Our Needs
Program infrastructure needs are the top funding priorities for GPA. Participants use laptops furnished
by Werthing during GPA activities on campus (laptops do not travel home with the students). The
current set of laptops is unstable and unreliable due to age with nearly obsolete software. Werthing
must purchase a new set of 25-30 laptops and updated software. The estimated cost of purchasing 30
new (not refurbished) laptops is $24,000 ($800/laptop). Any overage would be applied toward personnel
expenses for GPA. To prepare for program delivery during the 2022/23 school year and aiming for pre-
pandemic participation numbers, personnel costs to support all programs are a funding priority for
Werthing. GPA-related administrative costs include program/volunteer management, social media and
marketing expenses, including training, and the design and printing of promotional material of Werthing
programs for recruitment purposes.