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Non-profit doesn't mean charity in the Christian sense.

Goodwill's CEO took over $700k in compensation in 2015, and the eight execs below him took close to $200k each on average.

https://www.goodwill.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Goodwill-Industries-International-Form-990-2015.pdf/

Goodwill is the single most valuable asset a business can possess

I don't think Goodwill is for sale. Somebody shouldsue the keyboardmanufacturers formaking somany keyboardswith defectivespacebars.

Indeed. Or, just give it to the local Goodwill. They'll even pick it up for you. If you don't have one, I'm sure there's a thrift store somewhere that'll take it, or even a pawn shop.

Turns out Goodwill and the Salvation Army have stacks of old used IBM Model Ms. Many techs (or their wives) donate their Model M keyboards. I think Model M owners clickety click by themselves... Either they are single or their IBM Model M is in a soundproof room or a room that is far away from the family bedroom. Clickety keys at 1AM will cause your signigicant other to give you an ultimatum: "It's me or the Model M" http://www.goodwill.org/ http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/

good will doesn't accept ANY electronics items other than printers, and software

Not true. According to this they'll take computers (and even help you clean them up).

dunno where you live, but somebody above mentioned goodwill here in austin, tx. we've got goodwill computer works where they take all kinds of tech stuff. and not that anyone here on /. would need it, but goodwill even provides a guide to donating your machines.

Donate your stuff.

• FreeCycle
• Computer Recycling Center
• Alameda County Computer Resource Center
• Goodwill
• Salvation Army

Also, check out your city's or county's website. They may have local programs for recycling old hardware.

Oh, yeah, you could also donate all your stuff to me.... :)

I don't see any athiest organizations on the scale of the salvation army that exist, if so, please correct me.

[Salvation Army members] work endless hours, seemingly tirelessly, and never lose their smiles.

IANAL, but I have done some work in the past with non-profit groups wanting to develop for-profit arms to support their main goals. While it's true that there's no reason a non-profit foundation can't turn a profit, it gets tricky as the profitable arm gets larger. It's important that the books of the profitable arm be kept separate from the nonprofit arm, or else the nonprofit gets in trouble. Also, there are certain regulations assosciated with the kind of commercial activity the Mozilla Foundation seems to want to get into with its products that favor corporations. I think this is pretty standard practice for non-profits with large commercial aspirations (that do not necessarily involve getting rich and attracting private investment). Goodwill for instance is a non-profit corporation that does not have private investment that I am aware of, nor does it have people at the top getting rich.

There's always Goodwill. They'll take it and put it up for sale for ya. I buy a lot of old Macs from there. Their pricing is a bit odd with regards to computers, the bigger the box the bigger the price, that's the way they do it here. So while I got a 600Mhz desktop for 90$ they wanted almost twice that for a huge ppro machine hehe. Oh, and don't forget your local Churches and boy & girl scout organizations - they have computer/PC merit badges and a used PC is a great way to get their feet wet!

Agreed... Goodwill has computer centers set up for re-use in a lot of cities in the US. I've gone to the one in Austin when I needed cheap hardware, and it also helps create jobs and get people who need training trained.

I can only comment on the local area, but this is information I have first-hand knowledge of:

Goodwill Industries wants your old but working computer crap. Check with your local Goodwill organization (the main site can help you with this) to see if they are one of the sites that handles electronic goods and appliances. In Delaware it's the Lea Street facility that takes them.

The State of Delaware will recycle broken electronics for free (sort of mostly free to you, that is - the state's taxes pay for it, but those taxes have not been specifically increased to support this program). You might get harrassed by the DNREC Gestapo if you don't have DE plates on your car, though - this service is for citizens of Delaware.

I think we'll see this type of thing get more common in the future. I usually take as much stuff out of the recycling bin as I put in, personally. I do this quite openly in full view of the guard shack.

I can only comment on the local area, but this is information I have first-hand knowledge of:

Goodwill Industries wants your old but working computer crap. Check with your local Goodwill organization (the main site can help you with this) to see if they are one of the sites that handles electronic goods and appliances. In Delaware it's the Lea Street facility that takes them.

The State of Delaware will recycle broken electronics for free (sort of mostly free to you, that is - the state's taxes pay for it, but those taxes have not been specifically increased to support this program). You might get harrassed by the DNREC Gestapo if you don't have DE plates on your car, though - this service is for citizens of Delaware.

I think we'll see this type of thing get more common in the future. I usually take as much stuff out of the recycling bin as I put in, personally. I do this quite openly in full view of the guard shack.

Does your city have a Goodwill computer center?

Mine does. A literal plethora of outdated and cheap junk.

I've never looked at the drive prices, but imagine they're pennies on the dollar.

Check here to get a listing of Goodwill stores (not specifically computer stores) in your zipcode.

Really. If the box still works, why not just take it to Goodwill? That's what I've done and continue to do.

Goodwill Industries will take your phone.

Goodwill

-Tim