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Readings
- Procurement
activities refer
to all the activities
necessary to acquire
second-hand PCs.
- International
donor institutions
are defined here and
examples of these institutions
are listed in this link.
- Acquiring
PCs from donors
looks at the role of
donors and the growing
trend over the last
few years for corporations
and government agencies
in the developed world
to lease their IT equipment
from the manufacturers
instead of purchasing
it. It is these PCs
that are particularly
suitable for donation
and refurbishing.
- Second-hand PCs can
be sourced from several
channels. This document
on sources
and suppliers looks
at these different channels.
The benefits and drawbacks
of each of the different
sources are also discussed.
- Issues that need
to be addressed with
regards to the shipping
process are documented
in this shipping
document. The shipping
process, shipping companies,
shipping agents, costs
involved, dead on arrival
rates and hardware specifications
for donated PCs are
all covered.
- Supply
and shipping costs
looks at the different
costs that make up the
total cost of acquiring
the PCs.
- The process of importation
and customs is covered
in this document. Duties
and tax exemption are
also addressed.
- Fundraising
will be an essential
part of the technical
service centre operations.
This document is an
excellent resource to
understand what is required
in order to source funding.
- This is a guideline
for sourcing PCs
and looks at quality,
volume, make and model
and availability of
spare parts.
- You will need to
create a letter
to approach potential
donors with. The article
on fundraising in this
module also has a section
on proposal writing
– refer to page
13 of that document
for additional information
on this subject.
Back-up resources/Additional
Info
These are useful website
to look at
www.schoolnetafrica.org
www.interconnection.com
www.recycle.net/computer/index.html
www.computers4africa.org
www.adea.org
www.saeverything.co.za/shipping.htm
www.cargo.co.za
www.seedsforchange.org.uk
www.digitalpartnership.org
www.openknowledgenetwork.net
www.computeraid.org
www.worldcomputerexchange
www.digital-links.org
Fundraising
links
Thusanang
www.thusanang.org.za
The Southern African Grantmakers
Association (SAGA)
www.donors.org.za
The Non-Profit Partnership
(NPP)
www.npp.org.za
Charities Aid Foundation
Southern Africa (CAF)
www.cafsouthernafrica.org/
www.cafonline.org
The Southern Africa Institute
of Fundraising (SAIF)
www.saifundraising.org.za
The Charity Channel
www.charitychannel.com
Ashoka Citizen Base Initiative
www.citizenbase.org
The Funding Site
www.thefundingsite.co.za
Worldwide Initiative for
Grantmakers Support Initiative
(WINGS)
www.wingsweb.org
The Resource Alliance
www.resource-alliance.org
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