Circular economy
Keep existing products useful for longer through well-chosen repairs.
Finding your next chapter…
An invitation to founding partners
Help build a world where a repairable computer gets another chapter. The Founding 100 is a tangible place to start.
Let’s build this together01 / The problem
When the repair price stops feeling worthwhile, useful technology can leave service early. The environmental opportunity sits inside that ordinary purchasing decision.
Keep Tech Alive proposes a focused intervention: help close the gap between a reasonable repair quote and what the device owner can justify contributing.
They connect support to a specific repair decision. The owner participates in the cost. A skilled provider is paid fairly. Continued use becomes something to follow up on, not assume.
02 / The intervention
In this illustration, $140 closes the gap between replacement and a fully funded repair. A computer remains in use. Its next chapter stays unwritten.
Illustrative example. Not a program average or guaranteed award.
Move the sliders. See the gap. This is an illustration, not an offer, eligibility decision, or program average. Any incentive requires evaluation, approval, and available funds.
03 / The Founding 100
Our first target is up to 100 eligible computer repairs in San Diego County. A deliberate starting point for learning what makes repair incentives work.
Keep existing products useful for longer through well-chosen repairs.
Help people retain the computers they already use for work, learning, and everyday life.
Support independent technicians and fairly compensated repair skills.
Test a practical intervention before a repairable device is prematurely replaced.
These are intended areas of contribution, not certified ESG results, carbon credits, or verified environmental savings.
04 / What we measure
Proposed pilot records connect each approved incentive to the repair and its follow-up. We intend to publish aggregate outcomes and explain gaps in the data.
Sponsor reporting will be subject to consent, privacy protections, actual collection, and operational capacity. Owners’ names, contact details, device serial numbers, and personal files are not sponsor reporting fields.
Explore impact & transparency05 / How sponsorship works
Tell us what matters to your team: waste prevention, community technology, repair skills, or employee engagement. We’ll explore whether the pilot is a fit.
Any partnership would specify the permitted use of funds, reporting expectations, recognition permissions, and the correct contribution channel. Repair numbers are partnership concepts, not a guarantee tied to a fixed price.
Proposed safeguards include independent award review, documented fair pricing, conflict-of-interest procedures, and board oversight. Sponsors would not select personal beneficiaries or bypass repair criteria.
Formal policies and provider approval are still being developed. The foundation’s legal status must be confirmed before any contribution arrangement is finalized.
Read the governance approach ↗06 / Partnership opportunities
A starting point for a conversation. Partnership scopes and amounts are developed together; these are not fixed-price repair packages.
Help a first group of repairable computers get another chapter.
Let’s talkBack a meaningful slice of the pilot and the learning that comes with it.
Let’s talkHelp build momentum for a practical alternative to replacement.
Let’s talkHelp bring the inaugural pilot and its measurement approach to life.
Let’s talk07 / Let’s make repair happen
A first conversation, not a commitment. Tell us a little about your organization and what caught your attention.
We’re in the formation and pilot-development stage. We can discuss the concept now; any funding agreement depends on confirmed status, approved safeguards, and a suitable payment channel.