Kansas City – Page 2 – Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

Olatunji Ajani named executive director for 1 Million Cups and Kauffman FastTrac®.

Parade of Hearts artists pose in front of the 'Takes Heart' heart by Laura Noll Crossley at the Parade of Hearts reveal event on April 13.

The Foundation sponsors six hearts from the Parade of Hearts and hosts one that speaks to the heart of our mission – and the heart of our economy.

Dr. Yvonne Owens Ferguson, Allison Greenwood Bajracharya, and Gloria Jackson-Leathers

Allison Greenwood Bajracharya, Yvonne Owens Ferguson, Ph.D., and Gloria Jackson-Leathers chosen to lead program, research, and community engagement initiatives for the Foundation, rounding out new leadership suite under CEO DeAngela Burns-Wallace, Ed.D.

Students sit on a panel onstage with a facilitator

At Kansas City’s Union Station, more than 500 educators, employers,
and students were celebrated at the ‘Get on the Bus’ event.

Young people in Kansas City during a field trip to Junior Achievement's BizTown

Much like the Exchange City field trips Kansas City kids of the 1980s and ‘90s remember, at JA BizTown, students learn real-world skills and how to grow an entrepreneurial mindset while ‘running’ a simulated, micro Kansas City.