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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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Hackathons for Good: Techies, Thinkers, and Activists Unite

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The Digital Public Library of America held a hackathon to test the prototype DPLA platform and build apps for it. " More Hackathon Resources. Here are even more hackathon resources from TechSoup and beyond: Want to host your own hackathon? Serbia) in partnership with TechSoup Global and Zasto ne (Bosnia and Herzegovina).

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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. The NT100 will form the basis for a growing online resource for social enterprises called “The Social Tech Guide." Hacker Helper is currently in beta. After that we hope lots of people will contribute content to it.

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