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

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Of all the mass communications tools your organization is using (website e-newsletters, social networking sites, mobile), which is resulting in the most online dollars being raised (directly or indirectly)? Are you currently investing resources in mobile marketing i.e, a mobile website, texting, mobile Apps, text-to-give, etc.?

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Fighting for Civic Transparency with Technology in the Western Balkans

Tech Soup

The goal was to find the best web or mobile ideas for social projects in Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia. And the Winners Are… After a few weeks of coding, sourcing ideas, and testing public interest, the projects were again open to the public for voting. Ttaram aims to improve education in Kosovo.

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Hackathons for Good: Techies, Thinkers, and Activists Unite

Tech Soup

Random Hacks of Kindness (RHoK) is a global-wide community of hackers and social leaders with the common goal of building open technology for a better world. Microsoft's International Women's Hackathon challenged female developers to combat issues like human trafficking through new mobile apps and web programs.

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The Future of Fundraising, Part Two

Tech Soup

Surprisingly, 35 percent of respondents to a Nielsen study indicate being open to making online payments on their smartphones. which means "enough," began online and moved offline to solidify a movement to create a better Bosnia and Herzegovina. — a number that grew by 10 percent between 2010 and 2011.

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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. Of course mobile phone payments are not new.

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Nonprofit Technology News for November 2013

Tech Soup

All that and Ginny Mies's pick for the mobile app of the month. We are testing it out at hackathons this month in San Francisco and also in Sarajevo in Bosnia. It covers 10 topics including humanitarian uses of drones: • Mobile and cell phones • New uses for TV and radio. TechSoup Technologies for Good.

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Nonprofit Technology News for May 2014

Tech Soup

The reason why The Fog is emerging is because of the amount of data overwhelming our 3G and 4G mobile networks. 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. Earlier this month the U.S.

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