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Using Technology to Build a More Accountable Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Darko Brkan is mobilizing Eastern Europe. "), have risen as leaders in grassroots organizing and civic activism in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). "[In Boznia and Herzegovina] the potential for corruption and misuse of power is outstanding," Darko told me. People were tired of the corruption so they mobilized.

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Fighting for Civic Transparency with Technology in the Western Balkans

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Through technology, data, and resource-sharing, Community Boost_r seeks to empower Balkan citizens to voice their opinions, demand solutions to everyday problems, and stay informed on accountability and transparency issues. The goal was to find the best web or mobile ideas for social projects in Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia.

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The Future of Fundraising, Part Two

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, which means "enough," began online and moved offline to solidify a movement to create a better Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Restart Romania challenge resulted in citizens proposing technological solutions to a range of real world problems such as corruption in the medical system.

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Hackathons for Good: Techies, Thinkers, and Activists Unite

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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. TechSoup's Hacker Helper can get you started. The ReStart Challenges.

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Nonprofit Technology News for May 2014

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The reason why The Fog is emerging is because of the amount of data overwhelming our 3G and 4G mobile networks. It’s called the TechBridge Nonprofit Exchange and it is designed to address the problem of grantmakers’ reluctance to fund infrastructure improvements for charities. Very sophisticated for a student team.

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