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Fighting for Civic Transparency with Technology in the Western Balkans

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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. Image: Community Boost_r Facebook.

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Hackathons for Good: Techies, Thinkers, and Activists Unite

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For example, Victoria Walker, an 11-year-old from California, designed Rode Dog , a clever app designed to stop texting and driving. For example, one of the projects presented was called "Netflix at My Library." Serbia) in partnership with TechSoup Global and Zasto ne (Bosnia and Herzegovina). Library Hackathons.

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

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Microsoft's new Surface Pro is an example of this type of new type of device. Pinterest is a social media photo-sharing website that allows users to create online image collections around specific events or subjects. The images are called pins and collections are called. Image: Digital Wallet, Shutterstock.

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Nonprofit Technology News for November 2013

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We are testing it out at hackathons this month in San Francisco and also in Sarajevo in Bosnia. Examples of NT100 projects include: Witness , the Peter Gabriel-founded watchdog charity which uses online videos call attention to human rights abuses. Images: TechSoup Global and Nominet Trust. Hacker Helper is currently in beta.

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Nonprofit Technology News for April 2013

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Microsoft's new Surface Pro is an example of this type of new type of device. Pinterest is a social media photo-sharing website that allows users to create online image collections around specific events or subjects. The images are called pins and collections are called boards. Image: Digital Wallet, Shutterstock.

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