Tom Murphy gives away his cool and fun fonts freely on his website.

Why? “…because I would be making fonts regardless of whether I was distributing them or not, and because I know that people benefit from the fact that I give them away. I take enough stuff for free and it makes me feel good to know that I …

I am already working on two pro-bono projects: with a youth community centre in New South Wales, and a Victoria-based international charity fighting poverty.

What are you doing? What is your business doing?

Download the the official Pay It Forward Day flyer (59Kb PDF).

Find out more on the official Pay It Forward Day website.

Looking to do some volunteer work? Try …

Take a moment out to reflect on and reveal you innermost truths to the world at Hidden Lives. And of course see what other people are unveiling!

I received one of these today - despite the NO JUNK sign on my letterbox. I didn’t think much of it until a quick look at their website seriously gave me the sh*ts. This is what they had to say:

“Unaddressed mail continues to be one of the fastest growing media channels in Australia and The Yellow Envelope is Australia’s most successful unaddressed …

Hooking up your computer to the World Community Grid is one of the easiest ways to make a difference to our world.

And you don’t have to do anything other than the initial sign up and download.

When you are not actively using your computer (eg you are on the phone, sipping coffee, or pondering a sentence on your screen), the processor on your computer automatically …

A very human and positive story from Stilgherrian.

Read it: Competitors or colleagues?

An African proverb. Worth reflecting on in light of the impact of business decisions on our collective future.

A child is the product of the society it grows up in. Ergo the society we create determines our future.

What sort of society has conventional business created today? When was the last time we stepped back and took a serious sniff?

Business has a direct influence on society. It shapes media, advertising, …

The IOC is worried that they many not be able to “manage” what athletes say about the Games through their personal blogs. They are concerned that blogs “could lead to scurrilous rumours being broadcast on the Internet”.

Welcome to the real world! The Internet gives us (ok, those of us who have the means of accessing it) the power to say exactly what we want to. To express our …

Give our planet 5 minute’s rest. Take part in one of the biggest actions against climate change TODAY. Dim (or switch off) all your lights tonight, between 7.55pm and 8.00pm.

More from L’Alliance pour la Planète.
Don’t read French? The Babelfish translated version is here.

Thanks to Jaclyn Anns for this heads-up.

The ISO 10002:2004 standard is a great set of guidelines for complaints handling. But where are the ISO guidelines for connecting with and celebrating play, happiness, fulfilment, meaning and contribution?

Come to think of it, how much of the ISO standards are there to mitigate “negative” scenarios and situations?

I found this draft standard for fun on the Internet, written by William Stewart. Perhaps this should be a …