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Using Technology to Build a More Accountable Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tech Soup

"), have risen as leaders in grassroots organizing and civic activism in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). was the pre-election campaign in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2006. In the meantime, social media and new technologies continue to drive the work of these organizations building a stronger civic society in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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12 Early Adopters of the.NGO and.ONG Domains

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Mission: To foster peace among young adults through the arts in post-war Bosnia-Herzegovina. Mission: To provide free surgeries to the world’s neediest nations on the world’s largest civilian hospital ship. Project 1948 Foundation ● project1948.ngo. United States. Water for All ● water4all.ngo.

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Hurricane Sandy Art Relief: An Interview with Elana Haviv

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She also pioneered art-based healing programs in post-war Bosnia. Elana designed The Telling History Project: Understanding the Past to Create the Future , a curriculum to teach students about human rights. After 9/11, she spearheaded an art-based CMCE 9/11 Trauma Relief Project in the New York City schools.

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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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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Women for Women International

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Though many of the countries we work in are talked about in the news (DR Congo, Iraq, Afghanistan, Sudan), some aren’t as well-known (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Nigeria) and we often need to explain why operating in these countries is important.

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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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Use Social Media to Reel in Big Fish Donors

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

An organization dedicated to “never again” a genocide — such as those in Europe, Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur — must raise awareness and advocate with as much energy as it raises money. All departments of the organization need to know what the other departments are doing.