RESCHEDULED: Kids4Horses at Nonprofit Commons This Friday May 11
At this Friday's Nonprofit Commons meeting, come meet Ms. Ilene Morris , the founder and director of Kids4Horses, a nonprofit that uses virtual worlds to help ill and special needs children, while also...
View ArticleLearn How Virtual Worlds Can Help Students in Nigeria this Friday at the NPC
This Friday, May 16, we are happy to feature Ms. Juliana Momodu, CEO of VT4E (http://blog.vt4e.org/) in Nigeria. VT4E seeks to use virtual worlds to stimulate creativity, enthusiasm and equity in...
View ArticleTranscript of NPC Meeting with VT4E in Nigeria May 18 2012
Here is the unedited transcript of the meeting of the Nonprofit Commons on May 18, 2012, that featured Ms Juliana Momodu of the Nigerian nonprofit VT4E.Read on for all the details....NONPROFIT COMMONS...
View ArticleJeff Elder of Storify at Next Online Community MeetUp on Wednesday May 23!
You don't want to miss the next OC Tribe meetup featuring Storify! On May 23, the next Online Community Meetup will take place, in San Francisco at the headquarters of TechSoup, and in the virtual...
View ArticleRecap of the Federal Consortium for VWs Conference at Next NPC Meeting, May 25
Were you at the Federal Consortium for Virtual Worlds conference from May 16-18? Whatever your answer, you should come to the Nonprofit Commons meetup on Friday May 25 to talk about what happened...
View ArticleTranscript of NPC Meeting on Federal Consortium for VWs on May 25 2012
At the last Nonprofit Commons meeting we featured a discussion about the Federal Consortium for Virtual Worlds conference that was from May 16-18. We featured several of our members who were speakers...
View ArticleA Heartfelt Thanks and Farewell
A little over a year ago, I gratefully accepted the position of Community Manager of the Nonprofit Commons, a community which I have long viewed as one of the best examples of how virtual worlds can...
View ArticleForum on the Future of the NPC this Friday, June 1
This Friday, June 1, we will talk as a community about the Nonprofit Commons and its future, look at the results of a recent survey many of you filled out, and discuss transitions in the community...
View ArticleTranscript of NPC Meeting on Future of the NPC June 1 , 2012
What follows is an unedited transcript of the Nonprofit Commons meeting held on June 1, 2012, focused on a discussion about the future of the Nonprofit Commons. There was also a fond send-off to Rik...
View ArticleResults of Survey of NPC Community
Please find here a summary of the results of the survey of the Nonprofit Commons Community that was conducted in February - March 2012. Thanks to all of you who participated and shared your views ,...
View ArticleThe SL Relay for Life's Mardi Gras Weekend March 30-April 1
From March 30 to April 1 there will be a"Mardi Gras Weekend" series of events that are part of the Second Life Relay for Life 2012campaign. Two sims will feature four entertainment venues, the French...
View ArticleTranscript of March 23 NPC Meetup with Global Kids on "Playing 4 Peace"
Here is the raw transcript from the last Nonprofit Commons meeting on March 23 featuring Barry Joseph of Global Kids. Barry spoke about the new "Playing 4 Peace" youth digital game design challenge...
View ArticleDigital Storytelling Challenge Awards Party Tomorrow in Second Life and...
Are you coming to the awards ceremony for the winners of 3rd AnnualTechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge tomorrow? Of course you are! RSVP now to join us on Wednesday, March 28 in San Francisco, in...
View ArticleLearn about "4See" Youth Leadership Game at next NPC Meeting March 30
We've got a packed agenda for this upcoming Nonprofit Commons, so be sure and come on time and stay for the whole meeting! Our featured speaker is NathonMaton, lead programmer of "4See," a digital game...
View ArticleThanks for Coming to the TechSoup Digital Storytelling Awards Party in Second...
Thanks to all of you who turned out for the fun and festivalTechSoup Digital Storytelling Gala Awards Party, that took place both in San Francisco, in Second Life and on Livestream / Facebook. It was a...
View ArticleTranscript of NPC Meeting on "4See" Youth Organizing Game and NTEN
Please find here the transcript from our Nonprofit Commons meeting on March 30, 2012. We featured Amy Sample Ward of NTEN and Nathan Maton , lead developer for the "4See" Youth Organizing Game.The...
View ArticleLearn about Archeology Island on ScienceSim at this Friday's NPC Meeting
For you educators and archeology buffs, we've got a special treat. Ms. Marion Smeltzer of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania will be at this Friday's Nonprofit Commons to talk about the sim she...
View ArticleTranscript of NPC Meeting with Marion R Smeltzer of Archeology Island April 6
This is the full chatlog transcript of the April 6 Nonprofit Commons meeting in Second Life. Our featured speaker was Ms. Marion R Smeltzer, lead developer of Archeology Island on ScienceSim.Read on...
View ArticleA Virtual World in Every Classroom: Learn about Atlanta's Noble Virtual World...
On Friday April 13, we are very pleased to be able to welcome Steve Allen Mashburn of the Forsyth County Schools in Georgia, as well asSnoopyPfeffer of Dreamland Metaverse, to talk about a project that...
View ArticleTranscript of NPC Meeting on Atlanta's Nobel Virtual World on April 13
NONPROFIT COMMONS MEETING April 13, 2012, 8:30am PST Plush Nonprofit Commons Amphitheaterhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/Plush%20Nonprofit%20Commons/88/126/26AGENDA• 8:30am Introductions• 8:40am TechSoup...
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