

Try to force interoperability standards or wait for them to be developed. Fund the development of an ideal platform. Installed based : # of actual users; number, quality and diversity of objects free or for sale; size of developer community; level of adoption by academic, corporate, government users.

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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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OCTOBER 21, 2009

If you're not in the Bay Area, you still join us by viewing the event in Second Life. Pacific at the TechSoup headquarters (525 Brannan Street, Third Floor) in San Francisco for the mixed reality awards screening party. Our winners will be receiving some of these cool prizes. Hope to see you tonight!

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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). and Catherine T.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2007

On June 22nd at 9:00 AM PST, Jonathan's avatar along with Second Life CEO Philip Rosedale will lead a discussion with residents on the role of philanthropy in virtual worlds.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 1, 2006

Combining aspects of animation, game development, puppetry, graffiti, fan fiction, and improvisational theater into a moving image art form, machinima represents the latest frontier of digital popular culture. Although I could participate via Second Life. Click To Play "A machinima short music video we shot in Second Life.

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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. You must read this post about blogging and low-cost nonprofit professional development. and Katya A.

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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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