Museum 2.0

JANUARY 2, 2007

For game Friday this week, I plan to interview the esteemed Sibley Verbeck , founder/CEO of the Electric Sheep Company , the largest "metaverse applications" professional services company out there. When Sibley decided to start a Second Life -focused business last year, I thought he was nuts. He's also my fiance.

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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. How has Second Life enhanced your programs?

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AFP Blog

JUNE 4, 2007

Interesting eventhough not a nonprofit.Swedes open embassy in Second Life - CNN.com: "STOCKHOLM, Sweden (Reuters) -- Sweden became the first country on Wednesday to open an embassy in the virtual world Second Life.Created to promote the Nordic state's image and culture, the embassy does not offer any real or virtual consular services but provides information (..)

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Tech Soup

JULY 9, 2010

This blog post was penned by Evonne Heyning , who works with TechSoup's Nonprofit Commons in Second Life and Community teams. With our 65-inch plasma screen TV, we camped outside the main ballroom and projected the #NCVS tweets along with Second Life and web interactive experiences for attendees.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 16, 2010

The 2010 National Conference on Volunteering and Service (NCVS) is June 28-30 in New York City. The NCVS conference is an opportunity for volunteer and service leaders to get together for in-person networking and learning. If you’re going to be there, we’d love for you to get in touch!

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NTEN

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Instead, they're either renting them from a managed service provider or moving to Software as a Service (SaaS) for common applications. In this model, your organization will have no idea where the hardware actually providing your services is located -- and, better yet, you won't care.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

It also features stories of the real world impact of our Second Life members who participate in the Nonprofit Commons. Here is an excellent video featuring the National Service Inclusion Project 's Chad Gobert discussing the impact of their partnership with TechSoup.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

APRIL 11, 2008

Our conversation focused on Facebook, Second Life, and Skype. The same with Second Life. Organizations hold meetings on Second Life, I put on a sexy female avatar with my breasts hanging out, and I'm just accepted. The Agency is deeply involved in Facebook," I was told. Just something to bear in mind, eh?

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Tech Soup

MAY 27, 2011

On June 7th TechSoup representatives Elliot Harmon, Susan Tenby, and Evonne Heyning will present in a unique Interactive Strategy event at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service in New Orleans, LA ( NCVS ). Crossplatform and Multichannel Integration: Tools, People, and Information.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2007

MacArthur Foundation hosted its first discussion in Second Life to explore the role that philanthropy might play in virtual worlds. We're trying a year of conversation about how to enter the culture in Second Life and the role of philanthropy. " Linden: Second Life is a world being built by the people in it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2009

A couple of weeks ago, Time magazine ran a story on churches using Twitter during their regular services. And picking up on the Second Life media blitz a couple of years ago, NBC did a story on religion in Second Life.(BTW,

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2013

These applications can be anything from low-cost, purely Internet-based conferencing services like ReadyTalk to more complex multimedia applications like Citrix GoToMeeting. If you’d like to just try web conferencing, there are some free web conferencing services. The free service is great for one-on-one meetings.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2009

EcoCommons launched this week in Second Life. Elliot points out the Nonprofit Finance Fund's new package of services for nonprofits coping with the economy. From TechSoup Stock : There's only one more day to request Sage's special donation of Fundraising 50. It's time to vote! Who made the biggest impact? TechSoup Blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2006

A new service called Qunu that uses IM to match people who have software or tech-related questions with experts who are passionate and willing to help. Second Life and Other Games Nedra Weinreich shares her experience attending the CDC's Second Life experience with an interview the U.S. More information here.

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AFP Blog

MARCH 25, 2011

ROI of social media can be an intangible- The NonProfit Times March 15, 2011: "here's Facebook, Second Life, Myspace, LinkedIn, YouTube, Twitter and now Jumo. When it comes to deploying assets, where to be in cyberspace is a tough decision.Catholic Relief Services (CRS) in Baltimore is going through the evaluation process.

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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

AUGUST 16, 2007

Pick a platform that provides adequate services and start a community, pushing for interoperability and openness. Example virtual worlds: Second Life; Active Worlds; Entropia; Olive. Try to force interoperability standards or wait for them to be developed. Fund the development of an ideal platform.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Pierre Khawand is the founder of People OntheGo , a technical services and coaching consultancy designed to enable business professionals to communicate and collaborate more effectively using leading. Barriers to Collaboration. Homer started off the conversation by talking about the roadblocks to collaboration.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 9, 2007

Sure, you wanted to be ahead of the game, but you got tied up rockin out on Monkey Island in Second Life. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. 60) Search « Notes from Care2/OneWorld/Interaction Fundraising Seminar | Main | MySpace.com: A Place for Donors? please delete this comment after responding).

