Hi gang-

I owe everyone a big apology.  

We began to ask for $5 to attend SMCKC Breakfasts (apart from normal breakfast charges) starting in February and we did a really crappy job of letting the community know before we did it and most importantly why.  It's my job as President to make sure that any changes like this are communicated to you and we have many channels to choose from.

We've been so proud to be able to offer SMCKC breakfasts for no…

Hi Gang!

On the first days of 2012, I wanted to take some time to look back at all that we've done in 2011.

The year tends to fly by us so quickly that it's easy to forget to reflect.  We get so focused on the road ahead, where the group is going,…

We had our July happy hour at Innovation Cafe.  A new low cost collaborative workspace in the Crossroads District of KC.  An awesome space and we thank them for letting us use it.

The theme this month was all around the Kickstarter platform.  What is Kickstarter?  Well this explanation…

I know many of you are already aware of the great work the Salvation Army Children's Shelter does for our community, but for those of you who may not be familiar with the organization, I wanted to share this KC Star article. We will be hearing from Nicole Feltz and her inspiring story at our July 8th breakfast. In addition, members from the Salvation Army and 610 Sports teams will discuss the upcoming Larry Steward Memorial Radio-thon that directly benefits the Children's Shelter. We will…

Hi everyone!

I just wanted to let our membership know that we will be extending our nominations portion of our June Board elections until this Friday, June 17th.

The board seats that are available to run for are-

Events/Awareness…

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A lucky group of SMCKC'ers were invited to take some of the first public glimpses of the new Livestrong Park where the SportingKC will begin playing MLS soccer games in starting in June.

When the news dropped that KCK…

Hi everyone and welcome to the April breakfast event recap for SMCKC.  

We were going to speak on the learnings from SXSWi this year, but Tuesday's announcement from Google that put KCK as the city to receive gigabit fiber internet made such a giant splash that we decided to call an audible and…

Boulevard Brewery generously opened their doors and social media…

In case you missed them (but you shouldn't have) here are the Certificates of Awesomeness awarded at the SMCKC breakfast 1/7/11.

Youngest Member awarded to Jennah Brooks (aka @WombWithNoView aka @TinyJennah)

Jennah Brooks joined our club while in utero. What's your excuse for not becoming a member?

Along with her certificate, Jennah received the brilliant picture book It's A Book by…

We had a great turn-out at last Friday's breakfast but we know many of you were unable to attend and wanted to make sure everyone had a chance to review our 2011 plan. We also wanted to announce that we are now taking nominations for President and two chairperson positions, Technology and Advocacy. You can learn about more about these positions and responsibilities by reviewing our board manual. Nominations can be sent to lisa@freshid.com,…

(Big thank you to Social Media Club HQ and blog writer Susan Breidenbach for writing this great post showcasing SMCKC!)

Here is a link to the original post: http://socialmediaclub.org/blogs/from-the-clubhouse/championing-social-media-america%E2%80%99s-heartland

Too much planning leads to analysis paralysis, a fatal error in an arena…

SMCKC Members,

As we prepare to say goodbye to 2010 and give a big hello to 2011, we thought it was a good time to…

At the core of social media is the spirit of authentic conversations. We understand people shared a variety of opinions, emotions and concerns during the past week associated with the launch of the SMCJoCo chapter. We as a board have struggled with how to respond to our community about the events that have transpired since we were…