1. A system for providing access to a private resource in an enterprise social networking system, the system comprising: a database system implemented using a server system comprising one or more hardware processors, the database system configurable to cause: displaying, in a user interface on a display of a device, a publisher configured to publish feed items to a feed of the enterprise social networking system, the feed being dedicated to the private resource, the private resource and the feed being accessible to only authorized users of the enterprise social networking system identifiable as having access to the private resource, the publisher comprising: an input area configured to receive text, and a first selection operable to share the text in the feed as a feed item; processing a first request, via the publisher from a first user of the enterprise social networking system, to share content associated with the private resource with a second user of the enterprise social networking system; determining, responsive to processing the first request, that the second user is unauthorized to access the private resource; displaying, in the user interface and responsive to determining that the second user is unauthorized to access the private resource, a second selection operable to send, to an authorized administrator associated with the private resource, a second request to grant the second user access to the private resource; determining that the second selection has been selected; and displaying, on a display of a device of the authorized administrator and responsive to determining that the second selection has been selected, input controls configured to receive input from the authorized administrator to grant the second user access to the private resource.