Below is a selection of the best sites and articles bookmarked by theCoup in 2008. You can also search theCoup’s bookmarks or subscribe to their RSS feed for the latest. I’m testing the waters of google reader, so you might peek at some shared reading there too.
- Library of Congress Flickr Photos
public domain images. high quality.
flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress
- Google Grants
free AdWords for nonprofit organizations
google.com/grants
- Ashoka
fellowship program for social entrepreneurs
ashoka.org
- Cause Caller
online phone banking system. easy to set up. voip
causecaller.com
- Courage to Resist
Support the troops who refuse to fight!
couragetoresist.org/
- Food & Water Watch
“…oversee and protect the quality and safety of food and water. We deserve to know that food and water are free of unhealthy chemicals, bacteria and added hormones…”
foodandwaterwatch.org
- Howling Mob Society
“…is a collaboration of artists, activists and historians committed to unearthing stories neglected by mainstream [dominant] history. HMS brings increased visibility to the radical history of Pittsburgh, PA through grassroots artistic practice.”
howlingmobsociety.org
- Institute without Boundaries
bruce mau design program
institutewithoutboundaries.com
- LIFE photo archive hosted by Google
images from Life magazine
images.google.com/hosted/life
- North Star Fund
“…fight for equality, economic justice and peace in New York City. By organizing donors, raising money for grants, and providing technical assistance, we support activism that focuses on the root causes of poverty, racism, homophobia and gender discrimination.”
northstarfund.org
- Tactical Technology Collective
brilliant group doing brilliant things. this description doesn’t do justice: “Tactical Tech is an international NGO working at the intersection of advocacy and technology. We use our technical expertise to increase the impact of campaigns in social justice and human rights.”
tacticaltech.org
- Tie-a-Tie.net
Learn How to Tie a necktie. includes windsor, pratt, et al…
tie-a-tie.net
- Vanguard Foundation
Social Justice Fund and Social Justice Sabbatical for organizations and individuals in Northern and Central California.
vanguardsf.org
- Welcome to OpenPlans!
OpenPlans is a platform for social activism. You want to make a difference, we want to make it easy. OpenPlans is the simple way to bring groups together, promote your cause, make plans, and get things done.
openplans.org
- What’s an Email Address Worth?
nonprofit email list. calculate how much a single address is trul
y worth to your organization.frogloop.com/care2blog/2008/3/25/whats-an-email-address-worth.html
- World Bicycle Relief
worldbicyclerelief.org
- Basil bags
for bikes!
basil.nl
- Block Party NYC
Block Party NYC is a new program by the New York City Streets Renaissance which is helping neighborhoods around NYC come together and enjoy their street for a day, free from the usual hazards and distractions of automobiles.
blockpartynyc.org
- Bronx Defenders
“The Bronx Defenders have transformed the role of the public defender by changing the nature of the attorney-client relationship, investing in the communities where our clients live, and striving to create justice for the people we serve…”
bronxdefenders.org
- Complementary Currency
fascinating article about creating more intentional, local economies. in brazil, the government created the Saber, a money given to 7 year olds that could only be spent on college. one result: this induced teenagers to become tutors of younger children to earn money for college. 1 billion invested returned an estimated 10 billion in educational benefit.
worldchanging.com/archives//003575.html
- Debunking Five Myths of Online Fundraising
Article from 11/20/2008 on the Nonprofit Technology Network
nten.org/blog/2008/11/20/debunking-five-myths-of-online-fundraising
- Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy
epip: The Next Generation of Grantmakers
epip.org
- EveryBlock New York
news feed for your block. public records, business reviews, craigslist missed connections. whoa. eerily similar to mock up from january 2006…
nyc.everyblock.com
- iced
immigration video game. teaches the challenges and abuses a teen might face on their path to citizenship
icedgame.com
- Infoshare
explore census data and other demographics
infoshare.org
- Jailhouse Lawyers Handbook
“…a resource for prisoners who wish to file a Section 1983 lawsuit in federal court regarding poor conditions in prison and / or abuse by prison staff.”
jailhouselaw.org
- leftforum.org
leftforum.org
- Mainstream Media Project
push alternative experts/voices onto mainstream radio
mainstream-media.net
- Marc Johns has a blog
silly drawings
draw.vox.com
- MindMeister
think together. collaborative mindmaps for brainstorming and keeping track of bits of ideas and to do lists.
mindmeister.com
- MixedInk
Online Collaborative Writing, for small committees or huge commun
ities.webworkerdaily.com/2009/01/09/mixedink-online-collaborative-writing
- Mosio
text msg questions, answered by real People
mosio.com
- Open Philanthropy
bringing the principles of open source software to collaboration in philanthropy…
netsquared.org/blog/jedsundwall/open-philanthropy-interview-mark-surman-shuttleworth-foundation
- Project for Public Spaces
Project for Public Spaces is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people create and sustain public places that build communities.
pps.org
- Resource Generation: Home
“Resource Generation is a national organization that works with young people with financial wealth who are supporting and challenging each other to effect progressive social change through the creative, responsible and strategic use of financial and other resources.”
resourcegeneration.org
- SlideRocket
Online Presentation Software
sliderocket.com
- SPIN Project
“The SPIN Project provides accessible and affordable strategic communications consulting, training, coaching, networking opportunities and concrete tools. Our skills and expertise are blended with our commitment to strengthening social justice organizations and helping them engage in communications to achieve their goals. We develop communications skills, infrastructure and leadership, strengthening organizations to achieve their social justice goals.”
spinproject.org
- StreetFilms
“Filming the New York City Streets Renaissance”
streetfilms.org
- Swivel
open data charts and graphs. upload your info…
swivel.com
- The Media Consortium
network of leading progressive independent journalism organizations
themediaconsortium.org
- The New Orleans Index Project
art, people, events, etcetera in new orleans
neworleansindexproject.org
- The Vote Web
layer voter data over social networking software to create better quality lists
thevoteweb.com
- We Are Media
The Social Media Starter Kit for Nonprofits
wearemedia.org
- Worldstudio Scholarships
Daring Young Artists to Dream
scholarships.worldstudioinc.com
