Get involved

Have you ever wanted to change the world using the technology you so love? Find meaning in your work past making deadlines or profit margins? Here is your chance to make a difference in the developing world with your current technology skills!

• Register with Geekcorps
• Make Amazon.com purchases
• Give direct donations
• Promote Geekcorps

Register with Geekcorps

Do you have five (5) or more years experience in technology, or the business of technology? Would you be willing to work with people and innovate with minimal technical equipment in a developing country? Able to commit to four months, working on multiple projects and teaching small groups in a hands-on setting?

If so, please register now to volunteer with Geekcorps.

Not to worry if you can’t volunteer right now. Who can, really? We are always looking for volunteers with the right mix of technology, business, and language skills for our work, which means we might contact you months or a year from now, if ever.

If you’d like to get involved, but don’t want to leave the comforts of home, don’t worry. Keep reading below for other ways you can support Geekcorps’ mission.

Amazon.com Purchases

The easiest way for you to support Geekcorps’ mission is to do your normal Amazon.com shopping starting with this link:

By following that link, Geekcorps will receive Amazon.com credits for each purchase you make today, at no cost to you. Geekcorps is participating in the Amazon Associates program and receives credits when you buy everyday purchases from Amazon.com, at no cost to you. Geekcorps can then use those credits to purchase supplies and equipment for our many programs. If you want to add this link to your own site, please email us for instructions at geekcorps [at] iesc.org.

Direct Donations

You can also donate directly to Geekcorps and while we appreciate donations of any size, we’ve made a short list of costs to give you some relevance to your donation:

• $5 builds a BottleNet
• $20 gives an hour of training to teach a Malian how to build a BottleNet himself
• $100 trains a radio station announcer how to use the Internet to improve his broadcasts
• $300 provides Internet service to a whole community for a month
• $500 sponsors a local university intern for a month to learn new technologies
• $1,000 researches new technology-based small businesses in the developing world
• $5,000 develops and equips another Cybertigi micro-businessman in Mali
• $15,000 allows another volunteer to invest four months of ideas, experience, and passion to create a new digitally independent community

You may donate online or mail a check payable to International Executive Service Corps and mailed to:

IESC Geekcorps
1900 M St NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036

The International Executive Service Corps a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and your donation to Geekcorps is tax-deductible.

Promoting Geekcorps

Geekcorps is in constant need of technology experts in every field and we’d love to have your help to spread the word. Do you know someone who might be interested in Geekcorps? Tell a friend! And to keep up to date on who we’re looking for and what we’re doing, sign up for the Geekcorps mailing list.

You can also add a Geekcorps banner to your site. Copy this code and paste it in your page:

<a href="http://www.geekcorps.org"><img src="http://geekcorps.org/images/logo.gif" alt="This site supports Geekcorps!" border="0"/></a>

Best yet, email us at geekcorps [at] iesc.org to add our Amazon.com link to your website and support us with every purchase!