Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2006

It's Friday, it's summer, it's raining - okay that's my set of excuses for spending a little bit of time in Second Life today. But first, skim through the discussion forum on TechSoup , especially if you're new to Second Life. Second Life crashed - and we were all frozen and booted off.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2007

Remember the homeless avatar in Second Life that got a lot of attention a few weeks back? Rik Riel and Nedra Weinreich also wrote it up and I suspect it probably inspired a few Second Life Doubter's Club posts. The idea came up when we were talking about Second Life, and that you start the off without anything.

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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? So, my avitar joined the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Virtual Support Group in Second Life.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2006

The American Cancer Society's 2nd Relay for Life in Second Life will take place on July 22-23rd. Nonetheless, it is interesting read the SL Relay for Life Blogs. Nonetheless, it is interesting read the SL Relay for Life Blogs. sounds impressive but be sure to convert Linden dollars into USD).

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

JULY 28, 2006

I've been listening with one ear to the buzz about Second Life and non-profits for a while now, and paying it very little attention. 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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SEPTEMBER 6, 2007

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AFP Blog

JULY 27, 2006

onPhilanthropy: Second Life Fundraising: Philanthropy Dips its Toe Into Virtual Worlds : "Second Life Fundraising: Philanthropy Dips its Toe Into Virtual Worlds By: Tom Watson, 07/26/06 Soaring mountains, shimmering seas, futuristic buildings, strange vehicles flying in the air.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 2, 2007

I've seen this question posed in a different ways: What happens when fundraising strategies get remixed with Web2.0? What happens when fundraising meets social networking? What happens when fundraisings goes personal and connected versus organizational? Social Fundraising? Socially-Networked Fundraising?

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NOVEMBER 9, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Click here to download the guide.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Fundraising Nonprofit Video Tips for Busy Fundraisers 9 min read Read Now 7. 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. Visuals can also help build a connection from human to human, making your mission and work more relatable.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Want to learn more about how gaming is changing social issue awareness and fundraising? Check out the following articles from across the TechSoup Global network: Discover apps that are incorporating gaming dynamics into a fundraising or social good campaign. Gaming for Good Resources. Kevin Lo contributed to this post.

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Tech Soup

MAY 27, 2011

YouTube tutorials — YouTube offers special features just for nonprofits , including the ability to add fundraising links to your videos. NPSM Social Wiki — The new NPSocialMedia wiki offers a one stop resource guide for nonprofits seeking help with social media at the 101 level.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2007

Peter Dietz has started a personal fundraising campaign. Peter Dietz has an article explaining why we need group fundraising RSS feeds. Fight Hunger shares the results and learnings from its Second Life fundraising event "Walk the World."

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FEBRUARY 3, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Click here to download the guide.

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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. Now this should set the stage for an interesting debate!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2007

I wanted to highlight a couple of observations that Lucy Bernholz makes in her analysis of yesterday's discussion about philanthropy in Second Life by the MacArthur Foundation. I predict the same fate for Second Life and other 3D-Virtual Words. Photo UgoTrade Blog. And, I got an instant response.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 12, 2008

Social Media Seth Godin points to Mark Rovner's insightful post about the current state of fundraising. fundraising, and direct mail is dying. Pixelanthropy takes hold in Second Life! You can set up a fundraiser, issue a challenge, or social contract. The summary: most big charities are based on direct mail.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2009

Sage is giving away fundraising software. From TechSoup Stock : There's only one more day to request Sage's special donation of Fundraising 50. EcoCommons launched this week in Second Life. GreenTech's TeleGreen Your Work campaign is underway. Nonprofit Commons is opening a new island. We're all excited for NTC.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

His topic is online marriage rituals in Second Life. I am seriously impressed with how he has created and grown CauseVox and how it continues to do great work around crowdfunding and peer-to-peer fundraising. Holly Wagg – she very keenly understands digital fundraising and is super knowledgeable.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 20, 2007

" And finally, are cat lovers only to be found in Second Life ? Unthinkingly blog has an interesting post about computer recyclying aptly titled " The Joy of e-waste " Online Fundraising. Fundraising Success Magazine covers The Great Debate: Direct Mail vs Online Acquisition. here's a fundraising strategy.

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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. The Nonprofit Blog Exchange celebrates its second year anniversary and reflects on activities to date. What could that lead to?

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2007

We've participated in online collaboration experiments in Second Life and we are friends on Facebook. She is the first to contribute to my latest personal fundraising campaign to support Leng Sopharath , an orphan from Cambodia, for her junior year at college. We met, I think, through CP Squared and Nancy White. Donate now.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

Britt Bravo on her personal blog. smArts & Culture FiSpace Micropersuasion E-politics. Ricardo Carreon. Solution Grove. Mongkol, a Cambodian college student who is studying in the US on a Fullbright Scholarship and knows the importance of a college education had this to say.

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Tech Soup

MAY 16, 2014

His topic is online marriage rituals in Second Life. I am seriously impressed with how he has created and grown CauseVox and how it continues to do great work around crowdfunding and peer-to-peer fundraising. Holly Wagg – she very keenly understands digital fundraising and is super knowledgeable.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2006

Last week I wrote about a virtual homeless teenager in Second Life who raising awareness of the plight of homeless teens in Spain. Nick Booth from the UK is asking for help in promoting an internet UK-based fundraiser. Participants who enter here can win a Playstation 3 from Dixons and have their ??1

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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. Katrin Verclas is the visionary founder of MobleActive and the nonprofit expert on mobile technology for activism, fundraising, and program delivery. Holly Ross. is the executive director of NTEN and expert in everything nonprofit tech.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2012

One of the biggest trends in mobile giving right now is gamification: the integration of game dynamics, like points, badges, or levels, into a fundraising or social good campaign. These apps have the power to help nonprofits and charities reach a whole new audience and raise awareness about their mission.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2006

And, while I'm reading Netsquared community blog , here's a few posts and podcasts of note from the last few weeks: Deborah Finn (CyberYenta) wrote a post " What do small nonprofits need to know about fundraising technology? There is also a podcast interview with Jeska Linden from Linden Labs, creators of Second Life.).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Based on Austin, Texas, I caught up with Connie to find how she is using Social Media raise money for victims of Hurricane Ike and other recent social media fundraising causes. In the 1980s I worked in direct mail fundraising for nonprofit organizations, then I shifted into the publishing industry in the 1990s. Tell me about you.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2007

" (At first, I thought the title might refer to Electric Sheep Company , a big player in virtual worlds, and that it would lead to some more reflections on the MacArthur Foundation's recent Philanthropy Event in Second Life. The essay has nothing to do with virtual worlds or interface design. " Jason is spot on.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2007

Most recently, I've approached contacts in my LinkedIn for personal fundraising campaigns. And, on New Year's Eve, while I was madly working on the Sharing Foundation fundraising campaign , I found her LinkedIn invitation in my email box. Electronic Resume: It's an easy to keep my resume online and be able to point to it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2007

Fight Hunger is doing a lot of experimentation with social media - from their viral video contest to their fundraising event in Second Life. And from these experiments they probably have seen some results that gives intelligence to plan an even more effective social media integration strategy.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

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AUGUST 27, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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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. And speaking of celebrities and fundraising , Frogloop, tells us how to leverage them to raise more dollars for nonprofits. Trish Perkins offers up a list "cool free tech tools."

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