Corporate Donation (PPS)

Program Basics

• Program Name: Corporate Donation Program
• Program Description:

One of Free Geek’s ongoing problems is the cyclic flow of incoming boxen. Sometimes the building is bursting with boxen everywhere, leaving hardly enough room to walk in the aisles, and sometimes there are so few boxen that there are not even enough for a full eval session.

The purpose of the Corporate Donations will be to develop and maintain a steady flow of higher-level incoming boxen for the build program, in an attempt to flatten the curve of the number of incoming boxen.

This program primarily meets program needs in that it will attempt to maintain a reliable supply of boxen for the Build Program. The program might generate income via additional bulk sales or store sales, but that is not the primary purpose.

It is important to note that this program CANNOT be implemented until a “Pickup” program is in place. Small corporate clients will insist that the boxen be picked up. However, hopefully the fees associated with picking up the boxen will cover the cost of picking up the boxen

• What best describes this program? @
  1. Primarily income generating (expected to make money for Free Geek)
  2. Primarily meets program needs (expected to cost more money than it makes)
  3. Administrative (expected to support other programs that generate income and/or meet program needs)

Primarily meets program needs but may genarate income

• Why does Free Geek need this program?

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Job Position Basics

This program would require a new job title. However, the program could be started by volunteer(s). Once the program is successful, Free Geek would probably want a fulltime person handling the task.

The title of the new job would be: Corporate Donations Coordinator.

The CDC would: Contact local small to medium size enterprises and attempt to obtain commitments from these enterprises to give all of their newly retired computers to Free Geek. If a contract were required, the CDC would administer the creation and signing of the contract. The CDC would maintain ongoing relationships with the corporate clients and would act as liaison between the corporate clients and Free Geek. The job would have a large problem-solving component.

To start with, the CDC would be mostly a sales job, selling the value of Free Geek’s services to corporate IT departments. Clearly, there will be competition from other, for-profit e‑recyclers, which will make this a tough sales job.

Financial costs

• What are the expected financial staffing costs of the program? (Include all costs to the organization such as salary, payroll taxes, and benefits.)

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• What other costs are associated with the program? (Include costs of materials needed, etc.)

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• If there will be a dedicated staff position, how much time would be needed for training?
  • How much time would existing staff need to put in? _____________ hours @
  • How time would existing volunteers need to put in? _____________ hours @
• Once the program is up and running how many staff how many hours per week would it take?
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  • In volunteer time? _____________ hours/week @

Drawbacks

• Outline the intangible costs for the position and program:

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• Are there any possible negative impacts on Free Geek's mission, and if so what?

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• How will this program affect other programs and staff positions currently in effect?

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• How will this program affect other programs and staff positions being considered?

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Benefits

• Would the program generate income? YES / NO @
  • If yes, how much income would be expected once the program is up and running? $ @ / month
  • If yes, how long would it take for the program to get to that point? @
• How does the program support the mission of Free Geek?

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Measuring Success

• How can the success of the program be measured?

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• For most income generating positions, the costs initially outweigh the benefits. If this is an income generating program, how long until it is expected to break even?

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• Outline a plan for implementing the program:

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