In a recent article in The Nonprofit Times I read about Techsoup.org’s Second Life for nonprofits. What a brilliant idea (I always think - “man, why couldn’t I have thought of that?”). For you parents out there, it’s like Webkinz for nonprofits. The concept stems from the original Second Life Web site that is a 3-D virtual world entirely built by the “residents” (i.e. account users). As of today there are more than 9.7 million residents in the Second Life world (or “in-world” as they call it). Even for me, who feels pretty comfortable with technology and the Internet, this is pretty out there for non-techies but it appears that once you are in, you’re sucked in and it becomes a new way of life. Techsoup.org is hoping to use this virtual technology to help nonprofits tell their stories, collaborate with others and make a difference through the world of avatars. Organizations like Global Aid Foundation and the American Cancer Society have already started their journey into the Second Life. American Cancer Society held a grand opening!!!

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A special thank you to the Createathon team:
Krista Robertson
Jeanine Szczesniak
Jennifer Cherock
Jessica Munday
Jessica Kersey
Brian Cendrowski
Nicole Cendrowski
Roxanne Hicks
Brian Dadin
Cultigraphic girls

Trio Solutions was selected as the official CreateAthon® agency for the Lowcountry. Although CreateAthon is in its tenth year nationally, this will be the first year this event has been available to Lowcountry nonprofits. For 24 hours, from 8 a.m. on Thursday, September 13 until 8 a.m. on Friday, September 14, every member of our staff will work on pro-bono projects for several nonprofit organizations in our area. During that time, we will complete 15 projects for five organizations. All of our time will be donated.

Congratulations to this year’s CreateAthon recipients:

LOVE Inc.
My Sister’s House
Teacher’s Supply Closet
Lowcountry Earth Force
Berkeley County Foundation of Volunteers for the SC Guardian Ad Litem Program