Nonprofit Education with David Renz | KC Cares 353

Kansas City’s Nonprofit Voice!

Sharing the stories of local nonprofits and connecting them with the community! This special library episode we are talking with Mayor Quinton Lucas about his nonprofit background!

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Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership

David Renz

This episode we talk with David Renz, Director of Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leaders! The Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership is the nonprofit research and leadership development center of the Department of Public Affairs of the Henry W. Bloch School of Management at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Our mission is to enhance the effectiveness and performance of the nonprofit sector through high-quality programs of education, applied research, problem solving, and service

mcnl.org

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In partnership with the Kauffman Foundation Think. Do. Be Uncommon.

Previous Episodes!

How Neighborhood Legal Support Transforms Kansas City’s Urban Core

How Neighborhood Legal Support Transforms Kansas City’s Urban Core

Gregg Lombardi, Executive Director of Neighborhood Legal Support of Kansas City, shares how his organization is transforming blighted neighborhoods into vibrant communities. By leveraging Missouri’s Abandoned Housing Act, they rehabilitate abandoned homes and reduce crime, creating affordable housing for residents. Learn how their efforts are revitalizing the Lykins neighborhood and beyond.

Khalia Davis Discusses The Coterie’s 2024 Season & Vision for Inclusivity

Khalia Davis Discusses The Coterie’s 2024 Season & Vision for Inclusivity

In this KC Cares interview, Khalia Davis, the new artistic director of The Coterie Theatre, shares her vision for leading one of Kansas City’s most beloved theaters. Davis talks about the importance of inclusivity and representation in youth theater, the challenges of running a nonprofit in the arts, and exciting upcoming productions for 2024, including the world premiere of Just Ask.

KC Cares Interview with April Roy | Kansas City Public Library Edition

KC Cares Special Edition [Video] | Kansas City Public Library

Interview with April Roy, Director of Library

Check out our new monthly segment where we broadcast our radio show from the Kansas City Public Library – Plaza Branch. We talk with nonprofit doers and lovers from all segments of the not for profit industry. These specialty segments are video taped, as well!  You can watch the video, listen over the airwaves, or stream the KC Cares Podcast! This video is a segment of the radio show and podcast from episode 344 of KC Cares.  Our radio show airs on ESPN Kansas City 94.5 FM and 1510 AM, every Saturday at 9 AM! 

Thank you to our new partner, the Kansas City Public Library!  Be sure to stop by and check out their new ammeneties and programs!

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Also available on

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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.

Previous Podcasts!

How Neighborhood Legal Support Transforms Kansas City’s Urban Core

How Neighborhood Legal Support Transforms Kansas City’s Urban Core

Gregg Lombardi, Executive Director of Neighborhood Legal Support of Kansas City, shares how his organization is transforming blighted neighborhoods into vibrant communities. By leveraging Missouri’s Abandoned Housing Act, they rehabilitate abandoned homes and reduce crime, creating affordable housing for residents. Learn how their efforts are revitalizing the Lykins neighborhood and beyond.

Khalia Davis Discusses The Coterie’s 2024 Season & Vision for Inclusivity

Khalia Davis Discusses The Coterie’s 2024 Season & Vision for Inclusivity

In this KC Cares interview, Khalia Davis, the new artistic director of The Coterie Theatre, shares her vision for leading one of Kansas City’s most beloved theaters. Davis talks about the importance of inclusivity and representation in youth theater, the challenges of running a nonprofit in the arts, and exciting upcoming productions for 2024, including the world premiere of Just Ask.

KC Cares Episode 344 | Nonprofit Stories, News, and Information

Kansas City’s Nonprofit Voice!

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!

This week we are it’s our inaugural show where broadcast from the Kansas City Public Library!
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Kansas City Public Library 

 April Roy, Director

The Kansas City Public Library system consists of a central library, nine physical branches, a digital branch, and an outreach services program serving a constituency of over 250,000 in Kansas City, Missouri. In addition to providing library services to residents, the Library also serves as a resource for the 1.7 million metropolitan residents of greater Kansas City.

kclibrary.org

Video Segment of Interview

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Kansas City Art Institute

Randy WIlliams – Senior Director of Corporate Programs

Reverend Doc Golden – Veteran

KCAI provides a rigorous, diverse curriculum and an immersive studio experience for students who are passionate about the realization of their ideas. Of all the schools you’ll explore, we’re confident that none offers more personal guidance, artistic tools and resources, or opportunities for creative stimulation than you’ll find here.

kcai.edu

Video Segment of Interview

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The Unicorn Theatre

Cynthia Leven – Artistic Director

Ian Crawford – Assistant Artistic DIrector

By producing provocative new plays Unicorn Theatre fosters the next generation of great American writers and artists, creating innovative and intimate theatrical experiences that transcend the ordinary. We inspire the community to think and feel deeply; to see the world in new and different ways. Unicorn strives to be one of the preeminent homes for new plays in the country. 

unicorntheatre.org

Video Segment of Interview

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Also available on

Itunes || Spotify || Stitcher || Soundcloud || Youtube 

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.

Previous Episodes!

How Neighborhood Legal Support Transforms Kansas City’s Urban Core

How Neighborhood Legal Support Transforms Kansas City’s Urban Core

Gregg Lombardi, Executive Director of Neighborhood Legal Support of Kansas City, shares how his organization is transforming blighted neighborhoods into vibrant communities. By leveraging Missouri’s Abandoned Housing Act, they rehabilitate abandoned homes and reduce crime, creating affordable housing for residents. Learn how their efforts are revitalizing the Lykins neighborhood and beyond.

Khalia Davis Discusses The Coterie’s 2024 Season & Vision for Inclusivity

Khalia Davis Discusses The Coterie’s 2024 Season & Vision for Inclusivity

In this KC Cares interview, Khalia Davis, the new artistic director of The Coterie Theatre, shares her vision for leading one of Kansas City’s most beloved theaters. Davis talks about the importance of inclusivity and representation in youth theater, the challenges of running a nonprofit in the arts, and exciting upcoming productions for 2024, including the world premiere of Just Ask.

KC Cares Episode 336 | Kansas City Nonprofit Information and Stories

Kansas City’s Nonprofit Voice!

Nonprofit news, information, and stories! We talk with nonprofit lovers from the Kansas City nonprofit community. Helping nonprofits reach new audiences! Be seen, be heard with KC Cares! Kansas City’s Nonprofit Nonprofit Voice!

This Weeks Guests:

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LatinX Education Collaborative

Edgar Palacios

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

website: latinxedco.org

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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, 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

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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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In partnership with the Kauffman Foundation

Think. Do. Be Uncommon.

 

 

KC Cares Episode 335 | Kansas City Nonprofit Information and Stories

Kansas City’s Nonprofit Voice!

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!

This Weeks Guests:

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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.”

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KC Golf Classic

Courtney Windholz, COO & Program Coordination

https://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.

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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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Also available on

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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.

KC Cares Episode 334 | Nonprofit Stories and Information

Kansas City’s Nonprofit Voice!

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!

This Weeks Guests:

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Connecting for Good

Tom Esselman, CEO

www.connectingforgood.org

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Growing Futures Early Education Center 

Terri VanZandt-Travis, Executive Director

Dan Craig, Event Chair

www.growingfutureseec.org   

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Bishop Sullivan Place

Chanelle Zak, Director of Communications & Community Engagement      ‬‬

Website: www.bishopsullivan.org

Twitter @BishopSullivan

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Also available on

Itunes || Spotify || Stitcher

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.