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A non-profit organization may make a request to receive donated computer equipment at
any of the following organizations. Or use the tips here for
finding equipment in your area.
Aardvark Computer Service, LTD--Donates
motherboards and other computer components to area schools. Call first.
Boulder, CO.
Alpha Institute--Distributes 486 or better computers to
non-profits. They will pick up equipment. Aurora, CO.
Colorado Materials Exchange--Distributes
non-hazardous and durable goods to organizations in their on-line
database. Boulder, CO.
Computers for Kids--Distributes donated
computers directly to kids in need, and some hardware to organizations. Aurora, CO.
Computers for Learning--Surplus federal
government computer equipment is donated to schools and educational non-profits.
Computer Recycling Center--Donates computers
to non profit organizations and schools with a priority to those involved in job training and tutoring. A $50 donation is required. Pittsburgh,
PA.
Computer Recycling Project--Nonprofit
clearinghouse for older computers to go to education
and nonprofit programs to further computer literacy. San Francisco, CA.
Computers and Education Computer
Recycling--Computer donation program, reusing computers that might have otherwise
ended up in landfills. San Francisco, CA.
Gifts in Kind International--Hardware and
software at reduced prices for non-profits. Merrifield, VA.
National Cristina Foundation--Provides
donated compouter equipment to people with disabilities, students at-risk, and the
disadvantaged. Stamford, CT.
PC Brokers--Join their network of computers for non-profit
organizations. Boulder, CO.
Provider's Resource Clearinghouse--Technology
Recycling Project collects computer donations, then refurbishes and distributes them to
non-profits on a discounted, per-item-fee basis. Denver, CO.
Vision Quest--Denver, CO.
Courtesy of Dale Tersey,
the following tips should help you locate additional computer equipment:
Tips on where to look for a computer in your community
 | Call the Information Systems Manager at your nearest hospitals. They usually upgrade to
stay abreast of the latest technology and probably have a basement full of surplus XT
grade computers. They are also very good at dona ting to nonprofits. |
| Call larger law firms in your local area and ask to talk to the computer system manager.
They may or may not have one but they use a computer system and quite often have surplus
units that are left over from previous upgrades that they "didn't want to part with
because they paid so much for them" |
| Check with local insurance firms with over 20 to 30 employees. Same situation as the
lawyers. |
| Check with the surplus department of the state, City, and County governments to see if
they have a preference for nonprofits to get surplus material (computers) on the same
basis as other government agencies. |
| Cultivate a friendship with a local computer hobbyist who can help diagnose and tune the
computers you come up with. You should be able to find plenty at the local level. |
| Call used computers stores in your area to ask if they would refer customers
with old equipment to you. PC
Brokers is particularly good resource in the Denver metro area. |
Please contact Troy Kilen or Jim
Harrington at Boulder Community Network
(303-492-8176) to add your organization.
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Aardvark Compouter Service, LTD
5360 Arapahoe Avenue
Boulder, CO 80303
303-447-3457
Alpha Institute
1017 Perth Street
Aurora, CO 80011
303-343-4114
Colorado Materials Exchange
Website: http://www.colorado.edu/cure/COMEX/
Campus Box 207
Boulder, CO 80309
303.492.4330
FAX 303.492.1897
Email:
comex@stripe.colorado.edu
Computers for Kids
303-367-9374
Computers for Learning
Website: http://www.computers.fed.gov/
202- 501-3846
Computer Recycling Center
Cyert Hall, Room B25
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Contact: Marc Bartholomew, Coordinator
412-268-8609
Fax: 412-268-8192
E-mail: retread@andrew.cmu.edu
Computer Recycling Project
479 Bartlett Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
Dale Tersey - Director
415-695-7703
Email: dale@wco.com
Nonprofit clearinghouse for older computers to go to education
and nonprofit programs to further computer literacy.
Computers and Education Computer
Recycling
1700 19th Street,
San Francisco, CA
Phone: 415-643-6200
Fax: 707-570-1192
Website
Fax them on your school letterhead stationery and request their Declaration Form.
Gifts in Kind International
Website: http://www.giftsinkind.org
Tele-fax library: 888-288-4043
PO Box 18002
Merrifield, VA 22118-0002
Email: ProductDonations@giftsinkind.org
National Cristina Foundation
1-800-CRISTINA (274-7846)
203-406-8000
Fax: 203-406-9725
181 Harbor Drive
Stamford, CT 06902-7474
Email: ncfnasd@gteens.com
PC Brokers
1911 11th Street, Suite 105
Boulder, CO 80302
303-449-2267
Fax: 303-449-2267
Website
To be included in their list of non-profits looking for computers, please mail or fax the
following information: Organziation name, address, phone number, hours of operation
Organization description, mission statement, and how donated computers would be used
Non-profit status (are donations to the organization tax deductible?)
Description of the lowest end computer that would be useful, and if non-working systems
are acceptable
Provider's Resource Clearinghouse
Robert D. Ridgeway, Executive Director
303-296-8580
Fax: 303-296-8625
3100 Blake Street
Denver, CO 80205-2307
Email: prc@spintheweb.com
Vision Quest
Reggie Coleman
Email: rcoleman@creek.net
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