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12 Early Adopters of the.NGO and.ONG Domains

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Mission: To improve access and quality of education for 4 million children living in underserved communities in India. Mission: To foster peace among young adults through the arts in post-war Bosnia-Herzegovina. Mission: To establish wildlife sanctuaries by acquiring land and through partnerships with landholders. United States.

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Fighting for Civic Transparency with Technology in the Western Balkans

Tech Soup

The goal was to find the best web or mobile ideas for social projects in Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia. Three project winners were chosen from each country: From Bosnia and Herzegovina: Centar 72 aims to solve community problems within 72 hours.

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Upwardly Global: Bridging the Opportunity Gap for Skilled Immigrants

Tech Soup

Although that plant was considered a model employer for refugees at the time, Jane met employees who included a former engineer from Iraq and a surgeon from Bosnia. The organization was originally founded to fill a specific gap in immigrant and refugee services after Jane Leu, UpGlo's founder, took a tour of a poultry plant.

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The Future of Fundraising, Part Two

Tech Soup

Social media adoption continues to grow and technology becomes more accessible. which means "enough," began online and moved offline to solidify a movement to create a better Bosnia and Herzegovina. Text-to-Give Tweet Chat Recap : Did you know more people worldwide have regular access to mobile devices than computers ?

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Hackathons for Good: Techies, Thinkers, and Activists Unite

Tech Soup

The District of Columbia Public Library has held as series of Accessibility Hackathons. The events bring together young adults with disabilities and companies that develop accessibility solutions. Serbia) in partnership with TechSoup Global and Zasto ne (Bosnia and Herzegovina). The ReStart Challenges.

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

Tech Soup

Accessibility. 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.

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What is Your Favorite Social Action of 2008?

Have Fun - Do Good

Women for Women International supports women survivors of war in conflict and post-conflict areas (Afghanistan, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq, Kosovo, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Sudan). Each woman is paired with a sponsor whose donation helps to cover some of their basic necessities (food, water, medicine).

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