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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. The submitted projects were shared in a project gallery on the Community Boost_r website where the public could vote on their favorite project. Šta se može uraditi?

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Hackathons for Good: Techies, Thinkers, and Activists Unite

Tech Soup

A hackathon is an event where programmers, developers, designers, and leaders come together to collaborate on an app, website, or software projects. The hackathon model is ideal for nonprofits and libraries because it brings together motivated volunteers to expedite a project on a limited budget. NetSquared can help!

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Nonprofit Technology News for November 2013

Tech Soup

The project is soft launching this month, and going public in March 2014. The project was originally funded by Microsoft for the Transforming Communities of Practice grant. Hackathons are most often fast projects that last one to three days. This project aims to speed up cancer research. TechSoup Technologies for Good.

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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. The next big project on the horizon is working on AIUSA’s next strategic plan.

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