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DONATE COMPUTERS

We collect donated laptops from the community, securely wipe them, refurbish them, then distribute them via our network of direct service providers (social workers, caseworkers, educators, or healthcare workers at approved referring partner agencies). The laptops help adults from low-income households so they can access employment, education, parenting, healthcare, or essential resources.

All viable laptops are securely wiped (according to the US DoD 5220.22-M Standard as well as 20+ international data sanitizing standards) before being refurbished and deployed. All other collected technology is wiped then recycled or resold in support of our Digital Equity Project.

CURRENT NEEDS:

• Working laptops running Windows 10 or 11, with power cords (min. 8 GB RAM, 250 GB hard drive)
• Working, unpaired Apple MacBooks or iPads from 2015 or later, with power cords
• Working, unlocked/unpaired tablets, smartwatches, smartphones, or bluetooth headphones from the last 5 years

OTHER STUFF: viable RAM/DIMMS for desktops or laptops, USB hubs, SSD drives (16GB or more), wireless USB adapters, HDMI cables, surge protectors, flash drives (128GB or larger), routers/wireless routers and switches, 65W min USB-C laptop charging cables. Anything from our Amazon Wish List.

WE CANNOT CURRENTLY TAKE:

• Anything broken, needing repair, or missing its hard drive
• Desktop computers (unless they are REALLY awesome)
• Chromebooks
• Keyboards, mice, or monitors
• Printers, scanners, or fax machines

Have questions about something you want to donate? Email info@danenet.org and include make, model, size, description, etc.

CORPORATE TECH RECYCLING

Does your company want to support our work by donating its old tech? DANEnet partners with Sage Sustainable Electronics for large-scale tech donations from businesses throughout the midwest.  Click here to learn more about how your retiring tech can make a difference.

DONATE STOCK

Donating stock can have two-fold tax savings benefits: you could avoid capital gains tax for those securities and receive a tax deduction for your contribution. Donating stock is easy! Just give the following information to your broker:
DANEnet Investment Custodian: Edward Jones
FBO: DANEnet
DTC: 0057
Account: 35821063

Please contact Bob Allbright at Edward Jones via 608-935-9299 after you've made your stock donation request to your broker. Providing Bob at Edward Jones your name, address, and email or phone number allows us to send you the necessary donation letter for your tax filing and helps us maintain necessary compliance with federal donation laws. Questions? Email info@danenet.org or call Bob Allbright.

Your donation helps us with our goal of connecting elders, veterans, people with disabilities, and adults from low-income households with laptops and basic computer skills so they can access better jobs, educational success, remote healthcare, and other resources that can help them thrive.

WHAT DO WE DO WITH DONATIONS?

$50,000 covers the cost for us to securely wipe/refurbish 1,000 donated laptops, which is how many laptops we hope to distribute in 2027. The exact cost of refurbishment varies by laptop; some need new batteries, RAM, power adapters, or hard drives. (Average cost is $50 per laptop.)

$15,000 pays for a full year of free, weekly, in-person basic computer skills classes at a local community center or library. Every year the skills we teach help hundreds of local adults and elders gain access to crucial online resources, develop important digital skills, and stay safe online. The more money we raise, the more classes/sites we can offer.

$4,000 can buy 200 laptop cases for the free laptops we distribute to adults from low-income households (via caseworker or social worker referral). This helps adults store their laptops safely and securely while going to work or school, or taking them to places with public wifi if they don't have internet at home.

ANY AMOUNT helps us do this important work, and we appreciate your support!

THE IMPACT

70% of working-age laptop recipients last year found jobs, found better jobs, or received online job skills training/certification. Considering that 95% of all laptop recipients are from low-income households, the economic impact of this should not be underestimated.

75% of elders who received laptops and were taught how to use them safely reported decreased isolation. This is important because isolation puts them at higher risk for high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, a weakened immune system, anxiety, depression, cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s disease, and even death (National Institute on Aging, 2019).

50% of elders were able to improve their access to healthcare because their laptop and basic computer skills afforded them access to telehealth, a vital resource that had been out of reach before.