Careers Careers It’s your right to be uncommon if you can. You seek opportunity to compete. You desire to take the calculated risk, to dream, to build, yes, even to fail, and to succeed. — Ewing Marion Kauffman Associates of the Kauffman Foundation work to provide access to opportunities that help people achieve financial stability, upward mobility, […]
Susan Klusmeier Susan Klusmeier, Ed.D., is chief of staff for the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. A native of the Chicago suburbs, she brings 20 years of experience as a strategic, innovative, and collaborative leader in higher education. Throughout her career, Dr. Klusmeier has advocated for and implemented data-informed policies and practices to support access to education and […]
2022 Amplify Friday, November 11, 2022 Friday’s conference kick-off centered on self-care. On the agenda was chair yoga with Dr. Auburn Ellis, chair massages, mindfulness with Solissa Franco-McKay and Wanda Bentrop, and BoxOut Stress with Ritichie Cherry. DJ Ben Rich DJ’d the evening. Saturday, November 12, 2022 Opening keynotes Tysie McDowell and Nicole Goodman spoke about how […]
Kauffman Foundation hires chief of staff September 8, 2023 Susan Klusmeier, Ed.D., accepts position of chief of staff, joining Dr. DeAngela Burns-Wallace in the Office of the President.
Best in Class: Using America’s New Business Plan’s four pillars as a model for increasing access to procurement opportunities August 15, 2023 The federal government is the largest buyer of goods and services in the whole world, spending over $630 billion each year. In recent years, small businesses have experienced a vast decline in their participation rate in federal contracts; new entrants that are small businesses have declined 79% from 2005-2019, driving a renewed effort among policymakers […]
A capital ecosystem: What business owners need to be loan-ready in KC August 15, 2023 Here’s a guide to welcome Kansas City entrepreneurs into the capital ecosystem and onto a path toward funding.
More than a summer internship: Students and employers celebrate the success of ProX July 28, 2023 The ProX student showcase brought together interns, employers, and the community to reward the growth and learning gained through the completion of the six-week professional experience.
Past Conferences 2022 Forward Focus: Toward a paradigm of liberation, empowerment, and inclusion > 2021 Healing, Justice, and Remembrance > 2017-2020 More information coming soon. Stay tuned!
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation selects new CEO July 18, 2023 Dr. DeAngela Burns-Wallace begins role in August 2023.
DeAngela Burns-Wallace DeAngela Burns-Wallace, Ed.D., is president and chief executive officer of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. With more than $2.5B in assets, the Kauffman Foundation is one of the largest private foundations in the United States, and approaches its work from the middle of the country with a solid Midwest mindset – working to build practical […]