Need name ideas for a charity

P8riot · 04-04-2008, 08:25 PM

Serious question here..

I am going to officially start a charitable organization and I'd like to come up with some kind of name to identify it with

What I've started doing is helping single parents with tight cash-flows get their computers fixed or cleaned up and functional for little to no cost to them. In some real hardship cases I outright replace their PC with a high-quality refurb for free that is always a better model than what they had been using.

I've been doing this for a while and the people I help all find out about me by word of mouth. So far they have all been single moms that have been ripped off by someone 'building' a PC for then and stuff like that. They are always totally computer-illiterate, while I can't fix that - I try and coach them on keeping their kids 'safe' on the net and stuff.

It's really kind of fun and I learn a lot of stuff. They are always very grateful because they've been dealing with a crippled PC for so long and their kids need to do their school stuff and so on. They always insist on paying, and I accept - but only accept it on the terms that they understand that the money is used to help others. It's usually not very much but I turn it around and use it for defraying the cost of parts or getting licensed software for their systems and stuff.

So - Lets give this thing a name, ideas anyone?

Questions? ask away!

**=DdogG=** · 04-05-2008, 03:31 AM

R.E.- PC

(Refurbish to Encourage)

Holy crap. I like that. I hope you don't use it. I think I might.

**GhostintheShell** · 04-05-2008, 08:18 AM

Why don't you two work together?

You could build a small network of computer professionals that would be interested in helping with this....I'm absolutely sure there are a lot of charitable and like minded computer techs out there. Most of us already do so much of this type of charity work anyway...I bet you could find some other people here at TG that would be interested in being a part of something like this as long as it is charitable.

It wouldn't take a lot of internet based organization so that people could find someone in their area to help them or put you in touch with people that need your help.

**Dick Blonov** · 04-05-2008, 09:10 AM

The Computer Bank ?

DB

**Wyzcrak** · 04-05-2008, 10:05 AM

Love this idea. Will think on it lots and get back to this thread.

**=DdogG=** · 04-05-2008, 10:45 AM

I like the idea myself. I do a lot of charitable work already, but having a NP designed specifically for this would be great.

GoombaStalker · 04-05-2008, 01:15 PM

Refurbish to Encourage ain't too bad!

P8riot · 04-07-2008, 10:19 AM

Wow.. Refurbish to Encourage is really strong - as is The Computer Bank.

I also derived 'Tech Samaritans' from another forum.

As I have been working out the goals for this, proactively getting others to sign in for this type of assistance is on top of the list. I think as word gets out, it will be too difficult for me to maintain. I'm certain that this will probably spread to many other towns and cities as techs get a feel for how rewarding this type of thing is.

Thnk of anything Wyz?

**GhostintheShell** · 04-07-2008, 05:56 PM

You may want to consider it a "Not for Profit" organization instead of a registered charity.

I know that here in Canada the reg's are much tougher if you want it to be a registered charity. Boards of Directors, accounting reg's etc. I imagine the reg's in the States are equally harsh as here in order to prevent tax abuse, fraud etc.

I think you'll need to require a strict ethics code for your volunteers.

You ideally need is a map of North America with a forum for people to register their intent to help out and their abilities. I think you can do something with mapquest, or googlemaps as a searchable app like our TG members map if it's still around.

"Tech Samaritan's" sounds really good.

P8riot · 04-07-2008, 07:58 PM

Yep.. it's tougher at first to register as an NFP.. I'm going to get some further legal advise on it.

The mission statement I've produced is pretty clear. Anybody that is recruited will also have to agree to a lvl 2 background screen (lunsford act) if they visit on-site clients (or probably if they are involved at all).

undeadcomrade · 04-07-2008, 09:18 PM

Motherboard for mothers

Hambergler · 04-08-2008, 11:30 AM

The Computer Rehabilitation Foundation
or
The Computer Restoration Foundation

You can Substitute Foundation for
Trust
Fund
Army
Alliance
but I like Foundation best.

**d1sp0sabl3H3r0** · 04-09-2008, 10:55 AM

Acquiring a 501(c)3 takes some time and some legal work. However, if you do get it, you'll be amazed at the amount of support you'll receive from corporations and folks with money that are looking to contribute to a worthy cause, and there are a LOT out there!

