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Second Life - How Hard Can It Be? (TechSoup)

Posted Tue, 04/14/2009 - 06:13 by Beth J. Bates

TechSoup posted a great discussion about the difficulty of getting started in Second Life, not only as an organization but simply as an individual trying to find their way. I personally think that there is a pretty extensive learning curve between getting an account and actually doing something productive in SL. It took me quite a while to figure out what I wanted to do after a considerable amount of wandering around...and I'm still not sure what I'm doing. Share your thoughts here or at TechSoup!

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Sim Design - Community Feedback From Anika Pastorelli

Posted Fri, 04/10/2009 - 07:23 by Beth J. Bates

As you are aware, NPC as a community is in the process of reviewing its cross-sim community design and would like to solicit your feedback. (See http://npsl.wikispaces.com/NPC+Sim+Design for more information).

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Clarifying the Difference Between Earth Week and the EcoCommons Launch Party

Posted Thu, 04/09/2009 - 06:16 by Beth J. Bates

*Earth Week is a week-long series of environmentally oriented events in SL. any1 Gynoid is spearheading the planning for this and more details are here: http://slearthweek.wordpress.com/.

*Earth Week is not being planned by EcoCommons or the Nonprofit Commons; it is a separate effort (though many from the Nonprofit Commons are involved in Earth Week plans and events).

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Fractor Blog - Fractor at the Nonprofit Commons

Posted Mon, 04/06/2009 - 06:33 by Beth J. Bates

Just wanted to share this well-written blog post from Josephine Junot who gave a terrific presentation at one of our recent Nonprofit Commons meetings. Thanks, Josephine, both for the presentation and the nice write-up.

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EcoCommons Launches on Earth Day in Second Life

Posted Thu, 04/02/2009 - 06:12 by Beth J. Bates

With Earth Day right around the corner (April 22), we are busy preparing for the launch of EcoCommons in Second Life.

EcoCommons is a virtual location (sim) designed for environmental organizations in the 3D virtual world of Second Life. Developed by TechSoup’s Nonprofit Commons team in partnership with OneWorld.net and OneClimate Island in Second Life, EcoCommons provides a network for environmentally-focused nonprofits to promote awareness, community-building and environmental education efforts in the virtual world and beyond.

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Nonprofits in Second Life Survey (UBF)

Posted Wed, 04/01/2009 - 07:57 by Beth J. Bates

Mocha Moon needs your help. Could you please take a few moments to complete this survey? It was created to gauge how non-profits engage with social work students, how organizations engage the next generation of donors and more.

Thanks for your help!

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Featured Neighbor: The Exploratorium

Posted Tue, 03/31/2009 - 04:56 by Beth J. Bates

Many thanks to Patio Plasma for taking the time to work with me on this great 5 minute interview! I checked out The Exploratorium yesterday and its really intriguing. The exhibits are really creative and its a great example of how education can be expanded in Second Life. I highly recommend that everyone take a trip there to check out the great exhibitions.

Q: What is the Exploratorium and why does it exist?

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City Planning in Second Life

Posted Mon, 03/30/2009 - 04:55 by Beth J. Bates

Second Life seems like such a dynamic platform for real-life city planning, and now that seems to be coming to fruition. The city of Birmingham in the UK has taken the lead in taking a look at this new platform for this practical purpose. The initiative has opened itself to mixed reviews, but I think that its a great test of how directly Second Life reflects real-life programs.

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Women at Work in Virtual Worlds - Tonight 7PM PST

Posted Mon, 03/23/2009 - 12:42 by Beth J. Bates

Our own Glitteractica Cookie - aka Susan Tenby - will be speaking in real-life at the Women at Work in Virtual Worlds conference. The event will be LIVE at 7PM PST tonight in SL.

Video will be streaming live as well.

Good luck, Glitteractica!

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Last Chance to Present in the Nonprofit Session at NSLC

Posted Wed, 03/04/2009 - 17:25 by Beth J. Bates

We still have one NPC slot open for the Nonprofit Commons sessions to present in-world to the real-life National Service Learning Conference in Nashville, TN, 3/18-3/21. Further details on the conference are below, but this is a great chance to reach a 2000+ audience of folks, especially if you are involved with service projects/service learning in Second Life.

Our time slots for NPC nonprofits (in 30 minute increments) are:

Thursday, 3/19, 9:00 AM SLT

Thursday, 3/19, 9:30 AM SLT

Friday, 3/20, 9:00 AM SLT

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