A monthly roundup of our favorite nonprofit tech resources. Read more posts on our blog.
- Terrific visual representations of data. FlowingData has mapped the growth of WalMart across the U.S. since 1967. (Technically, this should go under "Things that Scare Us.")
- Need a techie on the cheap? The CTC Vista Project has opened its annual application cycle.
- An IT program in Germany has a section on social skills. One of the professors describes his job as teaching how to "get someone else's heart beating fast while yours stays calm."
- The return of technology as a national priority.
- Economy still got you down? Sad that the Shiba Inu puppies have grown up and abandoned their live stream? Not to worry: Natalie Portman's got you covered.
- Tag Galaxy maps Flickr photos onto a virtual solar system. Yeah, you kinda have to see it in action to understand. We're not sure if it's helpful, but it is really cool looking. Try entering "inauguration".
- Bacon, in almost any form, from watches to donuts to Bacolicio.us, which places a sizzling strip over your website. (There's even a bacon bra on Flickr, but you'll have to search for that yourself. It's a little disturbing.)
- Idealware's timely article, "Selecting Software on a Shoestring".
- The SpamTrap, "an interactive installation piece that prints, shreds and blacklists spam email". That's gotta feel good.
- Widgets. The Capitol News Connection has one that lets you "Ask Your Lawmaker". And our new Sprout-built fundraising widget could help as many as 57 people attend the 2009 NTC.