Kansas City – Page 8 – Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

A banner featuring photos of individuals who contributed to the Kauffman Foundation's 2022 Uncommon Voices article.

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.

Spark Bookhart speaks at the Amplify 2022 conference in Kansas City, Missouri. Behind him is a quote projected onto the wall: "...An unquenchable thirst for learning."

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.

A wide-angle photo of Baghdad, Iraq, shows dozens of people walking down a city street holding umbrellas to block the sun. A building in the background features a large banner image of an astronaut.

To mark the 15th annual Global Entrepreneurship Week, Global Entrepreneurship Network President Jonathan Ortmans shares what observing ecosystem builders across the world can teach us here at home.

Kansas City entrepreneurs sit on a panel on stage in front of a live audience. From left to right: Michael Carmona, Ruben Alonso, Jackie Nguyen, Samuel Morris, and India Wells-Carter.

A panel discussion offered insights from local entrepreneurs as well as promising developments in equitable access to financing and technical support needed for entrepreneurs to start and grow businesses in the Kansas City.

This month, the Kauffman Foundation Board of Trustees formed a committee charged with selecting a firm to conduct a comprehensive national search for Kauffman’s next CEO.