Screenshot from Free Geek Toronto's Recognition Event of Ontario Trillium Foundation's support of our volunteer program.
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TORONTO, ON (Oct. 17, 2021) — Free Geek Toronto is proud to announce it has received an Ontario Trillium Foundation Resilience Communities Fund grant of $31,800 to rebuild and recover from the impacts of COVID-19 by resuming our volunteer refurbishment program by hiring a part-time coordinator to provide training and […]
Of the electronic devices used in Canada, LG smartphones are most likely to have broken over the last five years, a CBC Marketplace investigation reveals. More than 3,000 Canadians took part in the survey about smartphone, laptop and tablet breakdowns and repairs. Here’s how Apple, Samsung, HP, LG, and Acer […]
Free Geek Toronto gave a presentation about our operations and tech reuse in general to Civic Tech Toronto on November 24, 2021.
Industrial and telecom hardware appliance manufacturer Lanner has become a sponsor of the Toronto-based non-profit social enterprise, Free Geek Toronto, as part of its mission to promote socially responsible business behaviours in society. December 17, 2019 – Lanner Electronics Inc., a global leader in customized embedded application hardware and network […]
The following case studies (printable version ) highlight small businesses and organizations in Toronto that are supporting the circular economy by using products and materials to their full potential, reducing the need for more raw materials to be extracted. These businesses and organizations are growing the circular economy, increasing social prosperity […]
Free Geek Toronto was one of 30 organizations worldwide selected to receive the eBay Foundation's Global Give funding.
OTTAWA, May 30, 2014 /CNW/ – Twenty-eight worthy initiatives have been chosen as the first to be funded under the new Community Investment Program (CIP) created by the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (www.CIRA.ca), the organization that manages the .CA domain. CIRA launched the CIP earlier this year as part of its mandate to champion […]