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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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Use Social Media to Reel in Big Fish Donors

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Effective social media outreach takes at least 25 hours of staff time per week, according to the Ditch Digital Dabbling research report. 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.

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10NTC: Are Nonprofits the New International Correspondents?

Tech Soup

Roger told us about his job as a writer for Mercy Corps , where he's traveled to places like the Congo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and most recently Haiti, writing about the man-made and natural disasters that have struck those places and the accompanying relief efforts. Tags: Digital Divide Reporting Running Your Organization.

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Hackathons for Good: Techies, Thinkers, and Activists Unite

Tech Soup

The Digital Public Library of America held a hackathon to test the prototype DPLA platform and build apps for it. Serbia) in partnership with TechSoup Global and Zasto ne (Bosnia and Herzegovina). For example, Victoria Walker, an 11-year-old from California, designed Rode Dog , a clever app designed to stop texting and driving.

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

Tech Soup

This month the news is about WiFi embedded in a magazine, Braille smartphones, ultramobile devices, innovation in Eastern Europe, Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners, a new Pinterest analytics tool, the emergence of digital wallets, and Ginny Mies pick for the mobile app of the month. Digital Wallets. Strange News. Accessibility.

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Nonprofit Technology News for November 2013

Tech Soup

We are testing it out at hackathons this month in San Francisco and also in Sarajevo in Bosnia. Back in my May Nonprofit Technology News edition, I covered the emerging field of digital wallets. Hacker Helper is currently in beta. After that we hope lots of people will contribute content to it. • Data management • Drones.

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Nonprofit Technology News for May 2014

Tech Soup

Up to now our digital selves have been pretty indelible on the Internet. Our TechSoup Global partners there are also working hard on disaster relief in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia through the Community Boost r program and also a project called Mapa Poplava. Our Right to Be Forgotten on the Internet.

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