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Why Nonprofits Need to Be Early Explorers of the Metaverse

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The Metaverse is a broad term that encapsulates the next evolution of the internet. It is a digital reality – a cyberspace made up of multiple virtual worlds – that combines components of social media, gaming, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), cryptocurrencies, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The Oculus Quest 2 experience.

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Games for Change Keynote: James Shelton, US Department of Education

Amy Sample Ward

You are in the business every day of figuring out how to have people engage, have fun, and build skills – change their behaviors through games. For example, we just closed an RFP to solicit proposals to build a game for kids k-3 to better understand STEM. Some have said that coming decades will bring a game layer to the internet.

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10 Digital Marketing & Fundraising Trends for Nonprofits in 2022

Nonprofit Tech for Good

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. TikTok has 1 billion monthly active users and is used by 21% of the world’s internet users. Gaming for Good. Characteristics of Plain Language. Plain language is concise.

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Games for Change Keynote: James Shelton, US Department of Education

NTEN

NTEN's Amy Sample Ward shares from her experiences at the Games for Change Festival. You are in the business every day of figuring out how to have people engage, have fun, and build skills - change their behaviors through games. Some have said that coming decades will bring a game layer to the Internet. That's teaching.

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Trends: Internet Demographics and Embracing Failure

Care2

According to Pew’s latest study, “they still clearly surpass their elders online when it comes to many communications and entertainment-related activities, such as using social network sites and playing games online.&# That’s changed over the years, particularly with the internet boom.

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5 Nonprofit Technology Trends to Watch in 2017

Nonprofit Tech for Good

56% of emails are now opened on a mobile device ( Litmus ) and the number activity on smartphones is reading email, not gaming or social networking. 5) The Nonprofit Sector Embraces the Internet of Things. That will change in 2017 as the Internet of Things and its implications begin to seep into the nonprofit sector’s consciousness.

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How to Write Fundraising Emails That Hook Readers

The Storytelling Non-profit

Really, this is the modern dilemma for anyone doing direct response marketing on any channel of the internet. Understanding how to write fundraising emails that hook readers can be a game changer. I read a lot of fundraising emails every year and this is where I see a lot of them falling flat or flailing.

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