Talk:Stats and Testimonials

Quantifying our accomplishments: (brainstorming possible stats that would need to be gathered.)

• Free Geek has properly disposed of X tons of hazardous materials (lead, etc) which would have likely ended up in landfills. (in what time period?)

• Free Geek has assisted X aspiring computer professionals in successfully (and affordably!) obtaining Linux certification. (in what time period?)

• Free Geek has "graduated" X volunteers from the Build program, providing workforce skills at no monetary cost. (in what time period?)

• Free Geek has been assisted by X number of volunteers. (in what time period?)

• On average, X volunteers worked 25 or more hours in a month during the last calendar year. This has increased from X in 2000.

• Free Geek has received $X in donations from private citizens. (In what time period?)

• Free Geek has received grants from organizations like DEQ, Meyer, McKenzie River Gathering Foundation... (dates? amounts?) Successful Grants

• Free Geek has made thus-and-such successful steps toward financial sustainability. (increases in dollars-from-recycling, dollars-from-thriftstore...)

kinds of measures We want to present Free Geek in a positive light in terms of:

• we recycle a lot of stuff that would be in landfills
• we point the way toward larger-scale recycling, for other organizations or gov't agencies
• we give people an opportunity to get free computers
• we give people an opportunity to buy computer stuff at super low prices
• we give people an opportunity to learn job skills
• we give "ordinary folks" an avenue toward open source software, which makes available a wide variety of opportunities, not limited to finacial "fre-as-in-beer"ness
• we grease the wheels of other nonprofits (hardware grants, etc)
• we make Portland a better place to live (umbrella: GAPs, expertise nexus, ...)