[Noisebridge-discuss] policy on electronics gear dropoff?

[Ian Smith]

On Monday, October 1, 2012 at 11:44 AM, Mitch Altman wrote:
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> Goodwill accepts old computer donations.
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> FYI, The Salvation Army has spent a very large amount of fighting LGBT rights in San Francisco and elsewhere in the world (they sued San Francisco because the City stopped giving them grants due to their discriminatory policies). I personally don't use them for donations or purchases.
 Goodwill also has discriminatory practices - they are one of the biggest users of "special wage certificates" allowing employers to pay workers with disabilities far under minimum wage - as little as $1.44 an hour.
http://www.nfb.org/national-federation-blind-urges-boycott-goodwill-industries
http://www.nfb.org/fair-wages

Ian