Explore Our Wall of Fame

We love our Corporate Heroes they are truly special to us, each laptop can help not just one person but sometimes a whole family or even a community.

TPG Telecom

TPG Telecom, CRISP, the federal government program to support refugees settling into Australia, and Infoxchange, a not for profit which provides technology solutions to charities and The Laptop Initiative all joined together to make things happen !!! Yay!!

Interpublic Group

This amazing group have been one of our biggest supporters and they take their social responsibilities very seriously – and we are the proud benefactors of that through their donations. Great creativity and great walking the talk.

Go Transit Media Group

We love the creative work of the Go Transit team and their various philanthropic activities like community walks and donating lots of laptops, we love working with you guys.

Strata Community Insurance

The Team at Strata Community Insurance are all about innovative insurance solutions and we at The Laptop Initiative are all about innovative use of replaced laptops – so perfect fit really!!

Janison

Technology, education and assessment is what Janison is all about, and this amazing company has not only been one of our first donors, but they are regular donors to our cause. So that’s why we love them!!

Micromine

Micromine is also one of our founding donors who have also donated laptops a number of times. A big thank you to their team for their efforts, you guys are amazing!!!

Pack & Send Crows Nest

After using our local Pack & Send to help deliver laptops and explaining our cause they decided to join in and donate some wonderful laptops. They went above and beyond to make sure the laptops were user ready!!

NAB

NAB’s Helping Hand program donates the banks replaced laptops to charities, this project is run by NAB staff and has been a wonderful help to not just The Laptop Initiative but to many charities.

House of Brand

House of Brand kindly responded to a shout out to advertising agencies to support our work, and they demonstrated that they believe in sustainability through their actions.

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.
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.
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.

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

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 .

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.

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.

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