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title: "Quick Start Guide to Organizing a Technology Drive – English & Spanish"
description: "This is a Quick Start Resource Guide for organizing a local technology drive. **The Case for Donating** About 75% of the fossil fuels and energy used by a computer are actually consumed during manufacturing. Extending the computer's lifespan through reuse…"
url: "https://digitunity.org/resource-hub/community/quick-start-guide-to-organizing-a-technology-drive/"
updated: "2026-04-10"
category: Community Outreach
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# Quick Start Guide to Organizing a Technology Drive – English & Spanish

This is a Quick Start Resource Guide for organizing a local technology drive.

**The Case for Donating**

About 75% of the fossil fuels and energy used by a computer are actually consumed during manufacturing. Extending the computer's lifespan through reuse means more return on that initial environmental cost. Every computer dumped into a landfill represents a missed opportunity to provide technology to individuals and organizations across the digital divide. Donating is suitable for relatively new (no more than 7 years old) and repairable equipment.

**Did You Know? **

When you discard a 5-pound laptop, you throw away 20,000 pounds of raw materials used to make it. Even if a computer cannot be reused, recycling ensures valuable raw materials are recovered from used computers and any waste is disposed of in an environmentally sound fashion. For a quick start guide on organizing a technology drive in your community, click the images below.

[English Version](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C65IY3nQCTJSiusB2kax9ca3OhU1Jqai/view?usp=sharing)

[![](https://digitalopportunity.network/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Organizing-a-Technlogy-Drive-English-213x300.png)](https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1qg6_TSVhRpA3jA4wgh1yMklYTpL0gD_U&export=download)

[Spanish Version](https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ZNYNxpSGlCHkZtKpijRg7vvMH0w9b7PL&export=download)

[![](https://digitalopportunity.network/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Organizing-a-Technlogy-Drive-Spanish-212x300.png)](https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1ZNYNxpSGlCHkZtKpijRg7vvMH0w9b7PL&export=download)