At Tech & Social Change Baltimore's May meeting, virtual world and Nonprofit Commons evangelist Sally Cherry explained what virtual worlds are, discussed the differences between several virtual worlds, and then took the room on a tour of Second Life and introduced us to a few of her colleagues. You can read the notes from the session in the Tech & Social Change meetup group.

The notes from the past two meetings of Tech and Social Change Baltimore are now online.

In March, Justin Kownacki spoke about crowdfunding, and in April, Karen Griffin discussed what she's learned about social media and fundraising.

The next meeting will be on May 3, 2012. Sally Cherry will be telling us about virtual worlds. RSVP online.

Looking to use Kickstarter, GiveCorps, or another crowdfunding platform to raise money for your organization's new project? If so, come to the Tech & Social Change Baltimore meeting in March. Justin Kownacki -- a freelance business strategist, writer, and the founder of CrowdfundingHelp.com -- will answer your questions about running a successful campaign.

If you haven't been able to attend Tech & Social Change Baltimore's recent meetings, you're in luck. The notes from the past few meetings are now available online.

• September 2011 - Tom Smith - Webcasting
• November 2011 - Tracy Gold - Content, Strategy, and Social Media
• December 2011 - Colleen McKenna - LinkedIn
• January 2012 - Bryan Connor - Data Visualization
• February 2012 - Amy Hollomon - Email Newsletters

Tech & Social Change Baltimore has scheduled its three remaining meetings for 2011.

• September 22, 2011: Webcasting
• November 3, 2011: TBA
• December 1, 2011: TBA

All of these meetings will be at 7:00 pm and are being hosted by WYPR.

Baltimore NetSquared has changed its name to Tech & Social Change Baltimore. With this name change, we become the official local NetSquared group as well as the local NTEN 501 Tech Club.

What does this mean for you? It means you should

• Update your link to our meetup group to http://www.meetup.com/Tech-Social-Change-Baltimore/
• Find us on Twitter as @SocGoodTech.
• Look forward to NTEN goodies, like coasters, pins, and pens.

On April 21, 2011, Valerie Lambert, the Assistant Director of Development at Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth and the Founder of Bilou Enterprises, attended the Baltimore NetSquared meetup to explain how nonprofit organizations can incorporate online fundraising into their annual giving efforts. Notes from that meeting are now online.

Tonight, April 21, 2011, Valerie Lambert will explain how to integrate your online and offline fundraising at Baltimore NetSquared's monthly meeting. The meeting begins at 5:30 pm.