mission

 

Parity International.org is a non-profit incorporation 501(c)(3) formed to refurbish and redistribute computing equipment, systems, or networks to qualified individuals, families, and nonprofit entities such as international schools or learning centers. Our not-for-profit mission facilitates:

• bridging the digital divide for disabled individuals, qualified students, and families,
• intercepting viable but potentially harmful (i.e. lead, mercury, PCBs) materials from local landfills,
• ensuring privacy of information and data destruction (DOD standards) on all media, and
• facilitating the education of students of any age, both domestic and international.

strategic vision

 

Our operations and management teams shares a family of computing interests.  Our refurbishing teams share their passion for computers and compassion for life long learning through their volunteer efforts.  Together, we are proud to contribute our time and resources to our greater community ... via sharing technology, we empower minds.  Together, we build and develop our programs, teams, and leadership of parityinternational.org.

strategic vision 2008

 

Upon completion of our 501(c)(3) refiling in Jan. 2008 ... qualified individuals, organizations, and agencies may donate or receive refurbished computers or computing systems. 

Individuals and qualified organizations shall submit applications and specifications for subsidized computing systems.  Applications remain confidential and proprietary.  Applicant data are stored, reviewed, processed, and ranked according to merit, request date, and need. 

 

strategic vision 2010

 

Our organization shall require several dedicated teams of people.  Cross-functional governance shall manage a matrix of responsibilities.  The Mother Board of Trustees/Directors shall manage several committees including 1) an Executive Committee, 2) a Nominating Committee, 3) a Finance Committee, 4) an Audit Committee, 5) a Development Committee, 6) a Strategic Planning Committee, as well as, appointed subcommittees.

strategic vision 2015

 

All refurbished systems shall receive ISO 9000 testing and certification before shipping to recipients.  Refurbished systems will be labeled with our pi service mark and stored in shrink-wrapped plastic (with gel water absorption packets).  International standards and requirements are ensured.

 

Parity International shall issue digital receipts (e-receipts) to donors to aid in tax and financial planning purposes.  An enterprise supply-chain management system shall manage supplier relationships as well as process and track order fulfillment.

compliance

 

Parity International shall remain a tax exempt 501(c)(3) corporation chartered under by-laws and articles of incorporation in the State of Ohio.  Parity International shall maintain compliance with Ohio Revised Code, Sections 109.23-33 (Ohio Charitable Trust Act), Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 1716 (Charitable Organizations), and Ohio Administrative Code, Chapter 109:1.

>>  State of Ohio Certificate.pdf  (Adobe Acrobat)
>>  Parity ByLaws v3.1 (Microsoft Word)

our service mark

 

A “service mark” as defined in the O.R.C. Section 1329.54 (B) is “a mark used in the sale or advertising of services to identify the services of one person and distinguish them from the services of others and includes without limitation the marks, names, symbols, titles, designations, slogans, character names and distinctive features of radio or other advertising used in commerce.”

Our pending service mark is:

 

pi represents Parity International Incorporated (P.I.).  Our version of pi represents our trademark.  pi has several meanings including a) check equivalence between data transmitted and data received, and b) the quality of being similar or identical.  In mathematics, the symbol pi is c) the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter.  Even in a shrinking global community this ratio remains constant; the same for any size circle.  Computers quickly calculate pi.  The calculated value of pi is more than 1.2 trillion decimal places.