Sponsor - The Laptop Initiative

Make An Impact

With Your Donation

Your support is so important to us, we know every dollar counts so we value any help you are able to give.

Donations

to TLI

Our grand plan is to grow The Laptop Initiative and seek funding through a number of channels - governments grants, local clubs, corporates, general donations or an amazing philanthropist who believes in what we are doing. If you know any of the latter, please let us know!!!

Our operations have been designed to minimise overheads by using volunteers, collaborating with other charities and strategic partners so any donation made goes a long way

How Your Donations Are Used

Laptop Donations

While funds to operate are seriously appreciated without laptop donations we don’t exist. You give them and we find charities that need them. Simple.

Laptop delivery

The size of our wonderful country makes delivering laptops around Australia as far as Perth or Adelaide a major cost.

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A small but important cost is giving a treat to our Corporate Heroes to say thank you.

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We know – a small and boring cost but essential to keep the wheels or laptops turning.

The Donation Process

STEP 01

Choose Your Donation Amount

Select the donation value that works best for you. You can opt for a one-time contribution or choose to set up a recurring donation. Your generosity, whether big or small, makes a significant impact.

STEP 02

Enter Payment Details and Submit

Fill out the payment information in the donation form, ensuring all fields are completed accurately. Once you’ve double-checked your details, submit your donation to make a difference. Thank you for your support!

You Can Make

A Difference !

Your support means a lot to us and to the people we help.

Contact Details

Frequently Asked

Questions

What types of laptops are accepted for donation?

Laptops must be no more than 4 years old although high end brands may be slightly older, in good condition, sanitised, have webcam, charger and have a new hard disc installed or be wiped of all data and have an updated windows operating system.

What if the laptops breakdown or are lost?

We don’t repair or replace laptops once they are gifted. The laptops are no more than 4 years old, some even less, so they should be in good working order. The laptops are the responsibility of the charity or their clients.

How long does it take for the Corporate Heroes to prepare the laptops and how much does it cost them?

The feedback that we have is that it takes about an hour for each laptop to be prepared and it may cost up to $50 to replace the hard drive or companies can use recommended aps to wipe data.

What if we don’t have any IT personnel to undertake the wiping of the data??

We can provide instructions for the wiping of data for your staff to use.

What if we have many machines and don’t have the staff time to wipe the data?

The Laptop Initiative has a strategic partnership with an e-waste specialist Zolo, they can pick up, securely transport and wipe data and provide ISSO Certification to comply with your company policies around data security.

Zolo is located in Sydney but is able to pick up laptops from around Australia.

A small percentage of laptops will be retained by Zolo to cover transportation and wiping costs, and the balance of devices will come to The Laptop Initiative for distribution to charities. Their website: https://www.zolo.com.au/about .

How does The Laptop Initiative work?

As soon as we have a planned donation from a Corporate Hero we contact our charities to work out who needs how many and where, and whose needs are more urgent.
We try to pick up and deliver in just a few days. This way we don’t need storage or warehouses, and the laptops go quickly to those who need them.

Who can I contact for more information or to arrange a donation?

For more information or to arrange a donation, please email admin@thelaptopinitiative.com.au or fill in the donate laptops now form on this website.

Support Digital Access For Those Most In Need

Our Corporate Heroes directly help refugee and asylum seekers, disadvantaged youth and women escaping domestic violence.