Donate

Hardware Donations

Please read this entire page to understand the options and terms for computer donations made to us.

If you have any questions or concerns about the process, please email mailto:donate@freegeekseattle.org and let us know.

To donate/recycle computers and gear, visit http://donatemycomputer.eventbrite.com/ to schedule a drop-off.

Drop-off times are from Tues-Sat 10AM-6PM. You must schedule a specific day then can come in during those posted hours, except for holidays. You must use the link above to register BEFORE bringing any donations so that we 1) known that you're coming, have staff on hand to receive the donation, and 2) have accurate records of donations.

Drop-off Location
Filipino Community of Seattle
5740 Martin Luther King Jr Way S
Seattle, WA 98118

Take your EventBrite registration ticket and gear to the Front desk at the Filipino Community Center. They will complete the donation form to mark it received into inventory.

NOTE: Your donation to us is tax deductible due to 501(c)3 status of our partner FCS. Keep a copy of the ticket for your Federal tax return records, if desired.

What we accept

Items in bold are in special need at this time.

• Desktop computers
• Laptops / Notebooks / Netbooks
• Servers
• Tablets / smart phones / cell phones
• Monitors LCD & CRT - working only, please!
  • Any size is fine for LCD. For CRT, smaller is preferred.
• Peripherals: audio cards, USB storage, SD cards, computer speakers
• Networking gear: Wire(less) routers, switches, NIC cards, etc.
• Media - DVD-Rs, DVD-RWs, CD-Rs, music CDs for testing optical drives, video DVDs for testing optical drives, Blu-Ray, etc
• Hard drives - All types
• Memory (RAM)
• mice, trackballs, keyboards, especially USB type
• power cables, power strips, extension cords
• various computer cables... USB, Serial, Parallel, SCSI
• interface adapters e.g. USB-to-Serial
• small & medium sized screwdrivers

Other

This includes types of equipment we currently have a non-recurring need for

• 1 or 2 Shelves (sturdy)
• Gorilla tape
• Flashlights
• Various plastic containers used for recycling raw materials:
  • 10 small (up to 1ft^3)
  • 6 med(1-5ft^3)
  • 3 large(6-10.

Lab gear

• LCD Projector in working condition, to hold labs and training sessions
• Video recorder to record sessions for future educational purposes

Safety Items (workshop safety is important)

• Gloves - youth sized (we have plenty of adult sized)
• Goggles - ditto
• First aid kit

Consider that many of these items could be merely loaned to us instead of given over outright. Please do label your loaned items, indicating ownership, by using a label maker, sharpie, or dremel tool We cannot guarantee against items being stolen or lost however.

Monetary Donations

Can be made here http://donatemycomputer.eventbrite.com/ by entering a donation amount in the field under donation type "Donate to the Youth Tech Support NW Program".

Volunteering Time

If you want to donate your time and enthusiasm to improving Free Geek, visit our Volunteer and Projects pages for details.