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Open Challenges Harness Local Knowledge for Local Change

Tech Soup

Chris Worman, senior director of alliances and community engagement at TechSoup, founded TechSoup Romania and was heavily involved in ReStart Romania and TechSoup's other open community challenges. Challenge organizers reserved the right to send the proposals back and ask for further clarification of the problem.

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The Future of Fundraising, Part Two

Tech Soup

The Restart Romania challenge resulted in citizens proposing technological solutions to a range of real world problems such as corruption in the medical system. The power of technology and social media to create change is real as evidenced by movements like the Arab Spring. Harness Technology and Social Media to Raise Money.