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Fighting for Civic Transparency with Technology in the Western Balkans

Tech Soup

This past spring, FTS was on the ground in the Western Balkans, helping organize the Community Boost_r Challenge. The goal was to find the best web or mobile ideas for social projects in Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia. From Serbia. The goal of OBJEKTIVno bolje is to stop hateful graffiti in Serbia.

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Happy Birthday! The Charitable Deduction Turns 100

ASU Lodestar Center

On June 28, 1914, political assassins killed Austria’s archduke and his wife, leading to the Austro-Hungarian invasion of Serbia and the beginnings of war across Europe. The charitable deduction is a vital nexus between the general public, the nonprofit organizations they support, and government policy. How does the deduction work?

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5 Ways to Gain The Upper Hand in Facebook’s Newsfeed

Connection Cafe

Facebook recently announced a test in Sri Lanka, Bolivia, Slovakia, Serbia, Guatemala, and Cambodia. When you have awesome content on your website that supporters can’t help but share with their friends on Facebook, you gain the upper hand in the Newsfeed! But no algorithm is perfect. So they test and tweak.

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Hackathons for Good: Techies, Thinkers, and Activists Unite

Tech Soup

But more than anything, hackathons are fun events to network and meet allies interested in supporting your cause. This wiki can be a first step in providing those developers with information about the problems that can benefit from their support. NetSquared can help! Hackathons for Social Good. The ReStart Challenges.

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Nonprofit Technology News for May 2013: Free WiFi in Forbes Magazine and Braille Phones

Tech Soup

Fundacja TechSoup in Poland, in a close partnership with Dokukino and other local organizations from the Western Balkans, has launched open challenges for the best technology-based social projects that address transparency and accountability issues in the the Bosnia and Hercegovina, Kosovo, and Serbia. social change.

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Nonprofit Technology News for May 2014

Tech Soup

The tech support nonprofit, TechBridge in Georgia, has launched the first crowdfunding platform for nonprofit technology projects. It also allows individuals to log into the app and see which charities close by need either financial or volunteer help. The First Crowdfunding Platform for Nonprofit Technology Projects.

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Face-to-Face Communications with Zoom Help NGOs Around the Planet

Tech Soup

TechSoup uses Zoom to help staff members coordinate to deliver resources and education. TechSoup's staff also uses it to facilitate philanthropic support to tens of thousands of nonprofits, from the Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma to the Tax Busters in Serbia. Zoom's Admin Dashboard and Customer Support Are Excellent.

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