As a non-profit community organization that recycles and refurbishes used technology, Free Geek happily provides computers, education, and job skills training to volunteers in exchange for their service.
REUSEFree Geek grants computers to schools & charitable organizations in our community who in turn benefit others. Learn about them…
RECYCLE
What we don’t reuse gets recycled to the toughest standard based on the BAN principles to keep toxic e-waste chemicals out of our landfills. More…
EDUCATE
We provide classes and technical support to ensure successful reuse for our computer recipients. Volunteers learn about the inner workings of a computer while they earn hours to receive a free computer. More…
Free Geek Designated “e-Stewards Recycler”
This month the Free Geek Community Technology Center became the first Oregon nonprofit recognized as a Basel Action Network e-Stewards Recycler, the gold standard for ethical practices in electronics recycling.
BAN is an international nonprofit organization that advocates for environmental justice and responsibility in the handling of electronic waste. “It is an expensive and complex process to recycle electronics so the poisonous byproducts do not hurt people or the planet,” said Jim Pucket, BAN’s Executive Director. “We congratulate Free Geek on passing our rigorous review.” Read More…
Hardware Grants Intern Needed!
Are you teeming with altruism? Is a quirky and chaotic work environment your idea of utopia? Are you stoked about working with diverse people and organizations? Can you work Tuesday evenings and/or Fridays during the day?
Then we have just the volunteer internship for you! Free Geek’s awesome Hardware Grants Program could use some extra support in giving computers out to community organizations. Please check out the volunteer internship description for more information and an application.
Geek Sloganoff!
Pen the Next Free Geek Slogan and win $200!
We’ve tried on our share of slogans over the years. The closest thing we have to an official slogan right now is “Helping the Needy Get Nerdy Since the Begninning of the Third Millenium.” It started out as a quote from an article about us, and it kinda just stuck.
A lot of folks love it. But a lot don’t. Most of these folks seem to stick on the word “needy,” since we help everyone get geeky. It’s true! Free Geek represents a lot of things to a lot of different people. Which is what makes it so dern hard to sum it all up in a few words.
That’s where you come in! Read More…
