PCs for People announced today that as of June 1, 2020 Kansas City nonprofit Connecting for Good officially became a PCs for People organization. The…
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For Immediate Release Two KC organizations join forces for environmental stewardship and digital inclusion The Surplus Exchange transfers assets to Connecting for Good After…
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No nonprofit is successful when they work on their own. The article's author, Caitlin Fairchild, included Connecting For Good as a fellow leader in the…
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Martin Luther King Jr. was a champion for the disenfranchised, the minority, the poor, and the exploited. His life of only forty years could be…
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“Talent is equally distributed throughout society, but opportunity is not.” - Leila Janah Before beginning our 3rd Annual State of Digital Inclusion Breakfast, it was…
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As summer is coming to an end, we would like to highlight one of our team members who has been out in the community making…
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Connecting For Good's Juniper Gardens location in Kansas City, KS, had its first ConnectingKC Kids summer STEM program on Thurs., June 21. Amber Bryant, STEM…
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The Kansas City, MO State Office Building closed its doors to low-income residents who waited in line for hours every tax season for free tax…
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In the summer of 2017, Connecting For Good created an after school STEM program, Connecting KC Kids, at the Kansas City, KS Computer Center. This…
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Tom Esselman, CEO, will be in Cleveland from April 17-19 at Net Inclusion, the only national conference on equitable access and use of the internet.…
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Ken Heitland was the first employee of Sprint to have “Webmaster” printed on his business card during a time when programming for the internet--as he…
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Invited by the National Digital Inclusion Association (NDIA) in partnership with The Benton Foundation, Tom Esselman, CEO of Connecting For Good, was in Washington, D.C.…
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On Feb. 26, Kansas City Women in Technology visited our KCK Lab for a pilot session of CoderDojo KC, a monthly coding program for children.…
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Join us for our Second Annual State of Digital Inclusion Breakfast—this year we are celebrating the success of Money Smart KC, and the financial organizations committed…
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Public Testimony To the Neighborhood and Public Safety Committee of the KCMO City Council Wednesday, October 4, 2017 by Tom Esselman, CEO of Connecting For…
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Easy ways parents can support kids in school School is back in session and children are learning new things every day. There are good lessons…
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University of Michigan Grad Students Work with CFG We want to give a huge thanks to the four Master's students from University of Michigan Ross Business…
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To better serve Kansas City's urban core, Connecting for Good has established a new public access computer lab and learning center in the newly renovated Linwood Presbyterian complex, located…
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On September 4, we announced our effort to bring computers and Internet to the families at Pemberton Park. It is a facility in Kansas City,…
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Digital Divide effects children more than just about any other group. Without Internet access it is nearly impossible for them to succeed in school, making…
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The Digital Divide is very real in Kansas City. We believe it is one of the most important social justice issues of our day. 25%…
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[caption id="attachment_446231" align="alignnone" width="480"] Kansas City, Kansas Housing Authority executive director, Thomas Scott, presents the awards to Michael Liimatta, CFG CEO[/caption] At the July 16,…
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[caption id="attachment_293530" align="alignnone" width="480"] Digital Life Skills classes at the Reconciliation Services Internet Cafe[/caption] Digital literacy training sessions are held each week at our main…
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We have partnered with the residents association of Glanville Towers to install a small PC lab and bring free Wi-Fi Internet to all 108 apartments. The facility…
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Michael Liimatta is now Our Full-time CEO [caption id="attachment_445762" align="aligncenter" width="472"] Michael Liimatta, CEO of Connecting for Good. Photo: Angela C. Bond, The Pitch[/caption] Michael…
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Michael Liimatta, Ben Martin, Burton Kelso and Rick Deane Great turnout for the Tech Mob electronics recycling event on April 11! We received a good number…
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[caption id="attachment_444795" align="aligncenter" width="480"] In 2014 we opened our first public access computer center in Kansas City KS[/caption] NE Wyandotte Community Technology Center: Probably the most significant event…
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[caption id="attachment_249128" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Refurbishing Workshop manager, Karita Matlock, at work[/caption] The main contributor to the Digital Divide is a lack of access to affordable computer…
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We now offer the Internet equivalent of a pay-as-you-go cell phone plan! For just $10 a month, low income individuals and families can connect with…
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Summer 2014 Highlights [caption id="attachment_293531" align="aligncenter" width="480"] Family Computer Day at the Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council.[/caption] Throughout the summer of 2014 we’ve continued to bring our…
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Grandmothers Getting Inner City Kids Online [caption id="attachment_293347" align="aligncenter" width="480"] Older African American women have flocked to our free digital life skills classes.[/caption] Based on…
