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Fighting for Civic Transparency with Technology in the Western Balkans

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Through technology, data, and resource-sharing, Community Boost_r seeks to empower Balkan citizens to voice their opinions, demand solutions to everyday problems, and stay informed on accountability and transparency issues. This past spring, FTS was on the ground in the Western Balkans, helping organize the Community Boost_r Challenge.

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Hackathons for Good: Techies, Thinkers, and Activists Unite

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Microsoft's International Women's Hackathon challenged female developers to combat issues like human trafficking through new mobile apps and web programs. The events challenged participants to brainstorm and code mash-ups of WorldCat, the world's largest bibliographic database, with other web services.

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The Future of Fundraising, Part Two

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TechSoup hosted its first ever Nonprofits Live. The Growth in Smartphones and Social Media. , which means "enough," began online and moved offline to solidify a movement to create a better Bosnia and Herzegovina. on the Future of Fundraising back in 2011. Only one year later, much has changed.