Kramden Institute

On Good Friday, Duke master level students volunteered. What a great post! Thanks to Emmanuel Petrov and the Duke Tech Policy Club

A donation of technology equipment to Kramden helps to keep e-waste out of landfills in North Carolina! Thanks to our donors, volunteer, and staff Kramden has diverted more than 2 million pounds of e-waste from landfills since 2015! Technology devices brought to Kramden are refurbished for our computer awards programs, sold for reuse by others, or responsibly recycled with our R2 certified partners. Your donation of computer equipment to Kramden is good for the Earth and your community. For more information on how to donate and what we accept, visit www.kramden.org/give-tech

On March 23, Computer Basics participants with Cocompts celebrated their completion of the course. Each participant received a certificate and a refurbished laptop from Kramden. Representatives of Kramden and Charter-Spectrum attended the celebration and heard from Sifa Bulankay about the impact this course has had on her community. Course participants were proud of their achievements and eager to continue improving their digital skills! We would like to thank Charter-Spectrum for providing funding for the Computer Basics courses with Cocompts.

What a week! Monday: Kramden finalized our 2023 Impact Report and Brand Guide. Tuesday: Staff briefed our Board about surpassing 54,500 devices awarded in NC and 12,000 participants in digital skills or STEM ed. On Wednesday, Kramden was as an exhibitor at the NC Rural Summit, where we promoted e-waste collection and recycling, data security, and computer education and devices for rural and remote counties. On Thursday, we held our monthly Surplus Sale. And Friday, Executive Director briefed the Civic Local Foundation about how their grant funded four rounds of digital skills training and devices in Wayne and Person Counties. Civic Local made the video below (60 seconds).

March 18, 2024 is Global Recycling Day! At Kramden, we refurbish computers for students and adults who need them. But not every computer can be refurbished. Kramden works with certified recyclers to keep these devices out of landfills. Since 2015, Kramden has recycled 2,436,908 pounds of ewaste! Whether your computer equipment is refurbished or recycled, Kramden is helping to keep North Carolina green. #GlobalRecyclingDay #GiveTech

The next sale of surplus computer equipment will be Thursday, March 21 from 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. The sale will feature various items, including desktops, laptops, monitors, and other parts. All proceeds benefit Kramden's programs. See the website for details. #gettech #computersale #computersurplus

On March 6th, volunteers from @ABB visited Kramden to help prepare devices for distribution. ABB volunteers worked alongside Kramden staff to test, clean, and refurbish laptops that will be awarded to low-income households in North Carolina. Volunteers are essential to our operations. They allow us to quickly process computer donations that will then be put in the hands of students and adults who need them for education, work, and more. Thank you to ABB for spending time with us last week to advance digital equity in our state. #ABBinthecommunity #givetech #gettech #volunteer #geekathon

Today we celebrate the women who are bridging the digital divide. Thank you to the women who make Kramden's work possible every day!

Kramden has partnered with COCOMPTS in Greensboro to deliver Computer Basics courses. COCOMPTS is a nonprofit organization that supports the integration process of Congolese immigrants and the preservation of Congolese culture in the Triad. Community Technology Instructors Aimee and Raphael have been teaching computer skills with COCOMPTs since January. You can learn more about COCOMPTS at www.cocompts.com #digitalinclusion #learntech #computerskills

Last week, Kramden staff attended the Net Inclusion conference in Philadelphia. It was great to see everyone working toward digital equity in North Carolina and across the country! The annual Net Inclusion conference brings the digital inclusion community together for collaboration, sharing best practices, and learning how to continue to advance digital equity for all. #digitalinclusion #netinclusion2024