This Friday, December 18th, TechSoup's NonProfit Commons in Second Life will feature a special presentation by Susan Tenby, Glitteractica Cookie in SL, on the social-good mobile app SafeNight which helps increase short-term shelter for domestic violence and human trafficking survivors by allowing the community to respond to urgent needs for shelter.

• http://www.safenightapp.org/

This presentation will be part of a special series of month-long events curated by One Billion Rising in Second Life for the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. We will start off our meeting at our regular Nonprofit Commons meeting area, then travel to the LEA1 region, which has been donated by the Linden Endowment for the Arts until the end of December.

One Billion Rising in Second Life in association with 2 Lei in Second Life developed a series of virtual art installations around the theme of “Safe Night”. These exhibits encourage visitors to reflect on the issue of what a safe night is – and how many women are denied it, whether it is the schoolgirls in Nigeria who were taken by Boko Haram, the Indian women forced out into fields at night and abused, women attacked – as they walk home alone, or women in their own home, not knowing whether the person they share it with will attack them tonight.

Following the presentation, there will be the opportunity to tour the special builds, and reflect on the theme – the need for women to have freedom from fear of gendered violence, to be able to have a Safe Night. 

Join us in Second Life!

Nonprofit Commons Weekly Meeting 

Friday, December 18th, 8:30 AM PT / SLT

Plush Nonprofit Commons Amphitheater 

http://bit.ly/NPCinSL 

AGENDA (all times below PT) 

• 8:30 am Introductions
• 8:40 am TechSoup + Caravan Announcements
• 8:55 am We will travel to LEA1 region: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/LEA1/181/42/21
• 9:00 am Featured Presentation - Safe Night App
• 9:30 am Questions / Open Mic / Announcements
• Following the event, a chance to tour the virtual art installations created around the theme Safe Night

The Nonprofit Commons in Second Life is a program sponsored by Caravan Studios - http://caravanstudios.org, a division of TechSoup Global, http://techsoup.org. The mission of the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life is to create a community for nonprofits to explore and learn about virtual worlds, foster connections, and discover the many ways in which nonprofits might utilize the unique environment of Second Life to achieve their missions. 

http://nonprofitcommons.org

This Friday, December 4th, TechSoup's NonProfit Commons in Second Life will feature a chance to chat on relevant tech, events and a roundup on #GivingTuesday efforts. We will also get an update on upcoming Caravan Studios apps4change events and the newly announced Safe Shelter Collaborative.  

Join us in Second Life!

Nonprofit Commons Weekly Meeting 

Friday, December 4th, 8:30 AM PT / SLT

Plush Nonprofit Commons Amphitheater 

http://bit.ly/NPCinSL

AGENDA (all times below PT) 

• 8:30 am Introductions
• 8:40 am TechSoup Announcements
• 8:45 am Mentors Central 
• 9:00 am Featured Presentation Open Forum Discussion & Caravan Studios Updates
• 9:45 am Open Mic / Announcements

The Nonprofit Commons in Second Life is a program sponsored by Caravan Studios - http://caravanstudios.org, a division of TechSoup Global, http://techsoup.org. The mission of the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life is to create a community for nonprofits to explore and learn about virtual worlds, foster connections, and discover the many ways in which nonprofits might utilize the unique environment of Second Life to achieve their missions. 

http://nonprofitcommons.org

This Friday, November 20th, TechSoup's NonProfit Commons in Second Life will feature a discussion on OpenSimulator Community Conference (OSCC), held this year on Saturday, December 5, 2015. OSCC is an annual conference that focuses on the developer and user community creating the open source virtual world platform OpenSimulator software. The virtual conference features presentations, workshops, keynote sessions, and social events across diverse sectors of the OpenSimulator user base. 

• Schedule: https://oscc15.eventbrite.com
• Registration: http://opensimulatorcommunity20151914.sched.org/

Join us in Second Life!

Nonprofit Commons Weekly Meeting 

Friday, November 20th, 8:30 AM PT / SLT

Plush Nonprofit Commons Amphitheater 

http://bit.ly/NPCinSL

AGENDA (all times below PT) 

• 8:30 am Introductions
• 8:40 am TechSoup Announcements
• 8:45 am Mentors Central 
• 9:00 am Featured Presentation - #OSCC15
• 9:45 am Open Mic / Announcements

http://nonprofitcommons.org

The mission of the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life is to create a community for nonprofits to explore and learn about virtual worlds, foster connections, and discover the many ways in which nonprofits might utilize the unique environment of Second Life to achieve their missions.

This Friday, November 6th, TechSoup's NonProfit Commons in Second Life will feature Jeroen Frans (Frans Charming in SL) and a presentation on Internet security and how to be safer online, whether at the office, on your mobile, or at home. He will go over some simple steps to make your passwords more secure, online social media safer, and secure your mobile device.

Jeroen is a creative producer, virtual world technologist, and co-founder and CEO of the Vesuvius Group, LLC. As a futurist, he is always looking forward to how innovative technology can be used and enhanced. This drives him to try his hand in many technologies, and his early adoption has resulted in a wide skill set in programing, 3D, Web and game design, machinima and animation.

• linkedin.com/in/mrfrans
• twitter.com/frans

About The Vesuvius Group, LLC

The Vesuvius Group is a Full Service Solution provider for companies and institutions who desire to develop a presence or immersive experience in virtual worlds, social and game environments, with expertise in the virtual world platforms Second Life and OpenSim. The Vesuvius Group’s mission it is to support institutions and companies that are engaging in projects that make a difference in their member communities and the larger world.

• vesuviusgroup.com

Join us in Second Life!

Nonprofit Commons Weekly Meeting 

Friday, November 6th, 8:30 AM PT / SLT

Plush Nonprofit Commons Amphitheater 

http://bit.ly/NPCinSL

AGENDA (all times below PT) 

• 8:30 am Introductions
• 8:40 am TechSoup Announcements
• 8:45 am Mentors Central 
• 9:00 am Featured Presentation - Being Safer Online, Jeroen Frans
• 9:45 am Open Mic / Announcements

http://nonprofitcommons.org 

The mission of the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life is to create a community for nonprofits to explore and learn about virtual worlds, foster connections, and discover the many ways in which nonprofits might utilize the unique environment of Second Life to achieve their missions.

Please join us Sunday in +Second Life for special memorial where we will dedicate a memorial tree to Denise Harrison / Ronnie Rhode (SL) in the Nonprofit Commons Memorial Garden. Ronnie was an early Nonprofit Commons member with the nonprofit Project Jason, as well as curated and tended the virtual Garden for the Missing. 

Join us Sunday, October 25, 1:00 PM SLT at Aloft Nonprofit Commons

• SLurl:http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Aloft%20Nonprofit%20Commons/105/7/26

More information, and a tribute from +Kelly Murphy the founder of the nonprofit +Project Jason, http://projectjason.org/forums/topic/3955-in-loving-memory-of-denise-harrison-project-jason-board-member-and-friend/ 



It is Denise's wish that any donations in lieu of flowers be made to Project Jason, the nonprofit she greatly helped with for many years.

Donations can be mailed to:

Project Jason

PO Box 59054

Renton, WA  98058

Online donors can find two ways to donate on this page: http://projectjason.org/how-you-can-help.html