Difference between revisions of "Free Geek Washington"

Revision as of 15:37, 28 August 2006

Overview

E-Waste reality, we help make solutions happen now!

Connecting the pieces Creating the events. Sharing in the responsiblity.

Mission Purpose

To eliminate E-waste,
by Responsible component Recovery through Recylcing, Rebuilding, while encouraging Reducing and Reusing of electronics.

"Facilitate and implement responsible stewardship of e-Waste among the critical businesses envolved. Encourage participation with the whole community, providing technology and educational training opportunites for all."

Stewardship

As responsible environmental stewards, our roles in Electronic Waste (eWaste) program cycle are:

Pursuing standard plans, contracts, and premium services dealing with covered electronic and unwanted products.

Implementing services, between eWaste clients, processors, recyclers, transporters, retailers (intended for re-use), businesses (including small and large manufacturers), and household collection services.

Facilitating eWaste management ideas between donators, volunteers, businesses, and locations.

Our staff and volunteer network is ready, willing, and available to create solutions to your eWaste concerns.

-- Free Geek Bellingham --

(Many pages are still flowing idea documents.)

What you can do.

Donation - Help donate to the cause
Volunteers - Help make it happen
Collections - Where you can drop it off
- Partners who accept eRecycle items

Sponsors - Help pay the expenses
Partnerships - Help us do what we do

Services

Thrift Store - Purchase used and inexpensive technology.
Free Geek Bellingham/Technology Support Services - Using technology, via phone or email
Free Geek Bellingham/Tutors - Using technology, one-on-one
Free Geek Bellingham/Training - People can learn new skills and create useful experiences.

Stages of the Process

Donators - Bring it to us
Transporters - Move it around
- Partners who are glad to take it away for you.
Evaluation - Testing equipment
ReBuilders - Create working equipment from parts.
eRecyclers - Electronic recyclers
Customers - Wanting technology

(Behind the scenes operational information)

Is your question, still not answered? Then please Free_Geek_Bellingham/Contact_us Contact FB-Bellingham

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 == Stewardship ==
-As responsible environmental stewards, we each have a role in this cycle.
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+'''As responsible environmental stewards, our roles in Electronic Waste (eWaste) program cycle are:'''
-Specificlly, we help facilitate eWaste management ideas between donators, volunteers, businesses, and ideas.
+* Pursuing standard plans, contracts, and premium services dealing with covered electronic and unwanted products.
-Electronic Waste (eWaste) program entity implementing standard plans, contracts, and premium services dealing with covered electronic and unwanted products.
+* Implementing services, between eWaste clients, processors, recyclers, transporters, retailers (intended for re-use), businesses (including small and large manufacturers), and household collection services.
-Assist in facilating and implementing services, between eWaste clients, processors, recyclers, transporters, retailers (intended for re-use), businesses (including small and large manufacturers), and household collection services.
+* Facilitating eWaste management ideas between donators, volunteers, businesses, and locations.
-Our staff and volunteer network is ready, willing, and available to create  solutions to your eWaste concerns.
+''Our staff and volunteer network is ready, willing, and available to create  solutions to your eWaste concerns.''
+</div>
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+----
+What you can do.
 * [[Free Geek Bellingham/Donators|Donation]] - Help donate to the cause
-** Technology and equipment.
+* [[Free Geek Bellingham/Volunteers|Volunteers]] - Help make it happen
-** List individual, and big/small donators
-** Wish list
-* [[Free Geek Bellingham/Volunteers|Volunteers]] - People who help make it happen
-** Current regular volunteers/helpers/idea makers
-** FG: [[Volunteer Program Development]]
-** User groups ===
-*** Bellingham Linux User Group (BLUG)
-*** WWU - Mac Users Group (MUG), ACM / WCUG
 * [[Free Geek Bellingham/Collection Locations|Collections]]  - Where you can drop it off
 ** Partners who accept eRecycle items
-|
+----
-* [[Free Geek Bellingham/Sponsors|Sponsors]] - People who help pay the expenses
+* [[Free Geek Bellingham/Sponsors|Sponsors]] - Help pay the expenses
-* [[Free Geek Bellingham/Partnerships|Partnerships]] - People who help us do what we do
+* [[Free Geek Bellingham/Partnerships|Partnerships]] - Help us do what we do
-|-
+----
-Stadges of the Process
+| style="width:30%; background:#dcf1ff; padding:1.2em;" valign="top" |
-* [[Free Geek Bellingham/Transporters|Transporters]] - People who take it away
-** Partners who are glad to take it away.
-* [[Free Geek Bellingham/Evaluation|Evaluation]] - People test good equipment, determine next step
-** Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
-* [[Free Geek Bellingham/ReBuilders|ReBuilders]] - People who rebuild from parts, working equipment
-** Repair, rebuilding or refurbishing value components
-* [[Free Geek Bellingham/eRecyclers|eRecyclers]] - People who e-recycle
-* [[Free Geek Bellingham/Customers|Customers]] - People who want technology
-** Who we serve, and how they can connect with us.
-|
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 Services
-* [[Free Geek Bellingham/Thrift Store|Thrift Store]] - Place you can purchase used-inexpensive technology.
+* [[Free Geek Bellingham/Thrift Store|Thrift Store]] - Purchase used and inexpensive technology.
+* [[Free Geek Bellingham/Technology Support Services]] - Using technology, via phone or email
+* [[Free Geek Bellingham/Tutors]] - Using technology, one-on-one
+* [[Free Geek Bellingham/Training]] - People can learn new skills and create useful experiences.
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-Other services
+| valign="top" style="padding:8px 8px 0px 8px; background:#faf5ff;" |
-* [[Free Geek Bellingham/Technology Support Services]] - People who help use technology, via phone or email
-* [[Free Geek Bellingham/Tutors]] - People who help use technology, one-on-one
-* [[Free Geek Bellingham/Training]] - People can learn new skills and create useful experiences.
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-<center>Is your question, still not answered?  Then please [[Free_Geek_Bellingham/Contact_us Contact FB-Bellingham]]</center>
+Stages of the Process
-|-
+* [[Free Geek Bellingham/Donators|Donators]] - Bring it to us
+* [[Free Geek Bellingham/Transporters|Transporters]] - Move it around
-|}
+** Partners who are glad to take it away for you.
+* [[Free Geek Bellingham/Evaluation|Evaluation]] - Testing equipment
-{| style="background-border: dashed;"
+* [[Free Geek Bellingham/ReBuilders|ReBuilders]] - Create working equipment from parts.
-|-
+* [[Free Geek Bellingham/eRecyclers|eRecyclers]] - Electronic recyclers
+* [[Free Geek Bellingham/Customers|Customers]] - Wanting technology
+|
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-=== Resources ===
-* [[Free_Greek_Bellingham/Operations FG-Bellingham - Behind the scenes operational information]]
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-Behind the scenes work:
-* [[Free Geek Bellingham/Non-Profit]] - Details about our non-profit status
-* [[Free Geek Bellingham/Non-Profit/Application]] - Actual application for Non-Profit
-* [[Free Geek Bellingham/Tax Exempt]] - Details about our tax exempt status, and options
-* [[Free Geek Bellingham/Tax Exempt/Application]] - Actual application for tax exempt request
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-* [[Free Geek Bellingham/Contact Us|Contact Us]] - How to contact us.
+<center>
-: (Please check first above for your answer, before sending questions)
+(''[[Free_Greek_Bellingham/Operations|Behind the scenes operational information]]'')<br>
+Is your question, still not answered?  Then please [[Free_Geek_Bellingham/Contact_us Contact FB-Bellingham]]</center>