NPSL: Nonprofits in Second Life

This Friday, February 3, we are following up on our talk with Spoton3D to bring you a nonprofit that has recently moved their operations from Second Life to Spoton3D, Fearless Nation PTSD Support. We have invited Colleen Crary, founder and ED of Fearless Nation, to talk about their work to support Post-traumatic Stress Disorder sufferers and their loved ones using virtual tools. Should be a very enlightening session.

About Fearless Nation:

Colleen Crary is the Founder and Executive Director of Fearless Nation PTSD Support, a 501c3 NonProfit dedicated to providing education and support to all PTSD sufferers, their spouses, children, family, friends and communities. Fearless Nation also focuses on raising public awareness about PTSD to banish misinformation and stigma concerning the condition. Fearless Nation uses the latest technology in social networking to share educational information and provide group support, and is the first PTSD organization to leverage the power of virtual world technology to empower participants to recover from trauma and PTSD.

Also come for Mentors Corner, TechSoup updates and the ever popular Open Mic Announcements. That is this Friday, February 3, at the Nonprofit Commons Amphitheater in Second Life. See you then!

We had a great Nonprofit Meeting on January 27, featuring Philippe of the Spoton3D virtual world platform. And the Mentors continued their survey of third party Second Life clients.

The full transcript follows...

Nonprofit Commons Meeting
January 27, 2012, 8:30am PST
Plush Nonprofit Commons Amphitheater

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Plush%20Nonprofit%20Commons/88/126/26

AGENDA

8:30am Introductions

8:40am TechSoup Announcements

8:45am Mentors Corner

8:55am Spoton3D

9:30am OpenMic/ Announcements

INTRODUCTIONS

Last Friday, January 20, at the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life, we had a great conversation about the proposed SOPA / PIPA legislation that would impose stiff penalties on websites and internet services that posted links to alleged copyrighted content. About 45 avatars crowded into the NPC amphitheater to share their views on bills before the US Congress, and the potential impact on the internet, free expression, and virtual worlds.

Thanks to the 45 avatars who came to participate!

Here's a summary of the some of the key points and links for further information and commentary.

Nonprofit Commons Meeting
January 13, 2012, 8:30am PST
Plush Nonprofit Commons Amphitheater
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Plush%20Nonprofit%20Commons/88/126/26

AGENDA

8:30am Introductions
8:40am TechSoup Announcements
8:45am Mentors Corner
8:55am Brique Topaz, Live and Learn in Kenya
9:30am OpenMic/ Announcements

INTRODUCTIONS

[08:31] Glitteractica Cookie: Good Morning everyone (good evening for some). Please say your RL name, NOnprofit afiliation, location in the physical world, URL/Twitter handle, and anything else u care to add

On January 6, 2012, Kristy Graves, Susan Tenby, and Michael DeLong of TechSoup spoke to the Nonprofit Commons community about the launch of the 2012 TSDIGS initiative. TSDIGS stands for the "TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge," a fun, friendly competition to encourage nonprofits to share their story using different digital media tools.  There are great prizes and its a great way to get your nonprofit's message to a wider audience.

Several members of the Nonprofit Commons community were active participants last year. We'd love to see at least 10-15 submissions this year.  The challenge is in February, so start thinking of what story you want to tell, and what medium you want to use now!

The full transcript of their talk is below. Thanks for speaking at the NPC, Kristy Susan, and Michael!