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Fighting for Civic Transparency with Technology in the Western Balkans

Tech Soup

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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Hackathons for Good: Techies, Thinkers, and Activists Unite

Tech Soup

This wiki can be a first step in providing those developers with information about the problems that can benefit from their support. NetSquared can help! Serbia) in partnership with TechSoup Global and Zasto ne (Bosnia and Herzegovina). Got an idea for an app or software solution, but don't know where to start?

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Nonprofit Technology News for November 2013

Tech Soup

The tool will allow hackers and coders to get up to speed before the hackathon by reading problem statements written from the perspective of the people who are working to solve social problems on the ground: NGOs and activists. They can go straight to work to create useful apps and other tools for solving social problems.

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Solutionary Women: Heddy Nam

Have Fun - Do Good

I came across her work while researching examples of nonprofits using the social web for social change for NetSquared and am looking forward to meeting her in person when she speaks at the NetSquared Conference next week. This project will tackle big questions such as: What are the most pressing human rights problems in our world?

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