Donating Computers: Good for Business, Environment, Community

Program offers the Every Citizen Online free basic computer and Internet training to Habitat for Humanity-Greater Columbus families.

Low-income families will get major computing bang for their buck and help put a damper on e-waste. Consumer Electronics Daily

Program to help provide support to one-third of Americans who lack a home PC or broadband internet access. Environmental Leader

Is good return on surplus IT just financial, or is fair-market value combined with environmental and CSR benefits better? ITAK

FCC Connect to Compete program brings low-cost Web access to low-income families—at no cost to taxpayers. BusinessWeek

Connect to Compete initiative makes a strong start and offers opportunities to corporate social responsibility programs. Gartner

Many poor families cannot afford high-speed Internet and a computer needed for schoolwork or to apply for a job, until now.

65 Vero Beach Habitat families receive Red Rabbitt refurbished PCs through Serious Good program with Redemtech. TCPalm

Bucking a culture of waste, Redemtech is refurbishing old computers to help 60 Greater San Francisco Habitat families. HabitatGSF

Every time a PC is replaced, it becomes surplus IT. Instead of loading up landfills, donate refurbished PCS in proper working order. CRN

Seven Habitat for Humanity families receive refurbished computers through Serious Good partnership between Habitat and Redemtech.

"Cast-aside" corporate PCs help Habitat families. “No more having to wait for a turn (1 hour) at the library.” Fortbendstar.com

Companies often look to resale or recycling in developing IT asset disposition strategies, yet donations yield far more value. eWEEK

Well-managed PC donations transform low-value, surplus IT into a strategic investment. Environmental Leader

Conventional wisdom holds that donating surplus computers creates more risks than benefits; Gartner now says otherwise. ITAK PDF ›

Nine Habitat for Humanity families receive Serious Good refurbished PCs: “No more having to use the library computers.” PNT Online

Large donations can fill major gaps, but the process of acquiring donated computers can be complex and confusing. Education Week

Habitat for Humanity and Redemtech team up to refurbish cast-off corporate PCs and distribute them to needy families. Computerworld

Serious Good can minimize costs and risk of charitable IT donations while also helping to bridge the "digital divide." Gartner

New programs helps corporate donors transform surplus IT into strategic assets supporting social responsibility, sustainability.

News of Redemtech’s critical involvement in FCC Connect to Compete overwhelmingly positive.

Redemtech to offer $150 Red Rabbitt refurbished computers to help underserved American communities get online.

Donating to a good cause is assumed to be a good thing, but when it comes to disposed electronics, you need to be careful.

The federal government should align its surplus IT assets with the needs of Americans on wrong side of digital divide.

As a former IT Asset Management professional, I would have immediately seen the tremendous value in the Serious Good program.

Once companies discovered brand value depended on community relations, CSR was born and philanthropy became mainstream.

Digital Divide is a real-world problem for families trying to find employment, manage finances, stay connected with family and more.

If you let the precepts of sustainability influence your holiday giving, you might find your tastes and tolerance have shifted.

Through Serious Good, Habitat homeowners will get the digital tools they need for success in school, at work and in the community.

We've launched into the production and consumption of computing at such a pace it defies description – and have lost track of value.