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  • Learn about the growth of our give IT. get IT. Build IT Program, our school—and community-based Youth Engagement and experiential Technology Education Program.

    • Date: September 10, 2024
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      Maine’s digital equity goal is to help 50,000 families achieve digital inclusion by 2030, but give IT, get IT. can’t do it alone. To advance this mission, we decided to run a pilot program with the Alfond Youth and Community Center in Central Maine. Ninety-five students aged 8 to 12 in AYCC’s STEM program […]

  • Hear give IT. get IT.’s appearance on the “Perspectives” podcast!

    • Date: January 11, 2024
    • Category: Build IT , get IT , give IT , learn IT , News , Uncategorized , Videos

    If you’ve spent any time driving through Maine with the radio on, you’ve inevitably heard Celeste Baranyi. The co-host of the WBLM morning show and host of the mid-day show on sister station WCYY, Celeste has brought her signature energy and humor to the Maine airwaves since 1989. As if those two jobs weren’t enough, […]

  • give IT. get IT. profiled on NEWSCENTER Maine and ABC7/Fox 22 Bangor

    • Date: September 15, 2023
    • Category: Build IT , get IT , give IT , learn IT , News , Uncategorized , Videos

    We’re excited to share two recent news stories on how we turn unwanted business technology into new tools for people in need! Caroline Lecour from NEWSCENTER Maine learned about us when she did a story about Girls Who Code, a national organization dedicated to encouraging and supporting the next generation of female software engineers and […]

  • Behind the scenes of our new overview video

    • Date: April 13, 2023
    • Category: Build IT , get IT , give IT , learn IT , News , Uncategorized , Videos

    At give IT. get IT., we know we’ve needed a new overview video for a while now. Fortunately, we received two great features from WABI-5 in Bangor and NEWSCENTER Maine in Portland, enabling us to tell prospective recycling clients and donors about our services. Despite these wonderful stories, we needed something 100% ours and we’re […]

  • Got IT | Partnering With Honor the Promise for Digital Access

    • Date: October 18, 2022
    • Category: Build IT , get IT , give IT , learn IT , News , Uncategorized , Videos

    Here at give IT. get IT., we’ve received hundreds of compelling requests for help over the years. The story we’re about to share with you is one of the most powerful we’ve ever encountered in the 20 plus years we’ve been promoting digital inclusion. In August, we received a call from Lyla Kohistany, the CEO […]