A monthly roundup of our favorite nonprofit tech resources. Read more posts on our blog.
- We like Google Analytics. We like Facebook Fan Pages. But Google Analytics for Facebook Fan Pages? OMG.
- There are at least "Five Reasons Why Your Company Doesn't Need a Social Media Policy". But just in case, here's a new online tool that can help you create one.
- Slackers, rejoice: hard work may be overrated.
- So, naturally, queue "An Engineer's Guide to Cats". (We cannot believe we haven't linked to this before. It's make-you-cry funny. Parts, anyway.)
- Lucy Bernholz's "Open Philanthropy: A Modest Manifesto" is awesome. You need to read it -- after you read her article in this newsletter. It's right up there. Go on, scroll up. The cats will be still be here...
- Godzilla haikus.
- Data is becoming an art form, but who does your information belong to? Danah Boyd says the answer isn't binary: "Neither privacy nor publicity is dead, but technology will continue to make a mess of both."
- Need to make a map to show your impact? This one is a great model.
- Roomba. Agilent. Drupal. Where do people come up with these names? Let Wordoid take the guesswork out of making stuff up. Guide it with a few parameters, and it will even link to a domain name registration service. (The crazy part is how many of the fictional domains are already registered!)
- Seth Godin raises a good question: should we link to another cat video or to something that may inspire you to change the world (but isn't as funny)? In the end, can goodness compete with "Staticky Cat vs. Balloon"?
- We like to believe it can. Post the things that inspire you in comments, below, for a special section next month.
