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Using Second Life to Collaborate and Connect May 13, 2010Audio is only available by calling this number:Conference Call: 866-740-1260; Access Code: 6339392

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Using Second Life to Collaborate and Connect

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Presenters: Susan Tenby, Renne Brock-Richmond, Jessica Dally

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Today’s Speakers

Facilitating: Kami Griffiths, TechSoup Assisting with chat questions:

Becky Wiegand & Megan Keane, TechSoupEvonne Heyning & Layal Rabat in Second Life

Renne Brock-RichmondSusan Tenby Jessica Dally

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Agenda

• Overview of Second Life• Benefits • Integrate with social media tools• Get started• Examples • Technical requirements• Nonprofit Commons• Future plans • Q&A

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Nonprofit Commons in Second Life• NonprofitCommons in Second Life

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Virtual Work for Real World Missions

Our goal is to create a learning community of practice for nonprofits to explore and learn about the virtual world, and to investigate the many ways in which nonprofits can utilize

this unique environment.

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Second Life Stats

Second Life• 40% of all logins are US. 60% are International• Total monthly user hours: 39,666,304• Totally monthly logged in Residents (as of 1/31/2010):

1,067,114• Total monthly user hours: 39,666,304

Nonprofit Commons in Second Life• 18,967 unique visitors to Aloft and Plush averaging 60 – 90

mins respectively per visit.• 44% of visitors to Aloft are non-US residents with 25% of them

coming from Australia.• Visitors are averaging around 2000 per month to the nonprofit

commons blog and are coming from 70 different countries.• Virtual Haiti raised $7000 US Dollars for Haiti relief in Second

Life

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Supporting Real Life issues in a virtual world

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Cross Platform Events-Webinars

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Community Voice Mail

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RoSa Documentation Centre: Library and Archives on Feminism, Equal Opportunities and Women's Studies

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Sierra Club

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Technical Requirements

• Basic account is free• Costs virtually nothing to build a

location in Second Life• Free office space to social benefit

organizations on Nonprofit Commons• Can be bandwidth intensive

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

System Requirements

• DSL or Cable internet connection• Newer computer

• Mac OS X 10.4.11 or better • Windows XP, or Vista• modern 32-bit Linux environment

• http://secondlife.com/support/system-requirements/

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Nonprofit Commons Offers

• Free virtual office space to social benefit organizations

• Nonprofit advisory services, workshops, and weekly nonprofit networking sessions

• Educational and fundraising events

• Learning Guides and Mentorship for New members

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Wide International Reach

• Weekly meetings bring 40 avatars on average from around the globe

• Last year, nearly 19,000 unique avatar visitors to Nonprofit Commons from 30 different countries, spending an average of 60-90 minutes per visit

• 389 Google Group members

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Looking Forward...

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Serious and Social Gaming

• Bridge gaming and virtual worlds to create mission-centric, social impact games.

• NPC Games Google Group

• NYC Brainstorming MeetUp May 23rd

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Growing the EcoCommons

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Partnering for Health (Commons)

• Partnering with health organizations to further health-sector specific programs

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

More Mixed Reality Events

• Multi-platform events• Audio/video streaming• Many ways to

participate

•Weekly webinar broadcasts into Second Life

•Streaming Monthly Online Community MeetUps

Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

Key Links

• NonprofitCommons.org http://www.nonprofitcommons.org

• Nonprofits in Second Life Wiki http://npsl.wiki.techsoup.org/

• Email: nonprofitcommons@techsoup.org

• Twitter: @npsl

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• Additional questions can be answered by posting in the Virtual Community Forum:– http://bit.ly/SLWeb

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Get the Most Out of TechSoup

• At TechSoup, you’ll find a range of technology services to help your nonprofit:

– Read helpful articles in our Learning Center– Request donated software, hardware, and

online services– Join our community forums to learn from

your colleagues– Browse upcoming events and conferences

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Upcoming Webinars

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