Handspring Gives Money to Support Nonprofits

Posted By: Ed Sunday, July 1, 2001 1:08:28 PM

The Handspring Foundation, a fund established in March to support organizations and programs dedicated to improving their communities, has awarded its first round of grants. They selected five nonprofit organizations to receive grants of up to $15 thousand. Also, they announced the launch of their Product Donation Program to give handhelds to nonprofit organizations and the Handspring Volunteerism Campaign.

The first round of cash grants went to the Emergency Housing Consortium in San Jose, Calif., Via Rehabilitation Services in Santa Clara, Calif., Laura's House in San Clemente, Calif., the Dance Institute of Washington in Washington, D.C., and the Greater Muchinjike Orphan Home Trust in Zimbabwe.

In addition to the quarterly cash grants, the Handspring Foundation is launching its Product Donation Program, in which qualified nonprofit organizations are invited to apply for Handspring Visor Deluxes. The organization is required to utilize them in an innovative way that will create meaningful solutions to critical local and global community concerns. Qualified organization will focus on pre-K through 12 education and issues directly related to children and youth at risk, international humanitarian relief, arts and culture, health and human services, environmental protection, alleviating homelessness, or people with disabilities. They will donate up to 50 Visor Deluxes per selected request. The Handspring Foundation will make product donation decisions on a quarterly basis, and the deadline for the first round of requests is August 1.

The Handspring Volunteerism Campaign will include company-wide volunteer and fundraising activities on behalf of local organizations, facilitating individual and group volunteer activities internationally, and quarterly presentations for Handspring employees regarding issues of interest.

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Good job.

I.M. Anonymous @ 7/1/2001 8:00:41 PM #

It's nice to hear about a company that still cares. Let's hear it for Handspring. Now if they only followed this up with an announcement for the Visor Twist.....

Sigh!

I.M. Anonymous @ 7/2/2001 4:19:55 AM #

OK, so now we're going to see homeless people walking around with Visor Deluxes with todo items such as:
[ ]Look in trash can for food
[ ]Annoy pedestrians
[ ]Apply for food stamps

And daily schedule:
9am-11am Stand on Main St. and 5th with cardboard sign
12Noon Buy booze
1pm-4pm Take a nap in the park
5pm-7pm Back to the corner with cardboard sign
8pm-10pm Meeting with other bums in usual alley

RE: Sigh!

I.M. Anonymous @ 7/2/2001 10:39:44 AM #

While Handspring did start a small program to give Visors away, you did notice that the main point of this article was that they were giving *cash* to these non-profits, didn't you?

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Joseé Fera do Orantes El Salvador C.A. @ 7/2/2001 8:51:51 AM #

Club Rotario Ciudad Merliot 4240
El Salvador C. A.
We have a proyect
For Bebes Mal Nutricional

Sigh!

I.M. Anonymous @ 7/2/2001 10:29:05 AM #

Hey, pretty funny but uninformed comments. - these Visors are probably going to the staff of these organizations and if trained, they would certainly benefit!

Sigh

b.dodson @ 7/3/2001 11:42:07 AM #

Nonprofits provide vital services. I wish they would consider our urban after school programs run by churches and other comm.unity groups. It's the kids who find the ise for the technology.

Not funny

The Presbyter @ 7/4/2001 1:10:03 PM #

Hey IM Anonymous: Handspring is giving free Visors to the those who work for the charities, not the homeless! As one who has done volutreering for the homeless, your remarks were not funny.

give to non-profit

I.M. Anonymous @ 7/4/2001 4:02:42 PM #

Is this only for non-profit organisations? Or just for any company that helps people? A company could be helping people, get the visors for free and then sell them on ebay and donate the money! talk about fast cash!