Tysie McDowell named inaugural Kauffman Uncommon Leader Visionary Award recipient September 24, 2026 Crossroads Charter Schools founding superintendent recognized for leadership creating lasting educational opportunity across Kansas City.
2025 Amplify More than 300 educators, leaders, presenters, and partners registered for Amplify 2025, held Friday, November 7 and Saturday, November 8, 2025, at the Kauffman Foundation Conference Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Centered on the theme Resilience in Real Time: Up-Rooted, Up-Lifted, and Up & Coming, the two-day gathering created space for educators of color to […]
Two grants aim to create stronger pathways to economic mobility September 9, 2026 Finding a path to a good job can depend on more than having the right skills.
KC Can Compost works to be a model for workforce and environmental sustainability September 9, 2026 Capacity Building grant funding supports KC Can Compost to strengthen internal operations and workforce development programs for green industry jobs.
Foundation’s Impact team welcomes director September 9, 2026 Sam Aleinikoff leads College Access and Completion strategy portfolio.
From capacity to scale: BCSI expands pathways into bioscience careers September 2, 2026 With stronger infrastructure and growing national reach, Bioscience Core Skills Institute is expanding access to industry-recognized credentials and creating new pathways to enhance workforce readiness.
Red Tail Academy provides a runway for students to enter the aviation workforce August 27, 2026 With a Capacity Building grant to support sustainable fundraising and revenue streams, Red Tail welcomes young people into the workforce pipeline for high-demand aviation jobs.
Cross-program collaboration leverages networks, resources, and expertise that exists within Kauffman FastTrac and 1 Million Cups August 26, 2026 The annual Kauffman FastTrac and 1 Million Cups Summit brought the leaders, educators, and volunteers who support the Foundation’s national programs together as one network for greater impact.
Adam Conley Adam Conley is a data platform and governance analyst in Technology for the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, where he serves as a critical technical resource supporting the implementation and management of the Foundation’s data infrastructure and governance framework. Prior to joining the Kauffman Foundation, Conley was a senior data analyst with T-Mobile. Conley earned his […]
Six Kansas City nonprofit leaders named finalists for Kauffman Uncommon Leader Visionary Award August 13, 2026 Finalists represent nonprofit leaders creating lasting change across education, housing, community development, mentoring, homelessness, and survivor support in the Kansas City region.