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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. chose a specific issue and a specific political figure, Nedžad Brankovi?, (“Enough!” "Why not?"), and Zašto ne? Mr. Brankovi?

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

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I am very lucky to work at an organization that values social media, and have never received push-back regarding investing my time and efforts there. We currently have nearly 50,000 Facebook fans and posting there helps us reach the most people, though the focus of how we’re using Facebook is changing (more on that below). Anything else?

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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. The goal was to find the best web or mobile ideas for social projects in Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia.

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

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The IT press was buzzing in late April about the free portable WiFi embedded by Microsoft in select May 6 Forbes Magazine print issues. Available on news stands now, so check one out if you see a new issue while in line at the grocery store. Strange News. Yes that's right. Microsoft has placed an Office 365. Accessibility.

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Nonprofit Technology News for May 2014

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The way The Fog will work, as Christopher Mims describes it in the Wall Street Journal , is that our smart devices will send software updates to one another, rather than routing them through the cloud, a bit like how peer-to-peer music and movie sharing is done via services like Bittorrent. Here in the U.S., Remembering Michael DeLong.

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Beijing 2008 Olympics Potential Catalyst for Human Rights

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Abolish forever the restrictive articles in the Foreign Correspondents Guide that limit the media’s freedom of movement and work. Human Rights Watch has more information about human rights issues in China and links to other human rights organizations and campaigns like Olympic Watch and PlayFair2008.

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Nonprofit Technology News for April 2013

Tech Soup

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. Very, very cool, I must say.

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