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 * The **NonProfit Commons project (NPC)**, is a virtual community of practice for nonprofits and educators to explore the opportunities and benefits of virtual worlds.

We welcome all those who are interesting in using virtual worlds to support socially beneficial causes, educational programs, libraries, charities and the public good. You do not have to have an office in the Nonprofit Commons to get involved!

This site provides documentation and other helpful information not only for NP Commons members, but for anyone is interested in learning about Second Life, and other virtual worlds. You can find out more and start getting involved by the following ways to join our community:


 * Find out how to become a Member of the Nonprofit Commons
 * Learn How to Join Second Life.
 * Visit us in world at one of our locations:
 * NPC Plush NPC Aloft
 * Attend the weekly in-world meetings
 * Subscribe to, read, and comment on the NPSL Blog
 * Join the Nonprofit Commons Community group in Second Life
 * Join and read about our discussions in our Google Group
 * Connect with us on our various social media sites:
 * @https://twitter.com/npsl
 * @https://www.facebook.com/nonprofitcommons/
 * @https://plus.google.com/communities/114212078390326305687
 * Learn about the Impact of Nonprofits in Second Life
 * Volunteer-Volunteers needed for many tasks.
 * Community Member Profiles
 * Press Coverage
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 * Just getting started in Second Life and want to know about the benefits?**
 * __Read "__[|Second Life and Why It Matters for Nonprofits White Paper]__" from Social Signal__
 * NonProfit Commons in Numbers

This is an open wiki--you do not need to join to view wiki information or be a part of the Nonprofit Commons project. As a wiki, we hope our users will help us create some of the content. If you want to add resources or other content to this wiki, you must join wikispaces and then join this space.