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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! Tags: nptech , secondlife , ACS The interest in using Second Life for online community building in the non-profit space has been high lately, and not just on the geeky fringe.

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Nonprofits and Second Life and Other Games

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The online environment is capable of supporting hundreds or thousands of playters simultaneously over the Internet. They will be developing virtual pledge cards, sponsorships, teams, and other features. Technorati Tags: second_life , sl , secondlife