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Using Technology to Build a More Accountable Bosnia and Herzegovina

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"), have risen as leaders in grassroots organizing and civic activism in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). " It was this feeling of disempowerment that brought together several concerned citizens, including Darko, to voice their disapproval in a local online forum. was the pre-election campaign in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2006.

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Hackathons for Good: Techies, Thinkers, and Activists Unite

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Last year, TechSoup held a Saturday Hackathon 4 Good where nonprofits and techies could join forces to create solutions for social good. Serbia) in partnership with TechSoup Global and Zasto ne (Bosnia and Herzegovina). The challenges invite social activists and techies to create web-based tools to tackle local issues.

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

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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. Health Center. Social Media.

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Nonprofit Technology News for November 2013

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They can go straight to work to create useful apps and other tools for solving social problems. We are testing it out at hackathons this month in San Francisco and also in Sarajevo in Bosnia. It’s still not as good a deal as your trusty local library. It also lists and maps hackathons worldwide. Oyster costs $9.95

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Nonprofit Technology News for May 2014

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The Microsoft Imagine Cup is a student competition to create innovative IT projects and ultimately bring those ideas to market. Team Confufish Royale from Australia developed an app called Foodbank Local that allows businesses to easily donate excess food. Find out more on this new service here. Very sophisticated for a student team.

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Nonprofit Technology News for April 2013

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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. Health Center. Social Media.

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