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Written: Feb 2, 2010 by Bud Rizer
The new Cristina Network under development by the National Cristina Foundation is being designed to significantly increase the number of participating eligible partner organizations benefitting from technology reuse and greatly expand technology donation channels for potential donors.
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Written: Nov 24, 2009 by
A London-based charity specializing in recycling computer technology for use throughout the developing world has calculated that it has saved over 150,000 computers from being disposed of improperly in landfields.
From the article:
Tony Roberts, charity founder, believes recycling is the green... read more
Written: Sep 28, 2009 by Sandra Guy
Charity in the Community (CITC), is a non-profit organization started seven years ago by Henry and Janette Razor in Chicago's South Side. They started the program when they realized how many people in their neighborhood needed basic computer training.
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Two studies relea... read more
Written: Aug 21, 2009 by Beth Kantner
Over the last two years there has been an explosion in the number of non-profits embracing social media. This phenomenon is changing and improving the way these organizations carry out their missions and serve their constituents.
From the article:
As Maddie Grant, a partner at SocialFish, observ... read more
Written: Aug 18, 2009 by CNN
Jude Ndambuki, a high school chemistry teacher by day, searches for discarded computers in his spare time. For eight years, he's been refurbishing computers and other technology resources destined for landfills, then shipping them to students in his native Kenya. He accepts no compensatio... read more
Written: Aug 11, 2009 by Call2Recycle
The Basel Action Network (BAN), an organization dedicated to preventing the dumping of toxic e-waste and promoting responsible recycling, recognized Call2Recycle, a rechargeable battery recycler, as an e-steward. This designation carries with it the certification that Call2Recycle has comp... read more
Written: Jul 29, 2009 by Betty Dillard
There are few projects dedicated exclusively to the education of senior citizens and persons with disabilities in the use of computers and other technologies. After working for ten years at Sabre Inc., three years ago David Vaughn leveraged his technology and corporate background to ... read more
Written: Jul 16, 2009 by Brian X. Chen
Partners of the National Cristina Foundation understand the importance of recycling after equipment has completed its second life through re-use. This article includes some incredible pictures in an effort to explain how large-scale technology recycling programs are operated. Sims Recycl... read more
Written: Jul 13, 2009 by Richard Waters
Many partners of the National Cristina Foundation have struggled with the cost required to equip refurbished computers with appropriate application software. This will soon no longer be the case as Microsoft announced today that beginning in 2010 they will be providing a free download version ... read more
Written: Jul 6, 2009 by Steen Johnson
The National Cristina Foundation is in the Beta Testing stage of the development of the Cristina Network, an online community comprised of the many thousands of organizatations who work with the Foundation to promote technology reuse. As part of this Beta Testing, select partners have been pro... read more
Written: Jul 6, 2009 by
Many of the partner organizations of the National Cristina Foundation provide services to persons with learning disabilities. Computer technology coupled with assistive technology has tremendous potential for children, as well as adults, with such disabilities. It is not the goal of this... read more
Written: Jun 15, 2009 by
The National Cristina Foundation has long partnered with Dell and is very pleased by the company's recent announcement involving a total ban on the exporting of any non-working company products.
From the article:
For its part, Dell sees the move as one that could spur the industry to do more of... read more
Written: Jun 2, 2009 by
Like many non-profit organizations, the National Cristina Foundation is always looking for ways to maximium resources and find new sources of support. We have been following the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act and are happy to report that this act has been signed by President Obama.
Pre... read more
Written: May 27, 2009 by Laura Devaney
There are schools in th U.S. that have limited to no Internet access, yet there is sufficient progress overall in this technology integration to require that a great deal of effort, time and money goes into assuring that our students and their families are protected from this same highly desirable r... read more
Written: May 11, 2009 by Venuri Siriwardane
Privately owned electronic recycling companies throughout the country are experiencing extreme financial distress on a number of fronts. A declining commodities market has caused a drop in the value of metal and plastics that are recovered from electronic goods. As a result, organization... read more
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Provided: Jul 14, 2009 by Nancy Jo Craig
I am the Director of The Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council, a nonprofit electronic refurbisher/recycler committed to e-waste reduction and the use of recycled goods by educating corporations, policy-makers and the public concerning e-waste, by reducing the stream of e-waste to landfills, and ... read more
Provided: Nov 21, 2008 by Jim Hauck
Calvin Francis is grateful this Thanksgiving for the opportunity to upgrade his computer skills with the help of a laptop computer donated through the National Cristina Foundation and American Legion District 8 that provides assistance to veterans in the Greater Houston, Texas region. While in the A... read more
Provided: Jul 9, 2008 by Bill Tingling
School News Nationwide (SNN) is a New York City nonprofit that specializes in education and community development. For 16 years they have been involved in youth services, community leadership development, television & radio broadcasting and newspaper publication in many scho... read more
Provided: Jul 1, 2008 by Dave Sullivan
The National Cristina Foundation recently received a special request from a Brownie Troop in High Ridge, Missouri (near St. Louis).
Here's what the troop wanted to do:
The girls in the Brownie Troop decided to take a portion of their cookie sale money this year to help a little ... read more
Provided: Jun 16, 2008 by Mary Beth Maexner
Covenant House New York is the nation’s largest adolescent care agency serving homeless, runaway and at-risk youth. Their Regional Training Center provides a variety of vocational, educational, job placement, and job training services to youth. They recently told us how one particul... read more
Provided: Jun 23, 2008 by Robert Toporek
Sometimes, the story of how a nonprofit organization got started, is nearly as interesting as the work it continues to do. You can read about the National Cristina Foundation’s formation here. We recently learned how Robert Toporek, the president of Team Children in Norristo... read more
Provided: Jun 9, 2008 by Bill Kirk
Many National Cristina Foundation partner organizations refurbish and distribute computers to schools and charities. One such group in Fairlawn, Ohio, the St. Vincent de Paul Society operates an "Aim High" program to improve educational outcomes for children in the Akr... read more
Provided: Jun 5, 2008 by Rob
The Rockland County PC User Group is a member of the Association of Personal Computer User Groups (which facilitates communication among computer user groups, the community, and the technology industry.) A number of these groups operate computer refurbishing projects to provide used compu... read more
Provided: May 29, 2008 by Kimberley Griffiths;Hing-Shung Chan
Youth Consultation Service (YCS) in Newark, NJ operates a “Technology Leaders of Tomorrow” program to prepare adolescents to become productive and self reliant citizens by providing them with the necessary tools (technical training, career guidance, and one-on-one mentoring) that ... read more
Provided: Jun 3, 2008 by Jeremy Fadoul
The Camp Fire USA Oneida Council provides inclusive, co-educational after-school programming and out-of-school time programming opportunities including clubs, camping and environmental education. They also operate Camp Birchrock near Rhinelander, Wisconsin. A recent letter remin... read more
Provided: May 20, 2008 by Laura Olin
The Lancaster Foundation for Educational Enrichment Lancaster, PA supports teaching excellence and student success in the School District of Lancaster, an urban district of 11,700 students with 75% of students receiving free and reduced lunch. They have been National Cristina Founda... read more
Provided: May 8, 2008 by Kevin Leonard
Easter Seals Technology Resource Center in Dayton, Ohio provides refurbished computers to special education classrooms in 5 Miami Valley counties. They empower people with developmental or acquired disabilities by providing services using assistive technology; including voice re... read more
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