Talk:Stats and Testimonials
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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 PDC, 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 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, ...)