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Join KC Cares as we talk with Chris Rosson, CEO and President of the United Way of Greater Kansas City! The United Ways mission has always been to mobilize our city’s collective generosity, because we know there’s strength in numbers. They work together with hundreds of nonprofits across our six-county region and help 1 in 3 Kansas Citians gain access to health, education and financial resources. United Way connects those who want to be catalysts for change with causes that change our community for the better. The Waymakers make this possible. Listen or watch the webcast here --> Click Here 

The DeBruce Foundation is a national nonprofit foundation based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Foundation’s mission is to expand pathways to economic growth and opportunity.

visit them here: debruce.org

Sharing the stories of local nonprofits and connecting them with the community! We talk with philanthropists, volunteers, community activists, executive directors, and non-profit lovers from the Kansas City nonprofit community. Be seen, be heard with KC Cares! Kansas City’s Nonprofit Voice!

On episode 383 of KC Cares, we talk with Don Goldman, Executive Director with Jewish Family Services! Our Topic: Community and Family Services! Listen now!

Sharing the stories of local nonprofits and connecting them with the community! We talk with philanthropists, volunteers, community activists, executive directors, and nonprofit lovers from the Kansas City nonprofit community. Be seen, be heard with KC Cares! Kansas City’s Nonprofit Nonprofit Voice!

FutureCast

Jeff Fromm

Jeff Fromm leads the pack when it comes to marketing, trends and innovation. While others merely talk about Millennials, Jeff and his team are applying Millennial marketing and sales best practices for Fortune 100 brands across the United States.  He will entertain and educate you while challenging you to unlearn and reimagine what you thought you knew about the Millennial generation..

http://www.millennialmarketing.com

Lucky 13 Rescue

Lindsey & Aaron Switzer

Lucky 13 Rescue takes in unwanted, stray, and lost pets in the Kansas City and surrounding areas, with a focus on rural communities with little resources. We provide veterinary care, rehabilitation, and most of all, love and compassion. Once an animal is ready for their next step in life, we thoroughly screen adopters, and work to place each pet into a loving forever home, fit to meet their needs. It is our mission to benefit the community as a whole.

lucky13rescue.org

Ability KC (Throwback Edition)

Amy Castillo

Their mission is to build brighter futures for children and adults with disabilities by providing comprehensive educational, vocational and therapeutic services.

https://abilitykc.org/

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KC Cares, Kansas City’s nonprofit voice, tells the stories of Kansas City nonprofits and connects them with the community.  Produced by Charitable Communications 

In partnership with the Kauffman Foundation

Think. Do. Be Uncommon.

Sharing the stories of local nonprofits and connecting them with the community! We talk with philanthropists, volunteers, community activists, executive directors, and nonprofit lovers from the Kansas City nonprofit community. Be seen, be heard with KC Cares! Kansas City’s Nonprofit Nonprofit Voice!

Thought Leadership

Jeffrey Byrne | Dr of Philanthropy

Byrne Pelofsky, will further our vision to provide uncommon local, regional and national leadership in philanthropy. Most importantly, our expertise, experience, deep community connections and hands-on approach will enable us to offer our clients a more comprehensive and complete set of tools for fundraising success – helping them master the art of the ask and partnering with them to achieve their resource development goals.

byrnepelofsky.com

Kansas City Chiefs

Mark Donavan

NFL team founded by Lamar Hunt and in KC fro more than 50 years. Hunt was a big community supporter and his son Clark Hunt has carried on his legacy. Philanthropic activities come under the Hunt Family Foundations and the Chiefs. Various projects and community initiatives geared to making Kansas City a better place to live, including helping City Year, Harvesters, Operation Breakthrough, Angel Flight, Cornerstones of Care, local police, fire and military

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KC Cares, Kansas City’s nonprofit voice, tells the stories of Kansas City nonprofits and connects them with the community.  Produced by Charitable Communications

In partnership with the Kauffman Foundation

Think. Do. Be Uncommon.

Sharing the stories of local nonprofits and connecting them with the community! We talk with philanthropists, volunteers, community activists, executive directors, and nonprofit lovers from the Kansas City nonprofit community. Be seen, be heard with KC Cares! Kansas City’s Nonprofit Nonprofit Voice!

Theater in the Park

Tim Bair and Susan Mong

To enhance the quality of life in our community by providing a variety of entertainment programs through public and private partnerships.

theatreinthepark.org

Developing Potential

Amy Cox

To provide quality day habilitation services to adults with developmental disabilities and support those individuals to reach their potential and achieve a dignified, adult lifestyle. DPI is a holistic program that focuses on Body, Mind, and Spirit of the individuals we support seeking to build strength, foster independence, and be a vehicle for changing lives.

Developingpotential.net

Spinning Tree Theater

Michael and Andrew Grayman-Parkhurst

Spinning Tree Theatre aims to produce works that celebrate and reflect the diversity of Kansas City itself by exploring a variety of cultures and art forms through theatre, music and dance.

spinningtreetheatre.com

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KC Cares, Kansas City’s nonprofit voice, tells the stories of Kansas City nonprofits and connects them with the community.  Produced by Charitable Communications

In partnership with the Kauffman Foundation

Think. Do. Be Uncommon.

