CNIB has been a long term partner of the Electronic Recycling Association. They are a non-profit organization driven to change what it is to be blind today. CNIB deliver innovative programs and powerful advocacy that empower people impacted by blindness to live their dreams and tear down barriers to inclusion. Their work as a blind foundation is powered by a network of volunteers, donors and partners from coast to coast to coast.
The CNIB Foundation, Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada and CNIB Deafblind Community Services make up the CNIB Group.
Their mission
- To change what it is to be blind through innovative programs and powerful advocacy that enable Canadians impacted by blindness to live the lives they choose.
Their values
- Empowerment: They take bold, decisive action to move their mission forward and empower people impacted by blindness to find their courage, raise their voices and realize their dreams.
- Inclusiveness: They are a community that welcomes all. They embrace one another’s differences and they break down barriers that would exclude anyone from being meaningfully engaged in our world.
- Passion: They care deeply about what they do, because CNIB know how much it matters. They pursue their goals relentlessly and don’t give up on anyone, or anything.
- Innovation: CNIB think big, take risks and embrace change that can accelerate progress and enable success for their clients, volunteers, donors and employees.
- Collaboration: They believe that to make change happen, CNIB need to bring people, ideas and resources together in new and exciting combinations. Teamwork is fundamental to its success.
- Integrity: They treat others the way they want to be treated. CNIB are kind, fair, honest and respectful and maintain open and transparent decision-making in all aspects of their work.
ERA partner with this organization and their campaign called Phone IT Forward throughout the year.
About this campaign:
“Donate a smartphone. Change the life of someone who’s blind.
With millions of smartphones gathering dust each year as users upgrade to newer models, Phone It Forward gives Canadians a unique opportunity to donate their old phones, receive a tax receipt, and empower people who are blind in the process.
Smartphones make a tremendous impact on the lives of people who are blind. Accessible smartphone apps make it possible to do all kinds of things that may have seemed challenging before.
Through a partnership with Fixt Wireless Repair, donated smartphones are wiped to the highest data security standards, loaded with accessible apps, and provided to people with sight loss who need them, along with technical training, discounted maintenance, and data plan support.
To donate your phone, or learn more about Phone it Forward, visit phoneitforward.ca or call 1-833-554-5020.”
This laptop donation will elevate the employment readiness of a rural client with vision loss. If you would like to learn more about this organization, please visit their website here.
If you are looking to donate your preloved electronics, you can stop by one of our 7 locations Canada- wide. Donating your items will divert them from the landfill and support grassroots initiatives! Click here to donate today.