Benefitting the environment and elementary students at RCSD School #8
Shift2 was awarded a grant from the New York State Polution Prevention Institute (NYSPPI) to refurbish 100 phased-out corporate laptops and distribute them to households within…
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Providing local nonprofits an “upgrade” opportunity for their older computers and technology
Shift2 received funding from The Rochester Area Community Foundation (RACF) to host a Non-Profit Tech Trade program for multiple area nonprofits upgrade their office computers and…
Promoting Digital Equity in Our Neighborhoods
In February 2022, Shift2 partnered with New York State Senator Jeremy Cooney (D-Rochester) and the Rochester Area Community Foundation to put refurbished technology directly into the…
Konar Foundation Grant Funds 200 Computer Donations and a Major Upgrade to Shift2’s Refurbishment Process
A grant from the Konar Foundation did two things at once: got 200 refurbished laptops into the hands of Rochester students who needed them, and helped…
Shift2 Executive Director Megan Alchowiak Named to Rochester Business Journal’s Forty Under 40
Megan Alchowiak, Executive Director of Shift2 (then The Shore Foundation), was named to the Rochester Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 class of 2022, a recognition of…
A Shift in What Was Possible
Teachers at Nativity started noticing changes almost right away. Students who hadn’t been turning in homework before February break were…
We Set a Guinness World Record for the Most Computers Donated in 24 Hours
On December 9th, 2018, The Shore Foundation (now known as Shift2) made history. We donated 537 computers to individuals and organizations across the Rochester area in…