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Fighting for Civic Transparency with Technology in the Western Balkans

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The goal was to find the best web or mobile ideas for social projects in Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia. The finalists were paired up with technologists to develop a platform that could be worked on in a series of code sprints. The site will then publish responses from local officials and encourage further transparency.

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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. Community Boost_r is a project that inspires, enables, and promotes tech for civil participation in transparency and accountability initiatives in the Western Balkans. Library Hackathons. The ReStart Challenges.

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Nonprofit Technology News for May 2014

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The First Crowdfunding Platform for Nonprofit Technology Projects. The tech support nonprofit, TechBridge in Georgia, has launched the first crowdfunding platform for nonprofit technology projects. Tech For Good Winners of the 12th Annual Microsoft Imagine Cup. I particularly like The Guardian’s coverage of this.

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

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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. CNET Coverage on Digital Wallets.

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Nonprofit Technology News for April 2013

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I invite you to have a look at my list of 2013 forecasts on nonprofit technology trends with its handy new infographic so you can see how right (or wrong) I am about this year's tech trends for the sector. Xconomy.com: Mobile Payment Platform Wars: LevelUp, Paydiant, PayPal, & More. Here's the latest. Anything I missed?

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