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

    • Date: October 18, 2022
    • Category: Build IT , Data Destruction , Donation , get IT , give IT , learn IT , News , Recycle , Sponsor IT , 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 […]

  • give IT. get IT. achieves TOP-RATED status from Great Nonprofits

    • Date: September 3, 2021
    • Category: Build IT , Data Destruction , Donation , get IT , give IT , learn IT , News , Recycle , Sponsor IT , Uncategorized , Videos

    Since we first opened for business at PC’s for Maine in 2002, we have always strived to be a great nonprofit organization. For us, being great has never been about awards or recognition. We simply want to be a great nonprofit organization to the clients who depend on us for the top-quality refurbished computers they […]

  • 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 , Recycle , Sponsor IT , 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 […]

  • Correction: EVERY student at KVCC can afford a computer

    • Date: September 10, 2020
    • Category: Build IT , Data Destruction , Donation , get IT , give IT , learn IT , News , Recycle , Sponsor IT , Uncategorized , Videos

      This post is inspired by a mistake in our recent newsletter. The other day, we sent an email newsletter to our client base and supporters. In an effort to underscore the urgent need for reusable PCs and laptops, we stated that 100 students at Kennebec Valley Community College missed the first day of classes […]

  • CNN shines a spotlight on laptop computer shortage

    • Date: September 7, 2020
    • Category: Build IT , Data Destruction , Donation , get IT , give IT , learn IT , News , Recycle , Sponsor IT , Uncategorized , Videos

    At give IT. get IT., we provide tools and opportunities in the form of PC’s and laptop computers for people who are going through a tough time. People who have been laid off, people seeking a fresh start from a bad relationship, people who didn’t do well in high school or dropped out of college […]