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  • An Open Letter to the Maine Connectivity Authority Board

    • Date: August 19, 2021
    • Category: Build IT , Data Destruction , Donation , get IT , give IT , learn IT , News , Uncategorized , Videos

    In the 20 years that our non-profit organization has been pursuing its mission of advancing digital inclusion, we have never been more optimistic about the future of Maine than right now. We have read with great interest about the $250 million the federal government is sending to Maine for the express purpose of increasing the […]

  • How sponsoring a give IT. get IT. client works and who you’re helping

    • Date: July 23, 2021
    • Category: Build IT , Data Destruction , Donation , get IT , give IT , learn IT , News , Uncategorized , Videos

    How sponsoring a give IT. get IT. client works and who you’re helping At give IT. get IT., the only thing we need more than businesses to recycle their retired corporate tech with us is individuals (and businesses) to sponsor one of our clients. Before we reveal how long our waiting list is and why […]

  • Got IT | Helping a grandmother go back to (remote) work with confidence

    • Date: July 15, 2021
    • Category: Build IT , Data Destruction , Donation , get IT , give IT , learn IT , News , Uncategorized , Videos

    Elizabeth Johnson is no stranger to hard work. An administrative assistant her entire career, Elizabeth worked at companies like IBM and Fairchild Semiconductor before taking a job in her local school system. “I needed something where I could be close to my sons’ after-school activities,” she says. “As a single mother, I had to be […]

  • A two-minute and thirty-three second introduction to give IT. get IT.

    • Date: June 8, 2021
    • Category: Build IT , Data Destruction , Donation , get IT , give IT , learn IT , News , Uncategorized , Videos

    As a non-profit organization, we at give IT. get IT. owe it to our clients and supporters to apply the overwhelming majority of our resources toward connecting people in need with the technology they require to fulfill their dreams. Digital inclusion is the “get IT.” side of our organization. Our dedication to it doesn’t leave […]

  • There’s a glitch in the $230 Billion Emergency Broadband Benefit Program

    • Date: June 4, 2021
    • Category: Build IT , Data Destruction , Donation , get IT , give IT , learn IT , News , Uncategorized , Videos

    At give IT. get IT., we help connect people in need with the computers, technical support, and training they need to get better jobs and live more satisfying lives. Since COVID-19 struck, the number of people who need our help has quadrupled. When the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 was signed into law in […]