Tuesday, September 13, 2011
On Sunday, September 11th Partimus volunteers joined hundreds of local entertainers, artists, vendors, non-profits and community groups with a table at the 37th annual Solano Stroll in Berkeley, California. Our booth had volunteers from multiple local groups, including Partimus (board members Elizabeth Krumbach and Christian Einfeldt were on hand and co-founder Maile Urbancic came by), Ubuntu […]
Friday, September 9, 2011
Partimus will be working with BerkeleyLUG and the Ubuntu California Team to staff a booth at the Solano Stroll in Berkeley on Sunday, September 11th from 10AM – 6PM. Our booth will be located at 1223 Solano Ave. We’ll be showing off the Ubuntu software that we deploy in schools and giving out information about our organizations. So […]
We did some great stuff today. The Partimus.org volunteers installed RAM in 29 GNU-Linux computers. They tested each of the computers to make sure that they are working. We end-of-lifed a lot of them, and pulled them out of the lab and put them into storage. From there, they will be responsibly recycled by our […]
Saturday, August 27, 2011
This Sunday, 8/28/11, we will be having a triage fest at the Creative Arts Charter School (CACS) from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 pm. The Creative Arts Charter School is located at the corner of Pierce and Turk Streets in San Francisco. Bring all the tools that you need to diagnose desktop computers. You might also […]
Back in June we shared details for our first product-based fundraiser: Fundraiser: Ubuntu Earrings from Boutique Academia. One of the pieces of feedback we received was that people wanted the option to buy these in a silver color rather than gold. Maile came through and you can now buy rhodium plated Ubuntu earrings! (rhodium is […]
The school year is starting again in a big way, and we have teachers who need GNU-Linux computers! If you can come to the KIPP school this Sunday 8/7/11, you will get free pizza and drinks! Please come to the back of the school at O’Farrell and Pierce as the school is undergoing heavy construction. […]
In an effort to increase transparency and engage more with our community, the Bylaws drafted at the founding of our non-profit are now available. ARTICLE 1 — NAME AND PURPOSE Section 1 — Name: The name of the organization shall be Partimus. It shall be a nonprofit organization incorporated under the laws of the State of […]
Partimus volunteers have asked several of the people we work with with to provide testimonials. We’d like to highlight these great testimonials and thank the people who support our involvement in their schools. Our first testimonial comes from Nancy Cussary, the Librarian at the International Studies Academy where we maintain a Linux-based computer lab in […]
The Partimus Board recently approved a document titled “What would Partimus do with $100,000.00?” to flesh out our roadmap and put into words our plans for our first $100,000. The following are highlights of that document. Why we do what we do. Partimus is group of pragmatic visionaries who have already done so much to […]
Partimus co-founder Maile Urbancic now runs Boutique Academia, a small business that specializes in math, science, and technology themed accessories for women. She was recently granted permission by Ubuntu logo trademark holder Canonical to make Ubuntu earrings and immediately set to work. These earrings are now a reality! You can buy them here: Boutique Academia […]