With support from the Kauffman Foundation, DreamSpring will expand access to small business credit among historically marginalized entrepreneurs in KC with loans from $200 to $2 million.

Founder and CEO of Entrepreneur Business Basics and Kauffman FastTrac® facilitator Kira Hopkins says the truth lies in our economy’s racial disparity.

Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Black Wall Street Times, Nehemiah D. Frank, writes that access and equitable investment are critical to addressing the widening racial wealth gap.

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 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 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 […]

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.

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 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, […]

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.