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2009 Member Appreciation: Daily Member Prize Winner for 11/17
Susan Neuman, of the National Trust for Historic Preservation
We're sending you Second Life for Dummies, by Sarah Robbins and Mark Bell, courtesy of Jossey-Bass/Wiley Publishers.
Thank you for being a member of NTEN, Susan, and, considering your organization and cause, perhaps there are some new ways you can engage and educate the community about Historic Preservation -- and who knows, maybe someday Second Life will be among the communities and places your organization strives to preserve!
Nonprofits Get a Second Life
Anshe Chung, the world's first virtual millionaire, has donated virtual space in Second Life – space which can cost hundreds or thousands of real dollars per month – to set up the Nonprofit Commons. According to the New York Times, more than 30 nonprofits have already opened offices in this "virtual business incubator".
According to their wiki, the Nonprofit Commons "was designed as a pilot project to lower the barriers of access to Second Life, and to create a community of practice for nonprofits to explore and learn about the virtual world." The "sim" – which looks like a cross between an idealized European college campus and a French sidewalk cafe – will be formally launched on Tuesday, August 14, at 5:30 PT with a mixed-reality event. The live event will be part of NetSquared's Net Tuesday, while simultaneous events will take place in Second Life. You can learn more from their press release.
