A monthly roundup of our favorite nonprofit tech resources and other goodies. Read more posts on our blog.
- On its Popaganda episode, Bitch Podcast talks about why and how anyone who cares about independent media should care about freedom of the net.
- The Digital Defenders help respond to specific attacks against internet freedom and highlight this quote on their website from artist and activist Ai WeiWei: ‘The internet is like a tree that is growing. The people will always have the last word – even if someone has a very weak, quiet voice. Such power will collapse because of a whisper.’
- In our quest for wise words about websites, we came across Kronda Adair from Karvel Digital’s slide deck and recent Ignite talk about how to stop making senseless websites. Thanks, Kronda!
- Make all the things on the web and meet other people who are, too! Mozilla’s Maker Party is July 15-Aug 15. The month-long party is online and offline with meet-ups around the globe.
- The internet abounds with life’s burning questions. Among them, what does it look like when a Google Street View camera has a meet-up with itself? And why is the camera wearing a sparkly silver dress in some of the photos?
- Do you ever find yourself wearing a dress on a bike, perhaps internally debating whether a Marilyn Monroe moment is in your near future? The answer is “penny in your pants.”
- A penny for your thoughts about these swell stats about fundraising, social media, and mobile technology.
- Speaking of stats, wouldn’t it be nice to see open diversity data from tech companies?
- Here’s a weird twist: while some for-profit tech companies are withholding their diversity data, the IRS is apparently withholding nonprofit status from open and free software projects, lest they benefit for-profit companies.
- And here’s Weird Al twisting online grammar back in line.
- Finally, apropos of NTEN’s compelling desire to bring you relentless animal adorableness, we finish off Things We Like with cute animal parenting.