Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2007

Netsquared Featured projects receive grant awards ! " (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. NpTech Talk.

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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. Maddie Grant. Holly Ross. is the executive director of NTEN and expert in everything nonprofit tech. Megan Keane blogs at TechSoup community site. Rachel Weidinger. Nedra Weinreich. is social marketing guru.

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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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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 29, 2006

has been around for a while, and may not sound as mysterious as del.icio.us , RSS or Second Life to your listener, try using some of their examples to start. is offering a matching grant of up to $50,000 to the nonprofit that gets the most individual donors by December 31st through their Charity Badge. Because Yahoo!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2006

who I met in Second Life for advice) The link got fixed, but no apology! And, if asked, I would have gladly granted it!) While I was initially flattered that one of my photos was published online by the SF Chronicle, they hadn't asked for permission. To add insult to injury, the link was working! I also asked this guy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 26, 2007

Politics, and Activism If you can't be in DC this weekend to remind Congress that you voted against this war , Ruby Sinreich suggests that you head to the Progressive Island on Second Life for the Avatars Against the War sponsored by RootsCampSl.org Hillary Clinton is using Drupal. See this one-page parody of Second Life.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 19, 2006

" And, if they had asked me for permission (my photos have appeared in other commercial publications - but they asked me and they included a working link), I would have gladly granted permission. who I met in Second Life for advice) The link got fixed, but no apology! And, if asked, I would have gladly granted it!)

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 5, 2007

Today, an interview with Sibley Verbeck (Hathor's his virtual name), founder/CEO of the Electric Sheep Company , which does experience design for real-world companies in virtual worlds including Second Life. Why would they want a Second Life presence? How do you measure success of a project like this in Second Life?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2006

The first grant was at Berkeley and USC. Gave a grant to global kids. Created an island in Second Life - to share the meaning of digital media in their lives. Takeaways from meeting: Foundations are looking to digital media to see how it enhances our existing work. We have set a path grantmaking along those lines.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2007

Nonprofits work furiously to disseminate the scarce resources that business and government will grant them to provide for the basic needs of the people whom business and government have left behind. Why should nonprofit organizations pay attention to copyright or your organization's goals? The higher your price, the higher your profit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

They will be using Skype, Second Life, Facebook, and MySpace. People use the comment fields to ask for grants -- try to filter out comments that are not on topic. Jenny is about to pilot a 12 Week Training Program. The program introduces how to use the technology, but also social skills. Do you moderate comments or not?

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 9, 2007

So where visions of Flash games used to dance in my head, I’m now starting to fantasize about team-building, inclusion, and, of all things, Second Life. The Open Source Museum project at The Tech is a grant-funded grand experiment. We’re using a combination of a wiki-style website and a Second Life presence to make it happen.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 17, 2007

It's an opportunity to see how something is made, to un-take-for-granted the way it works. I was reminded of this pleasure last night, when I came home to a group of Second Life builders working in our living room. It involves me, even as an onlooker, in the process. We were there before the record wins. It was captivating.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 6, 2012

It has become increasingly popular in gaming to blend fantasy-based solutions with real-life social issues. Barry Joseph of Global Kids recently came to visit the Nonprofit Commons to discuss the potential of gaming for social change.

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