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TechSoup Global at National Day of Civic Hacking

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TechSoup, Caravan Studios , and NetSquared were on the scene to observe and participate in hackathon events all over the country. Arthur Grau of NetSquared Honolulu reported back on the National Day of Civic Hacking/Code for Hawaii event in Honolulu. Another interesting concept was a mobile tech shop for homeless shelters.

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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. EkoVizija is a mobile app that enables users to take pictures and report environmental problems in their community. This online reporting system is both a website and mobile app.

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Fostering Innovation and Creativity in Youth Through App Development

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This post was authored by Vanessa Rhinesmith and originally appeared on the NetSquared blog. Two such organizations are Apps for Good and Youth Radio's Mobile Action Lab , which are teaching youth to learn, create, and improve their communities through the development of apps. Youth Radio's Mobile Action Lab.

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Apps for Youth, By Youth

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Organizations are empowering youth to develop their own mobile apps to solve problems at their schools, in their communities, and to help the greater good. The Global Kids Online Leadership Organization partnered with the New York Public Library to create a mobile game called NYC Haunts for the iPhone. Apps Made by Youth.

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Hackathons for Good: Techies, Thinkers, and Activists Unite

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or Code for Oakland ). Microsoft's International Women's Hackathon challenged female developers to combat issues like human trafficking through new mobile apps and web programs. AT&T is very active in the hackthon space, holding weekend events for mobile app creation. NetSquared can help!

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News by the Spoonful: TechSoup's 2015 Tech Predictions

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We recently polled our TechSoup employees and NetSquared community on what they see as looming large in 2015. Mobile Payments. It's a new electronic wallet mobile app that allows you to use your iPhone or Apple Watch to one-click pay for things easily and securely. What they said may surprise you. We'll see.

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Developers and Nonprofits Come Together to Make Apps for Change

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Nonprofits have needs that can be addressed using mobile technology, particularly with apps or texting services. Essentially, Ohana is a mobile-friendly platform for finding social services. The last app demo was from a former TechSouper, Sameer Siruguri, who is currently developing an app for an Oakland nonprofit, Youth ALIVE!