by Jason Harper | Jan 21, 2016 | Community Education and Awareness, Fiber to the Community, Computers in the Home, Digital Infrastructure
Connecting for Good is becoming the little nonprofit that could. That could bridge the digital divide in Kansas City, that is. Established in 2011, CFG came together quickly when Google Fiber chose the Kansas Cities for its first rollout. Led by co-founders Michael...
by Jason Harper | Dec 29, 2015 | Community Education and Awareness, Online Gaming Development, Technology Transfer, Digital Skills Training, Proof of Concept and Fab Labs, Digital Infrastructure, Computers in the Home, Fiber to the Community, Access to Capital, Home Internet Access, IT Workforce Development, Event Calendar, Convention Center Technology, Marketing the Region, Global Roundtables, University Research Capacity, Innovation Hubs/Tech Districts, Gigabit Ecosystem Building, Government Innovation, Medical Reimbursement, Telehealth Pilot, Digital Art, Libraries Pilot, K-12 Classroom Demonstrations, Professional Development for Teachers, Mesh Wi-fi Networks
Announcing the 2016 Gigabit City Summit, a KC Digital Drive production, from May 16-18, 2016 in Kansas City. With 50 communities and nearly 250 delegates in attendance, our first Summit was an unqualified success! And the overwhelming feedback from those who attended...
by Jason Harper | Dec 16, 2015 | Computers in the Home, Community Education and Awareness, Home Internet Access
Think for a minute: How many presents under your tree have a digital component? Visions of video games, tablets and fitbits may dance through your head. But what about all the gifts you bought online? Do you even remember what the holidays were like pre-Amazon?...
by Jason Harper | Dec 2, 2014 | Computers in the Home
Kansas City digital inclusion nonprofit Connecting for Good has just launched a program that will make it even easier for families across the digital divide to get online. Through partnerships with two national digital inclusion nonprofits, Connecting for Good has...
by Jason Harper | Nov 27, 2014 | Computers in the Home, Home Internet Access
Computer Refurbishing Affordable computers to families across the divide. To conduct the essential business of life in modern America, you still need a computer. Mobile connectivity will only get you so far. Files need to managed, documents and photos uploaded, job...
by Jason Harper | Nov 27, 2014 | Computers in the Home
Computers in the HomeBecause sometimes mobile devices won’t cut it. Get Involved low-cost refurbished PCs sold computers to nonprofits computers to individuals cost of refurbished PC Opportunity It may seem obvious, but one of the main barriers to bridging the...
