PRESS RELEASE: New Board Members and New Focus for Nerds Abroad
Effective Immediately, Nerds Abroad President and CEO Stephen Hodges is transitioning to organization Secretary, to be succeeded by Stanley H. Salot, Jr. of Monroe, Oregon. Stan will oversee the transition of Nerds Abroad to a more locally-focused organization over...
Tablet update and fundraiser roll-out!
Tablet update and fundraiser roll-out! After many months of digesting through data, reviewing interviews, and planning, the first Haitian Tablet Consortium update is ready to go. Take a look at our informational page here for more information!...
Nerds Abroad partnership with Nepal Medics
Nerds Abroad partnership with Nepal Medics The Nerds Abroad team has been busy working on the tablet project for Haiti, but unfortunately, it has been put on hold for the moment because of the current political situation in Haiti. There will be more...
Building Economy in Haiti with Tablets and Coaching
How to support Haitians in unstable times Many of you have likely read news about recent political turmoil in Haiti. This leaves some people feeling helpless when thinking about what can be done to support the Haitian people during these times. Over the last several...
Certified versus Refurbished. Which one do I choose?
In a recent article by TechSoup, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping other nonprofits with technical support and IT training, refurbished technology was discussed. This is an important topic for the Nerds Abroad organization because one of our main projects...
Q2 – New partner: So Richly Blessed (Angola)
We are please to announce our Q2 partner - So Richly Blessed! Last weekend, Lori Clements from So Richly Blessed came to visit us to discuss how she can better serve her target population in Angola. Lori had thought about ideas of opening a new school, creating a...
Q1 update!
It’s hard to believe that 2017 came and went and now we are in quarter one of 2018! We wanted to give you a little update of what our nonprofit is up to. As a board, we sat down in quarter four to decide what this year would look like for us. As a group, we decided we...
Is your Donation Helping Others?
Are you feeling generous this season? Is your company looking for where it can reach their annual taxable donation quota? Tis the season for giving and Nerds Abroad is here to help. In the midst of all of the holidays drawing near, we wanted to share some insights...
Why Your Organization Needs Cloud Storage NOW
In West Virginia, there is a plastic warehouse that has been burning for weeks and nobody knows what is stored inside. According to this article, the records addressing the chemicals inside are currently being burned up along with the factory. Your organization might...
Natural Disasters in the US and response
The amount of natural disasters happening all over the U.S. and other parts of the world have left our hearts feeling heavy and heartbroken. The travesty of Hurricane Harvey, the forest fires in Oregon, and now Hurricane Irma hitting the caribbean leaves us feeling...