Virtual Office Space: New Tenant Application Process

So your organization wants to have a virtual office in the Nonprofit Commons? Here's how:

Step 1: Start attending our weekly meetings held every Friday from 8:30-10:00 AM PST/Second Life time in the Nonprofit Commons Amphitheater. Can't make the meeting time? Let us know and check out the text chat of meetings posted on the wiki and also on the Google Group.

Step 2: Peruse the Nonprofit Commons blog and wiki (if you're reading this, you're already doing the latter)! Please familiarize yourself with the Rules of Conduct that community members must adhere to.

Step 3: Office space is free of charge to qualified social benefit organizations. In exchange for the free office space in the Nonprofit Commons, we require that residents maintain a Second Life presence a minimum of two hours a week and volunteer a minimum of two hours a month in the Nonprofit Commons community. Please fill out the Volunteer Questionnaire
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This questionnaire lets us know about your organization, what you do in the real world, what's you'd like to do in the Nonprofits-only community in SL and how you could help us by volunteering to be a part of the Nonprofit Commons, as well as information that will help our estate managers determine your office space needs. Also, email Penguin Kuhn (Megan Keane): megan [at] techsoup [dot] org with your organization's logo as an attachment if you cannot link to it on the Volunteer Questionnaire as you fill it out.

Step 4: The legal stuff! All residents must have a signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Nonprofit Commons Residents on file prior to moving in. New tenants can fax MOU to:415-633-9400 Attn: Susan Tenby or email a signed PDF to megan [at] techsoup [dot] org
 MOU_1207.pdf

Step 5: The fun part! Fill out a profile and your organization will be featured on our community member profiles. You will also get featured in our member spotlight in the TechSoup Global weekly email newsletter, By the Cup. In other words, it's a wonderful way to showcase your organization!

Once you've completed these steps, we'll be in touch with you about moving on into your virtual office.
Questions? Contact Megan megan [at] techsoup [dot] org or IM Penguin Kuhn in-world.