An update from the Board of Trustees: Selecting leadership advisory firm Spencer Stuart to search for Kauffman’s next CEO January 24, 2023 The Kauffman Foundation Board of Trustees has selected globally respected leadership advisory firm Spencer Stuart to lead the search for its new President and CEO.
Jenny Hook Jenny Hook is an analyst in Research, Learning, and Evaluation at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Prior to joining the Foundation, Hook was a project manager with Lifted Logic and as co-creative director with Amanda Blu & Company where she managed creative branding and product development process across entire line of women’s fashion product. Hook earned […]
Amos Jaimes Amos Jaimes is a program and data manager for ProX at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, where he is responsible for leading the project management efforts and is the primary resource for collecting, analyzing, and reporting program data to support organizational decision-making. Previously, Jaimes served as a Kauffman Foundation intern researching nonprofit organizational effectiveness and […]
2022 Uncommon Voices: Building Momentum December 14, 2022 As we enter the New Year, those who work toward an economy that works for everyone share their enthusiasm, apprehensions, and projections as they consider what’s next.
Community-Engaged Entrepreneurship Research: Methodologies to Advance Equity and Inclusion December 12, 2022 Historically, research on entrepreneurship and innovation has rarely been conducted using community-engaged methodologies – even in work that seeks to address barriers to entrepreneurship in systemically marginalized communities. We believe that including the voices of entrepreneurs in the research process may produce more nuanced and robust findings that, ultimately, can serve as the basis for programs and policies that could truly change the landscape of entrepreneurship in the United States.
Michael Robins Michael Robins is a program director for the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, where he will ensure the strategic vision, mission, and goals set for the ProX summer program benefit both the students and employers participating in the program. Prior to joining the Foundation, Robins served as vice principal with Central High School in Kansas City, […]
Parents and educators: Know the history and stand together to make student achievement the priority December 5, 2022 Education advocate Spark Bookhart connects the impact of race, place, and money to the quality of education received by marginalized communities in Kansas City, Missouri, and how it still impacts students today.
How Prioritizing Community Expertise Can Inform Engaged Research This forum features various researchers and heartland community organizations from the Kauffman Foundation’s Inclusive Ecosystem portfolio – comprised of three-year projects that explore entrepreneurial ecosystems in the Heartland states, these grants emphasize holistic, community-led approaches to research on entrepreneurial ecosystems.
The U.S. has a competitive economic edge: Equity and entrepreneurship are keys to unlock a more muscular economy November 22, 2022 When it comes to building a more powerful, resilient economy, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Alejandra Y. Castillo stresses that equity is essential – and nonnegotiable.
Bill Nicely Bill Nicely is an educator-in-residence for the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, where he will work on activities related primarily to the high school design portfolio within the Real World Learning initiative. Prior to joining the Foundation, Nicely’s career in public education spanned 32 years, including a variety of school administrative roles in districts of varying […]