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=Where To Find Nonprofits In Second Life=

The information needs to be grabbed various sources and pockets that exist and the lists needs to be scraped for more examples. Here's some:

Online Resources

 * Second Life Library 2.0, [|http://infoisland.org]

//NOTE: SLURLS and Website links are listed, as available//

These locations host multiple non-profits, rather than representing only one individual group:
 * Non-profit Community Sims / Islands**
 * Better World Island: [|SLURL]
 * Commonwealth Sim: [|SLURL] and [|website link] and [|social network site]
 * Kula sims : [|SLURL] Four sims loosely associated with Creative Commons and Joi Ito that are often made available for ad hoc, non-profit efforts
 * New Media Consortium: [|SLURL] and [|website link] (note: NMC works with both for-profit and non-profit entities)
 * Non-Profit Commons:[| SLURL: Plush Nonprofit Commons] and SLURL: [|Aloft Non-profit Sim], website:[|nonprofitcommons.org]
 * Info Island Archipelago: [|SLURL] and [|website link]
 * OneClimate Islands: [|SLURL] Plans to host several groups focused on climate change.
 * Progressive Island: [|SLURL]
 * SL Relay for Life / American Cancer Society: [|SLURL] and [|website]

Individual organizations: lists, HUDs, SL groups, and online resources
List of nonprofits doing work in Second Life This needs to be organized as follows: Organization, URL/SLURL, one-sentence description, contact person (SL/RL name).
 * [|ACORN]
 * [|Asagao Memorial Park]: Both a memorial to those who lost their lives to suicide and a support area for those who lost someone
 * [|Autisic Liberation Front]
 * [|Boomer Esiason Foundation]
 * [|Breast Cancer Awareness Garden]
 * [|The Cancer Monument]
 * [|The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]
 * [|Cystic Fibrosis University]
 * [|Creative Commons]
 * [|Dreams]: Dreams is an area that supports the group ShockProof, whose members are stroke survivors.
 * [|Friends of the Urban Forest]
 * [|Eduserv Foundation]
 * [|Genome Island]: Genome Island, courtesy of Texas Wesleyan University, contains a wealth of information about genomics.
 * [|Global Aid Foundation] - Is a 501 c(3) US based humanitarian relief organization. We offer free space in our island complex to any qualifying organization. Please contact us inworld or by visiting our regular website and emailing us.
 * [|Global Kids Island] - Global Kids Island in the teen grid is a place for teen residents to learn about important social and world issues, run by and based on the work of Global Kids, Inc in New York City. The island recently hosted (winter, 2006) a digital media essay contest, the SL version of the Save Sarfur charity wristband campaign, a photo show from Global Kids Leaders, Camp Gk (summer, 2006) and interactive, experiential workshops led by GK staff on issues related to digital media. In the fall, a Machinima program, a gaming program, and a global issue program will each be launched.
 * International Justice Center: [|SLURL] and [|website]
 * [|Second Life Association of CPAs] is a SL Association of Certified Public Accountants created by the Maryland Association of CPAs ([|http://www.macpa.org)] contact Rocky Maddaloni in world or Tom Hood in RL tom@macpa.org
 * [|Live2Give]: Live2Give is "dedicated to being a safe haven for people with severe physical limiations who are seeking community life..."
 * [|LGBT History (Museum)]
 * [|The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society]
 * [|The National Multiple Sclerosis Society]
 * [|Preferred Family Healthcare] Island ([|SLURL)] offers information and services relating to substance use disorders.
 * [|Support For Healing]: Support for Healing Island offers a number of venues and services for various support groups.
 * [|TechSoup]
 * [|Virtual Hallucinations]
 * [|VNEC]: The Virtual Neurological Education Centre
 * [|Yehoodi] : Dedicated to promoting swing and lindy hop as cultural artforms in the United States and globally. Since 1998, [|Yehoodi]has served the increasingly global swing jazz, swing dance and lindy hop communities through an online community forum, news, calendars, streaming swing music radio, and two podcasts.
 * [|Virtual Activism:] Working with other nonprofit organizations around the world [and in particular the Middle East] to bring technology to their work.