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Meet our Summer 2014 Interns! We'd like to introduce our Summer 2014 Interns. This summer, we have several eager individuals working with us in computer…
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[caption id="attachment_269846" align="aligncenter" width="480"] A single mom from the housing project stops by our community tech center regularly to check her e-mail.[/caption] At Connecting for…
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in 2014, over 2,100 people in under served inner city neighborhoods were involved in our free digital life skills classes. Learn how technology skills and…
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Internet access brings with it a chance to apply for jobs online, connections with family and friends, information about medical and health issues, online education…
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The Digital Divide is very real in Kansas City. We believe tackling it is one of the most important social justice issues of…
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[caption id="attachment_249648" align="aligncenter" width="480"] Every afternoon our computer lab is filled with people from Juniper Gardens[/caption] Connecting for Good provides free Internet to over 500…
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[caption id="attachment_249271" align="aligncenter" width="480"] In train the trainer classes volunteers learn to teach digital literacy.[/caption] January: Center on Westport Road in Kansas City, MO is…
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We began a new initiative in partnership with the Kansas City Kansas Housing Authority - the development of a community technology center in one of…
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[caption id="attachment_248739" align="aligncenter" width="480"] Jason, Nancy and Pauline at the KC Black Expo[/caption] Our Fall 2013 Digital Inclusion Campaign has kept our staff and volunteers very…
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Clint Wynn began serving as Director of Community Outreach for Connecting for Good in October 2013. He oversees all of the training programs of the organization,…
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[caption id="attachment_248195" align="alignright" width="450"] Our free basic introduction to the Internet class is offered four times a week in various locations throughout Kansas City[/caption] This…
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[caption id="attachment_139618" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Digital life skills classes are being conducted four days a week in partnership with Reconciliation Services, 3101 Troost Ave. in Kansas…
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[caption id="attachment_120951" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Our digital life skills team meets at the Troost headquarters to plan for our Fall 2013 community outreach; Karita Matlock, Jason…
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We announced earlier this month that we have partnered with the Kansas City Kansas Housing Authority to bring free in-home Wi-Fi to all 390 units…
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This project was completed in 2013 and is functioning today! We are pleased to announce that Connecting for Good has entered into a partnership with…
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Mesh networks are not just experimental network architectures — they are actively being used to connect devices in a decentralized way. This video explains how…
READ MOREKCTV5 In recent special report, "Bridging the digital divide" on on Kansas City's KCTV5, reporter Sandra Olivas highlighted how much trouble Kansas City, KS high school…
READ MOREAs Google Fiber begins installations of its superfast 1 GB network in Kansas City, Missouri, Connecting for Good has launched an initiative to conduct classes at…
READ MOREOn January 30, 2013, we had the privilege of doing a presentation about our organization at 1 Million Cups, the entrepreneur pitch program of Kauffman…
READ MORETV 41 reporter, Jenna Hanchard came to the Rosedale Ridge low income housing complex in Kansas City, KS to learn about the Wi-Fi network we set…
READ MOREThanks to everyone who came by last Friday morning for the Open House at our new offices and workshop at 1622 Westport Road, Kansas City…
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Rosedale Ridge Wendy Wilson, director of the Rosedale Development Association, told us if there was anywhere in the Kansas City area where we could demonstrate…
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[caption id="attachment_1310" align="aligncenter" width="600"] 1624 Westport Rd Kansas City MO. We move in Jan 1.[/caption] The excitement around the launch of Google Fiber and the…
READ MOREIf you are a regular Internet user, you probably connect several times a day. You check your e-mail, catch up with Facebook friends and find…
READ MOREThe Social Media Club of Kansas City held a used computer drive among its members on November 2, right after their regular monthly meeting at the…
READ MOREWe brought free Wi-Fi to all 168 units at Rosedale Ridge on 12/14/2012 Rosedale Ridge is a Section 8 low income housing project in Kansas City,…
READ MORE[tube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqqvs_LYU5w&list=UUzhtAFR4aiLOr8IWqA92-5w&index=10&feature=plcp[/tube] The Social Media Club of Kansas City has launched a drive for used Internet-connected devices, especially laptops, that we will distribute to lower income…
READ MOREWe are moving forward with our plans to develop a digital literacy program with a focus on under-resourced residents of Kansas City. Our goal is…
READ MOREMichael Liimatta, president of Connecting for Good, was invited to be a panelist in a discussion of the Digital Divide in Kansas City on "KC Currents"…
READ MORE[caption id="attachment_953" align="alignleft" width="428"] Joyce Hayhow, Publisher of the Kansas City Business Journal; Michael Liimatta, President of Connecting for Good and OneLouder Apps President Evan…
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With Google Fiber's pre-registration rally behind us, we are very excited about all the "fiberhoods" that qualified for the service. Kansas City residents rallied to…
READ MORENov 22, 2011 - Since the announcement that Google Fiber would be overtaking Kansas City homes, the metro thought community has been struggling with how…
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