BTW - this is a brilliant idea and kudos for helping those with real needs!

P8riot · 04-12-2008, 01:22 AM

Undead.. Mmmm.. no so much.. but I'll tell you why. During the process of creating the organizations mission I realized that in the long run this wasn't going to be limited to single Mom's (and actually never was.. just for single parents).

and Hambergler.. Thanks man.. those are good too!

I am seriously impressed with the response on this thread in PM's and +reps.. I'm really floored by the positive impression I have from everyone I've heard from.

Everyone here really has helped in a very encouraging way for me to make this happen in an official capacity. We have acquired a respectable attorney for the initial paperwork and are in the process of appointing a board of directors. I've got a few extremely influential and experienced people acting as counsel for me and helping out. We'll probably have an actual office and contact info in about a week.

If you are thinking of ripping of my idea? PLEASE DO!

Really - get out there and do it! If you don't.. hopefully I'll have a branch in your state in 12-18 months or so. So if you don't want to jump on this on your own but still want to participate on such an endeavor - let me know, I'll get your info and keep you in the loop!

Looks like right now I would love to continue to get advice from you TG folk!

Thanks guys! I always know I can count on great inspiration from you all!

- David

**Wyzcrak** · 04-12-2008, 12:38 PM

Tech Nickel Savers
Shared Computing
Oasis Tech
Family Bootstraps
Better Bootups

I had better hopes for my creative abilities, to be honest. I love the play on words with the first one, FWIW. I think "Savers" could be replaced with a better word (that still gets across the idea of saving money).

04-04-2008, 08:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
P8riot Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bradenton, FL Age: 37 Posts: 2,551	Need name ideas for a charity Serious question here.. I am going to officially start a charitable organization and I'd like to come up with some kind of name to identify it with What I've started doing is helping single parents with tight cash-flows get their computers fixed or cleaned up and functional for little to no cost to them. In some real hardship cases I outright replace their PC with a high-quality refurb for free that is always a better model than what they had been using. I've been doing this for a while and the people I help all find out about me by word of mouth. So far they have all been single moms that have been ripped off by someone 'building' a PC for then and stuff like that. They are always totally computer-illiterate, while I can't fix that - I try and coach them on keeping their kids 'safe' on the net and stuff. It's really kind of fun and I learn a lot of stuff. They are always very grateful because they've been dealing with a crippled PC for so long and their kids need to do their school stuff and so on. They always insist on paying, and I accept - but only accept it on the terms that they understand that the money is used to help others. It's usually not very much but I turn it around and use it for defraying the cost of parts or getting licensed software for their systems and stuff. So - Lets give this thing a name, ideas anyone? Questions? ask away! __________________ Dungeons and Dragons Online; Thorgaard, Thaumiel and Mahblung EVE Online Captain Thorgaard OHern; skipper of the Battlecruiser "Jane Says.." Pirates of the Burning Sea; Pirate Thorgaard O'Hern Age of Conan Cimmeria; Tharashk, guild Revenant

04-05-2008, 03:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
=DdogG= Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ennis, TX Age: 31 Posts: 1,459	Re: Need name ideas for a charity R.E.- PC (Refurbish to Encourage) Holy crap. I like that. I hope you don't use it. I think I might. __________________ Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -Albert Einstein The two most common elements in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity. -Harlan Ellison If all else fails: "rm -rf /"

04-05-2008, 08:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
GhostintheShell Join Date: May 2003 Location: Guelph, Ontario Age: 37 Posts: 963	Re: Need name ideas for a charity Why don't you two work together? You could build a small network of computer professionals that would be interested in helping with this....I'm absolutely sure there are a lot of charitable and like minded computer techs out there. Most of us already do so much of this type of charity work anyway...I bet you could find some other people here at TG that would be interested in being a part of something like this as long as it is charitable. It wouldn't take a lot of internet based organization so that people could find someone in their area to help them or put you in touch with people that need your help. __________________ Certainly there is no hunting like the hunting of man and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never really care for anything else thereafter. Ernest Hemingway, "On the Blue Water," Esquire, April 1936

