Nerds Abroad News & Updates
Christmas Storybook Land Volunteer Sign Up Night Supported by Nerds Abroad
Highlights: Christmas Storybook Land is a FREE family Christmas tradition in Albany, Oregon. You can find event information here: https://christmasstorybookland.org/ Each year, hundreds of volunteers help make this event happen from promotion, to setup, to event...
Nerds Abroad Helps Install Public Fire Scanner in Lincoln County, Oregon
Highlights: Nerds Abroad received several desktop computer donations over the last several months. Desktops are usually hard to re-home due to their size and lack of portability. Most of our donations and placements are laptops. Through a connection in the...
Nerds Abroad fills Oakville Community Christian technology wishlist
Highlights: Startup school Oakville Community Christian (OCC) began fundraiser for new technology earlier this year. Through friends and family, Nerds Abroad heard about their needs and were able to fulfill their entire technology wishlist. Nerds Abroad utilized old...
Are Dell Laptops less expensive than refurbishing my old laptop?
Highlights: Nerds Abroad purchased a new laptop for our partners in Haiti, nCompass. We purchased a new laptop instead of sending an older, refurbished unit, for less than $300. We will assess and compare the purchasing new laptops vs. refurbishing in future...
Extend the life of your old iMac, MacBook, or Mac mini with Windows 10
Many Apple users keep their technology around for the long haul. What happens when it can no longer receive updates? Install Windows! Note: While the guide below is updated as of early 2022, the technology world is ever changing. Please proceed at your own risk!...
How To Convert An Old Laptop Into A Chromebook
Old machines can have a new lease on life as a Chromebook! Learn how to convert your old Windows laptop to run ChromeOS.
30 Computers in 30 Day
As Linn County moves into a Phase 2 reopening from Oregon’s stay-at-home order, Nerds Abroad is transitioning back to our efforts with building the Empowerment Grant - grants to support local underrepresented entrepreneurs in and around the Willamette Valley. As we...
Press Release – COVID-19 Response from Nerds Abroad
Based on the significant impact felt in our local communities around Oregon due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Nerds Abroad board has decided to release current technology inventory available to a broader scope of recipients in order to support a larger group of...
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...