Shiloh’s Kitten Corner (and the news)

Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of Shiloh’s Kitten Corner! My name is Shiloh and I work on the Impact team at Causes.com. I start my workday by putting together a news brief for the rest of the office that highlights what’s new in the world of social media, nonprofits, technology, and social good. Here are a few of our favorite reads from the past week…plus a kitten. And be sure to click on Nala for a surprise!

Social Good

1. Can social media really help change the world? According to Best Friends Animal Society, the answer is yes! (Mashable)

2. How can mobile wallets transform the way people fundraise? (Nonprofit Tech 2.0)

3. Check out these great examples of the ways in which big companies are helping to solve social issues. (The Chronicle of Philanthropy)

Nonprofits

1. When is one million fans on Facebook worth more than a million bucks? (Beth’s Blog)

2. Looking for a creative way to sell your cause? Check out these 7 surprising brain tricks! (Katya’s Nonprofit Marketing Blog)

Technology

1. The future looks bright with young people like Thomas Suarez in it — he’s an iPhone application developer…and a 6th grader. (YouTube)

2. Have you heard about the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)? Some people are calling it “the worst proposed Internet law in United States legislative history.” (CNET)

Just For Fun

1. Did you know Google has a top-secret lab called Google X? (The New York Times)