04-05-2008, 09:10 AM	#4 (permalink)
Dick Blonov Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: In a cave. Age: 51 Posts: 3,105	Re: Need name ideas for a charity The Computer Bank ? DB __________________ \|TG-6th\|Blonov «So I guess that I actually deserve getting dragged behind some bunker on Kashan and put out of my misery.» Steiner BattleField2 SOPs \| Teamspeak \| Server Rules and SOPs \| The 6th Devil's Brigade

04-05-2008, 10:05 AM	#5 (permalink)
Wyzcrak Join Date: May 2003 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 14,132	Re: Need name ideas for a charity Love this idea. Will think on it lots and get back to this thread. __________________ Steam Community? Add me. \| Join #tacticalgamer \| Search Results Legend \| New Posts Forum Filter \| Postbox Toggle \| Live Thread Review \| One Line Results \| Free Remote, Encrypted Backup Darkilla: In short, NS is pretty much really fast chess. With guns. Apophis: I haven't seen anyone say that SM's are better than non-SMs. Nordbomber: This is THE first server I've seen where either side can comeback from out of seemingly nowhere with the right teamwork. en4rcment: I have NEVER experienced the type of gameplay that I have found here. Nightly I am amazed at the personalities and gaming talent. Root: Welcome to TG. Feel free to punctuate your sentences correctly. Monkerz: Its gonna take all my skills to beat those boys off in the future.

04-05-2008, 10:45 AM	#6 (permalink)
=DdogG= Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ennis, TX Age: 31 Posts: 1,459	Re: Need name ideas for a charity I like the idea myself. I do a lot of charitable work already, but having a NP designed specifically for this would be great. __________________ Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -Albert Einstein The two most common elements in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity. -Harlan Ellison If all else fails: "rm -rf /"

04-05-2008, 01:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
GoombaStalker Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 16	Re: Need name ideas for a charity Refurbish to Encourage ain't too bad!

04-07-2008, 10:19 AM	#8 (permalink)
P8riot Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bradenton, FL Age: 37 Posts: 2,551	Re: Need name ideas for a charity Wow.. Refurbish to Encourage is really strong - as is The Computer Bank. I also derived 'Tech Samaritans' from another forum. As I have been working out the goals for this, proactively getting others to sign in for this type of assistance is on top of the list. I think as word gets out, it will be too difficult for me to maintain. I'm certain that this will probably spread to many other towns and cities as techs get a feel for how rewarding this type of thing is. Thnk of anything Wyz? __________________ Dungeons and Dragons Online; Thorgaard, Thaumiel and Mahblung EVE Online Captain Thorgaard OHern; skipper of the Battlecruiser "Jane Says.." Pirates of the Burning Sea; Pirate Thorgaard O'Hern Age of Conan Cimmeria; Tharashk, guild Revenant

04-07-2008, 05:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
GhostintheShell Join Date: May 2003 Location: Guelph, Ontario Age: 37 Posts: 963	Re: Need name ideas for a charity You may want to consider it a "Not for Profit" organization instead of a registered charity. I know that here in Canada the reg's are much tougher if you want it to be a registered charity. Boards of Directors, accounting reg's etc. I imagine the reg's in the States are equally harsh as here in order to prevent tax abuse, fraud etc. I think you'll need to require a strict ethics code for your volunteers. You ideally need is a map of North America with a forum for people to register their intent to help out and their abilities. I think you can do something with mapquest, or googlemaps as a searchable app like our TG members map if it's still around. "Tech Samaritan's" sounds really good. __________________ Certainly there is no hunting like the hunting of man and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never really care for anything else thereafter. Ernest Hemingway, "On the Blue Water," Esquire, April 1936

04-07-2008, 07:58 PM	#10 (permalink)
P8riot Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bradenton, FL Age: 37 Posts: 2,551	Re: Need name ideas for a charity Yep.. it's tougher at first to register as an NFP.. I'm going to get some further legal advise on it. The mission statement I've produced is pretty clear. Anybody that is recruited will also have to agree to a lvl 2 background screen (lunsford act) if they visit on-site clients (or probably if they are involved at all). __________________ Dungeons and Dragons Online; Thorgaard, Thaumiel and Mahblung EVE Online Captain Thorgaard OHern; skipper of the Battlecruiser "Jane Says.." Pirates of the Burning Sea; Pirate Thorgaard O'Hern Age of Conan Cimmeria; Tharashk, guild Revenant

