Nerds Abroad News & Updates
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...
That Bike Charger – Nerds Abroad at YEBW
That Bike Charger This summer, Nerds Abroad President and CEO Stephen Hodges was a camp counselor (known as a Company Advisor) at an entrepreneurship-focused summer camp called Young Entrepreneurs Business Week (YEBW). For two separate weeks, he worked with...
Where have we been? Bikes, Cuba and what is next
What is coming up for Nerds Abroad? Since the start of the summer, Nerds Abroad has been busy selling the ebikes that were generously donated to us. We have just a few bikes left and will give a final report of our outcomes in a few weeks! During this same time, we...
Need a sweet electric, foldable, electric bike? e-bikes USA donated their inventory to us!
e-bikes USA donated their entire inventory to Nerds Abroad! If you want a really awesome, foldable, and electric-powered bike, buy one today! We are pleased to announce that e-Bikes USA donated over 40 bikes to Nerds Abroad as a fundraiser for our organization! What...
The results are in… You are the real MVP!
Have you been wondering how our first ever fundraising event went? So have we! And now we have the answers. On April 21st, Nerds Abroad hosted their first ever fundraising event through GroupRaise and we could not have been as successful as we were without all of our...
Spring is here! What are you doing this weekend?
This past weekend was our first ever guest appearance in Corvallis, Oregon. We were able to snag a booth thanks to @Corvallis-Albany Farmers’ Markets group. Our goal last weekend was to create awareness for Nerds Abroad research community needs in the technology...
Value of Hands-On-Deck + We are hiring interns!
This month, the Nerds Abroad crew is getting buckled down and preparing for the spring to come. We have had enough snow and rain to last us the rest of the year and now it’s time to look forward to the coming months and the sunshine. Two NA board members are taking an...
We got a 3D Printer!
Nerds Abroad now owns a 3D printer! This new technology has been in the news a lot from people printing houses to students printing prosthetic hands. However, we rarely talk about the foundations that are required for these big stories to happen. At Nerds Abroad we...
Get to know the Indy Commons!
Over the past few weeks, we have been working to provide technology to Indy Commons, a business incubator and accelerator located in Independence, Oregon. We met Kate S. back in the fall during a Corvallis CUPS event. The CUPS events are designed for business owners...
Looking into 2017
Happy New Year to all! 2016 was a stellar year for us and we have some big plans for this year! Here are some updates for our programs: Computer donations, sales, and placements: Last year, we were able to provide projectors for Valor Christian School, and many other...
Thinking of giving back to your local non-profits? Find out how here!
Nerds Abroad was introduced to an organization called Giving Assistant. Giving Assistant found a need in helping the local consumer with their online shopping. Not only do they offer coupons for online retailers, but they allow consumers to give a portion of the cash...
Hurricane Matthew and nCompass
Hurricane Matthew, one the strongest storms in recorded history, made landfall in Haiti and Eastern Cuba this week. We have been monitoring the storm and have been in contact with our friends and partners on the ground. We are thankful to partner with Ncompass to...
Who needs a computer? WE ARE BACK!
As the season is changing, school is back in session, and pumpkin is the new desired flavor in everything, the Nerds Abroad board is back at it again! Lots of things happened this summer. Nerds Abroad partnered with Bull Mountain Farmers Market to have their first...