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Donated IT Assets Elevate the Women of Every Woman Works
The Request: Technology to be able to stay connected
The Donor: Chick-fil-A | The Donation: 20 Laptops
Every day, women fall victim to circumstances out of their control. From abuse to addiction, they get caught in a spiral of self-sabotage. Every Woman Works is an organization that helps those women out of this cycle, and supports them in their recovery “with the tools of: financial independence, personal growth, family leadership, and a spiritual foundation all through a curriculum of continuous education.”
But the pandemic threatened to undo this community.
Attempting to avoid an addiction while in quarantine is just playing with fire. Technology, on the other hand, can open the door to remote connection, continuous learning, and even structured virtual events. For Every Woman Works, computers and digital access is critical to what they do. Only, many of the women they help can’t afford that access.
That’s why the 20 laptops Chick-fil-A donated to Every Woman Works is such a great story. Thanks to this donation, so far, 13 of the 15 women currently being helped by the organization are now employed, thanks to the technology they received. Members like the woman who chased addiction to escape the sexual abuse of her past is now finishing the schooling she walked away from 20 years ago.
Technology in the right hands can mean the difference between success and falling back into destructive patterns. We heard about another woman in the program who was able to maintain her status in the Past Offender’s re-entry program she was a part of. Having landed in jail as an abuser, she discovered the underlying cause of her abuse through Every Woman Works’ support. Her gifted laptop also allows her to continue her business management education so she can, one day, open her own restaurant.
It’s just as the director of Every Woman Works, Stacey Howell, says, “this is literally saving lives.” Technology that would typically end up in the landfill is being used to pull women from the same fate. The digital divide is real, and the sustainable use of IT assets might just be the only way to fight back against this scourge on our country. Every Woman Works and Chick-fil-A’s donation is a perfect example of that poetic solution.
To learn how this solution helps other organizations, read our previous story of all the good that device donations are doing, here.
End-to-end deinstallation of desktops, laptops, servers, networking gear, and data center hardware; white-glove onsite teams trained for secure chain of custody initiation.
Secure collection containers and scheduled pickups for enterprise campuses and data centers; flexible container sizes and recurring logistics programs.
GPS tracked transport, serialized item level tracking, secure serialized containers, digital chain of custody documentation, and secure fleet partners vetted for compliance.
NIST 800-88 compliant data erasure, cryptographic wipe, or certified physical media destruction; serialized certificates provided.
Sustainable electronics recycling, e-Stewards certified downstream compliance with local, federal and Basel regulations, responsible material recovery, and transparent reporting. Mass balance accounting of all materials received and dispositioned.
In house refurbishment and resale through global B2B channels, wholesale networks, and Sage-owned retail outlets; maximized equipment value return. Repair and refurbishment services increase the salable value of all assets received.
OEM and distributor trade in program management, valuation services, and turnkey collection for multi vendor hardware environments.
Asset testing, configuration, imaging, and deployment support for newly acquired or redeployed equipment.
Reporting supports timely decommissioning of all licenses installed on assets received.
Mobile shredding units, onsite media destruction, witnessed destruction options, serialized proof, and video verification upon request.
Complete handling of leased asset reconciliation, condition assessment, packaging, documentation, and on time returns to multiple lessors. Repair, refurbishment and kitting services minimize lessor chargebacks at lease termination.
Fully managed equipment or resale revenue donation programs, including data wiping, refurbishment, and nonprofit delivery.
Custom portals and programs enable employees to purchase refurbished corporate devices securely and conveniently with zero enterprise involvement. A one-year warranty is included with all purchases.
Enterprise scale redeployment preparation includes testing, repair, imaging, configuration, repackaging, and global distribution.
