Connected Nation Inc.

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2011 to Dec 31, 2011

Signed

Nov 13, 2012

Return Version

2011v1.2

Gross Receipts

$16,063,794

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Computers 4 kids: every community online - the every community online digital inclusion initiatives are connected nation's demand-side programs designed to bridge the digital divide. With the knowledge that technology access is critical for job creation and lifelong learning, every community online joins together public and private partners to help vulnerable populations overcome top barriers to technology adoption - broadband awareness and training, computer ownership, and subscription affordability. These initiatives place computers and other technologies in underprivileged households and at anchor institutions that serve underprivileged populations, such as community centers, boys and girls clubs, libraries, and shelters. Connected nation's initial digital inclusion strategy - no child left offline - was established in 2004 in kentucky as a computer refurbishing program that placed computers in the hands of middle-school students in distressed appalachian regional commission counties. Over the last six years, the program has evolved to include distributions to diverse segments of the population through connected nation's connectkentucky, connected tennessee, and connect ohio programs. The every community online programs have delivered nearly 10,000 computers along with printers, software, servers and other technologies. In tennessee, connected nation's computers 4 kids (c4k) program has had a significant impact on some of state's most vulnerable youth. To date, c4k has provided over 4,300 computers to at risk children and families across tennessee. C4k is working with the tennessee department of children's services to provide computers to children in the foster care system. In 2010, c4k received a federal grant to further its reach through the boys and girls clubs of tennessee. As a part of the computers 4 kids: preparing tennessee's next generation for success project. The c4k program deploys computers, academic support programs, and workforce training to two disparate, but especially at-risk, populations: those in the state's foster care system who are "aging out" as they turn 18, and youth who are active in the state's 76 boys & girls clubs. The american recovery and reinvestment act-funded program will impact the lives of nearly 60,000 youth across the state throughout the life of the grant - providing a helping hand to youth that are working hard to attain a better life for themselves.in ohio, the every citizen online project, which began in earnest in 2011, provides free computer training sessions at public libraries, community colleges, community organizations, and educational centers throughout ohio and teaches new users how to access the internet and how to best utilize all the internet has to offer. The goal of the project is to showcase the many educational, healthcare, economic, and communication benefits of broadband use, and to encourage adoption by residents statewide. Currently, just 66% of ohioans subscribe to a broadband service at their home. The scope of this program includes: 80,000 training hours; 280+ locations; 200,000 non-subscribing household participants; 75,000 incremental adopters; 2,000+ computers provided to libraries and community colleges; $10 million project, including $3 million in matching funds; 136 total jobs, direct, indirect, and induced; 68 direct job-years; extensive statewide public service announcement campaign; $31 million in incremental annual subscription revenue for broadband.

Activity 3

Bill & melinda gates foundation's opportunity online broadband grant program is an innovative grant program designed to directly improve library connectivity in targeted states. The goal of the opportunity online broadband grant program is to help state libraries create and implement strategies that will increase public library internet connections and continuously improve connection speeds as communities' needs grow. Working with selected state library agencies, connected nation will produce highly customized and relevant summits/events that engage libraries, local leaders and statewide stakeholders and support the preparation of a statewide strategy that can lead to improved and sustained connectivity for all state libraries. In some states, connected nation produced events support that state library's launch of their arra funded grants to improve connectivity in local public libraries.

Filer

EIN

61-1394934