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Happy Birthday! The Charitable Deduction Turns 100

ASU Lodestar Center

On June 28, 1914, political assassins killed Austria’s archduke and his wife, leading to the Austro-Hungarian invasion of Serbia and the beginnings of war across Europe. The resolution opens with the observation that the deduction “is one of the oldest preferences in tax law.” On October 3, to raise money for the war, the U.S.

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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. And the Winners Are… After a few weeks of coding, sourcing ideas, and testing public interest, the projects were again open to the public for voting. From Serbia. Niš 2.0

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Hackathons for Good: Techies, Thinkers, and Activists Unite

Tech Soup

meets LinkedIn for students. Random Hacks of Kindness (RHoK) is a global-wide community of hackers and social leaders with the common goal of building open technology for a better world. Serbia) in partnership with TechSoup Global and Zasto ne (Bosnia and Herzegovina). The project is run by Fundacja TechSoup and Dokukino.

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Nonprofit Technology News for May 2014

Tech Soup

The Microsoft Imagine Cup is a student competition to create innovative IT projects and ultimately bring those ideas to market. Very sophisticated for a student team. The FCC ruling opened a four-month public comment period, after which it will take a final vote on net neutrality. Find out more on this new service here.

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