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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. Three project winners were chosen from each country: From Bosnia and Herzegovina: Centar 72 aims to solve community problems within 72 hours. The goal of OBJEKTIVno bolje is to stop hateful graffiti in Serbia.

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Hackathons for Good: Techies, Thinkers, and Activists Unite

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The hackathon model is ideal for nonprofits and libraries because it brings together motivated volunteers to expedite a project on a limited budget. 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. or Code for Oakland ).

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Nonprofit Technology News for May 2014

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TechSoup Global donation partner, Cisco , is starting to talk about an alternative to cloud computing, the paradigm that relies on huge data centers to do all our processing. It also allows individuals to log into the app and see which charities close by need either financial or volunteer help. They’re calling it The Fog.

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