04-07-2008, 09:18 PM	#11 (permalink)
undeadcomrade Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 5	Re: Need name ideas for a charity Motherboard for mothers

04-08-2008, 11:30 AM	#12 (permalink)
Hambergler Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Age: 33 Posts: 985	Re: Need name ideas for a charity The Computer Rehabilitation Foundation or The Computer Restoration Foundation You can Substitute Foundation for Trust Fund Army Alliance but I like Foundation best. __________________

04-09-2008, 10:55 AM	#13 (permalink)
d1sp0sabl3H3r0 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Suburban Chicago Age: 42 Posts: 1,344	Re: Need name ideas for a charity Acquiring a 501(c)3 takes some time and some legal work. However, if you do get it, you'll be amazed at the amount of support you'll receive from corporations and folks with money that are looking to contribute to a worthy cause, and there are a LOT out there! BTW - this is a brilliant idea and kudos for helping those with real needs! __________________ \|TG-X\|d1sp0sabl3 It's all MY fault, so deal with it! TG-X \| PR Server Rules \| TG SOPs \| Kicked? Banned? READ THIS FIRST! \| Contact an Admin Expand your gaming horizons - TGU \| How to nominate your teammates for a ribbon \| Thinking of putting on TG tags? READ THIS FIRST!!!! The TG Primer To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women.

04-12-2008, 01:22 AM	#14 (permalink)
P8riot Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bradenton, FL Age: 37 Posts: 2,551	Re: Need name ideas for a charity Undead.. Mmmm.. no so much.. but I'll tell you why. During the process of creating the organizations mission I realized that in the long run this wasn't going to be limited to single Mom's (and actually never was.. just for single parents). and Hambergler.. Thanks man.. those are good too! I am seriously impressed with the response on this thread in PM's and +reps.. I'm really floored by the positive impression I have from everyone I've heard from. Everyone here really has helped in a very encouraging way for me to make this happen in an official capacity. We have acquired a respectable attorney for the initial paperwork and are in the process of appointing a board of directors. I've got a few extremely influential and experienced people acting as counsel for me and helping out. We'll probably have an actual office and contact info in about a week. If you are thinking of ripping of my idea? PLEASE DO! Really - get out there and do it! If you don't.. hopefully I'll have a branch in your state in 12-18 months or so. So if you don't want to jump on this on your own but still want to participate on such an endeavor - let me know, I'll get your info and keep you in the loop! Looks like right now I would love to continue to get advice from you TG folk! Thanks guys! I always know I can count on great inspiration from you all! - David __________________ Dungeons and Dragons Online; Thorgaard, Thaumiel and Mahblung EVE Online Captain Thorgaard OHern; skipper of the Battlecruiser "Jane Says.." Pirates of the Burning Sea; Pirate Thorgaard O'Hern Age of Conan Cimmeria; Tharashk, guild Revenant

04-12-2008, 12:38 PM	#15 (permalink)
Wyzcrak Join Date: May 2003 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 14,132	Re: Need name ideas for a charity Tech Nickel Savers Shared Computing Oasis Tech Family Bootstraps Better Bootups I had better hopes for my creative abilities, to be honest. I love the play on words with the first one, FWIW. I think "Savers" could be replaced with a better word (that still gets across the idea of saving money). __________________ Steam Community? Add me. \| Join #tacticalgamer \| Search Results Legend \| New Posts Forum Filter \| Postbox Toggle \| Live Thread Review \| One Line Results \| Free Remote, Encrypted Backup Darkilla: In short, NS is pretty much really fast chess. With guns. Apophis: I haven't seen anyone say that SM's are better than non-SMs. Nordbomber: This is THE first server I've seen where either side can comeback from out of seemingly nowhere with the right teamwork. en4rcment: I have NEVER experienced the type of gameplay that I have found here. Nightly I am amazed at the personalities and gaming talent. Root: Welcome to TG. Feel free to punctuate your sentences correctly. Monkerz: Its gonna take all my skills to beat those boys off in the future.

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