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

Bates has a primer for nonprofits interested in Second Life. Just remember that actions in SL can affect your life in the really real world. After you look at the sobering visualization of incidents in the Congo (DRC), you may need another dose of puppies. Wired stakeholders. NTEN Member Beth J.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

The media here IS the service. AFP Blog points a story about a blackberry service outage that left millions of users without wireless e-mail access. plus two file sharing services sendspace and box.net. However, some nonprofits feel that Second Life is a waste of time and resources. And some background reading.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2007

(He mentions the Leng Sopharath Campaign -- he was a contributor) He also talks about Nonprofits and Second Life. He also gives some of his projections for the future.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2007

Lucy Bernholz summarizes what NY Times Columnist, David Pogue has shared about his experience in Second Life and suggests his comments are revealing regarding the development of an independent sector in the virtual world. A Better World In Second Life Blog is tracking political activism taking place in virtual worlds.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2007

a leading provider of software and related services designed specifically for nonprofit organizations, has announced that it has acquired privately-owned eTapestry, based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Opening Event for Nonprofit Commons in Second Life is on Tuesday, August 14 at 5:30 PST. Blackbaud, Inc. Official press release here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Recently we set up an office in Second Life, on the Nonprofit Commons Plush island, and we just purchased our own island in Second Life. A tweetup is a meetup of friends on the microblogging service Twitter.) We incorporated, applied for 501(c)3 status, and that's actually when I first met Susan face to face.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2007

Second Life Ruby has an update on the demonstrations occurring in Second Life in support of Burma. If you can't to Naples and you're want to attend the Plone Conference, it is streaming into Second Life this week. I'm using to collect resources and information I gather from Facebook for an upcoming workshop.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 18, 2007

Fight Hunger shares the results and learnings from its Second Life fundraising event "Walk the World." " And now, you can bookmark Second Life locations (called slurls) into del.icio.us Peter Dietz has an article explaining why we need group fundraising RSS feeds. without leaving the virtual world!

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

Sure, you wanted to be ahead of the game, but you got tied up rockin out on Monkey Island in Second Life. All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. 60) Search « Notes from Care2/OneWorld/Interaction Fundraising Seminar | Main | MySpace.com: A Place for Donors? please delete this comment after responding).

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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. for volunteer opportunities, "Add the Community Service module to My Yahoo! for Good has some interesting examples up right now of how their tools can be used for good.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

A screencapture from a recent weekly meeting for TechSoup's Nonprofit Commons project in Second Life. Want to get started in Second Life, check out. It's created a line of hardware (ultra low-power computers) and open source software turnkey solutions and installation and support services.

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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

NOVEMBER 10, 2006

Beth Kanter turned me on to this neat new service. Myspace, along with Second Life and things like MissionFish are good examples of "experimentation." The tools have changed, the issues remain the same and are similar for teachers as for nonprofit workers. So, momentarily, I feel like a crack dealer to nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

There is also a groundswell of support all over the Internet, from bloggers ( one blog at a time ) Facebook , Flickr , Online Petitions , mobile phones , and Second Life. It's an open source free web meeting service. So, while it may very difficult to find Internet content from Burma, it is getting onto the Internet.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

60) Search « Second Life: Debunking Myths, Identifying Opportunities | Main | NPower Greater DC Region Technology Innovation Award » Monday Aug 27 2007 Grantmakers Dive Into Web 2.0 All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. Monday, August 27, 2007 at 02:12PM | by James OMalley If Web 2.0

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Care2

AUGUST 27, 2007

60) Search « Second Life: Debunking Myths, Identifying Opportunities | Main | NPower Greater DC Region Technology Innovation Award » Monday Aug 27 2007 Grantmakers Dive Into Web 2.0 All Care2 terms of service and privacy policies apply. Monday, August 27, 2007 at 02:12PM | by James OMalley If Web 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2006

CHBN provides a free service for broadcasting member-generated political video content. Second Wave Adoption Check out Nancy White's Second Wave Adoption thats creating waves in the educational technology and nonprofit technology blogosphere. Events continue through Nov. Meanwhile, library geeks are talking about tagging.

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