Sharing the stories of local nonprofits and connecting them with the community! We talk with philanthropists, volunteers, community activists, executive directors, and nonprofit lovers from the Kansas City nonprofit community. Be seen, be heard with KC Cares! Kansas City’s Nonprofit Nonprofit Voice!

Donna Lauffer, former past president of Kansas Chapter

Candy Birch, former president of Kansas Chapter

The League of Women Voters is an American civic organization that was formed to help women take a larger role in public affairs after they won the right to vote. It was founded in 1920. The JOhnson COunty chapter started in 1962.

www.lwvjoco.org

Katie Lord

We are committed to nonprofit fundraising success. KC Girls Prep will serve young women from across the Kansas City Public School boundaries.

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Mike Vietti

The National WWI Museum and Memorial is America’s leading institution dedicated to remembering, interpreting and understanding the Great War and its enduring impact on the global community. The Museum and Memorial holds the most comprehensive collection of World War I objects and documents in the world and is the second-oldest public museum dedicated to preserving the objects, history and experiences of the war.

theworldwar.org

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KC Cares, Kansas City’s nonprofit voice, tells the stories of Kansas City nonprofits and connects them with the community.  Produced by Charitable Communications

In partnership with the Kauffman Foundation

Think. Do. Be Uncommon.

Sharing the stories of local nonprofits and connecting them with the community! We talk with philanthropists, volunteers, community activists, executive directors, and nonprofit lovers from the Kansas City nonprofit community. Be seen, be heard with KC Cares! Kansas City’s Nonprofit Nonprofit Voice!

LatinX Education Collaborative

Edgar Palacios

The LEC is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization dedicated to increase and retaining the number of Latinx education professionals in K-12.

Kansas City Girls Preparatory Academy

Jahna Riley and Vanessa Ramirez

Develop young women to discover their voice, succeed in college, and lead impactful, meaningful lives. When KC Girls Prep welcomes its first students in Fall 2019, it will become the first single-gender, an open-enrollment charter public school in Kansas City. KC Girls Prep will serve young women from across the Kansas City Public School boundaries.

Website: kcgpa.org

Smiles Change Lives

Melanie Johnston

Orthodontic program helping families with the cost of braces and changing lives one smile at a time!

smileschangelives.org

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KC Cares, Kansas City’s nonprofit voice, tells the stories of Kansas City nonprofits and connects them with the community.  Produced by Charitable Communications

In partnership with the Kauffman Foundation

Think. Do. Be Uncommon.

Sharing the stories of local nonprofits and connecting them with the community! We talk with philanthropists, volunteers, community activists, executive directors, and nonprofit lovers from the Kansas City nonprofit community. Be seen, be heard with KC Cares! Kansas City’s Nonprofit Nonprofit Voice!

CommCARE

Terry Trafton, President

www.commcare1.org

@CommCAREusa

CommCARE is a not-for-profit behavioral health management organization that works in collaboration with Community Behavioral Health Centers and other providers to continually improve access to affordable, high quality, and effective behavioral health services.”

KC Golf Classic

Courtney Windholz, COO & Program Coordination

http://www.kcgolfclassic.com/

twitter:@ kcgolfclassic

The KC Golf Classic is a community event that contributes greatly to the economic vitality of the greater Kansas City area. The tournament also serves as a dedicated vehicle to raise money for non-profit organizations supporting children throughout the state of Missouri and Kansas.

Child Abuse Prevention Association

Melody Morgan, Program Development Director

www.capacares.org

Twitter @ CAPA_KC

 Provide Counseling, family support and education. CAPA’s Healthy Families Jackson County program provides home-based services for children and their parents to strengthen family relationships and develop healthy parenting skills. This year, CAPA will partner with United Way to expand its home-visiting and family support services to Kansas City families within the Promise 1000 Paseo Gateway Choice Neighborhoods Initiative.

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KC Cares, Kansas City’s nonprofit voice, tells the stories of Kansas City nonprofits and connects them with the community.  Produced by Charitable Communications

In partnership with the Kauffman Foundation

Think. Do. Be Uncommon.

Sharing the stories of local nonprofits and connecting them with the community! We talk with philanthropists, volunteers, community activists, executive directors, and nonprofit lovers from the Kansas City nonprofit community. Be seen, be heard with KC Cares! Kansas City’s Nonprofit Nonprofit Voice!

Connecting for Good

Tom Esselman, CEO

www.connectingforgood.org

Growing Futures Early Education Center 

Terri VanZandt-Travis, Executive Director

Dan Craig, Event Chair

www.growingfutureseec.org   

Bishop Sullivan Place

Chanelle Zak, Director of Communications & Community Engagement      ‬‬

Website: www.bishopsullivan.org

Twitter @BishopSullivan

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KC Cares, Kansas City’s nonprofit voice, tells the stories of Kansas City nonprofits and connects them with the community.  Produced by Charitable Communications

In partnership with the Kauffman Foundation

Think. Do. Be Uncommon.