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== Intro ==
'''How will Free Geek's hHardware Grants Program change over the next 3-5 years so that Free Geek can better fulfill its mission and live up to its principles?'''

=== State of the program ===
Currently, the HWG program is run by staff, with the help of some volunteers. Members review the RT HWG page monthly and fulfill grants that are local or have a local contact. Some hardware grant requests are rejected because of distance to intended recipient without having a local contact, or for not being an actual organisation.

=== Current and past issues ===
Issues involve having volunteers take on grants and shepherd them through, the time it takes to fulfill some grants, and
=== Trends and predictions ===

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   | Q = How will the Hardware Grants Program change over the next 3-5 years so that Free Geek can better fulfill its mission and live up to its principles?
   | strengths =
-* we WANT to reuse the equipment and make an effort to get it out in to the community
+* We WANT to reuse the equipment and make an effort to get it out in to the community.
-* we have plenty of computers on the shelf
+* We have plenty of computers on the shelf.
   | weaknesses =
 * time commitment to fulfill grants successfully
 * not enough laptops to fulfill every grant request
   | opportunities =
 * reuse of donated equipment is high
   | threats =
-* change in donation stream because of EWaste legislation
+* change in donation stream because of eWaste legislation
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   | Q = How will the Hardware Grants Program change over the next 3-5 years so that Free Geek can better fulfill its mission and live up to its principles?
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 === Current and past issues ===
-Issues involve having volunteers take on grants and shepherd them through, the time it takes to fulfill some grants, and the trend torward requests for laptops.
+Issues involve having enough volunteers take on grants and shepherd them through, or reject them with an email back,  the time it takes to fulfill some grants, and the trend torward more requests for only laptops.
 === Trends and predictions ===

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 More requests for laptops. Less requests for desktops and CRTs.
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