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KC Cares Discusses Board Governance with David Oliver
PLX Corp David Oliver | Attorney helping companies diversify and strengthen their boards and implement best practices in board/management relations. He has a particular interest in issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion in building a better community in our...
Prairie Fire Museum Discusses Community Events
Prairie Fire Museum Terri Thompson | Director The Museum of Prairiefire Foundation (Museum at Prairiefire) is committed to innovative learning in science, the arts and natural history. Through a founding collaboration with the American Museum of Natural History in New...
Jackson County Historical Society Talks Nonprofit Community Efforts
Jackson Country Historical Society Brian Burns | President The Jackson County (Missouri) Historical Society is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to preserving the written, oral, and physical legacy of this county. We do this by maintaining physical collections...
Jeff Mazur from Launchcode Discusses Education for Youth
Launchcode Jeff Mazur | Executive Director LaunchCode is a nonprofit offering free tech education and job placement opportunities to bring new people from all backgrounds into the tech field and reshape the way employers think about hiring.We’re building a skilled...
Latinx Education Colloborative Discusses Latinx Educational Professionals in Kansas City
Latinx Education Collaborative Edgar Palacios | Executive Director The LEC is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization dedicated to increase and retain the number of Latinx education professionals in K-12. latinxedco.orgFind us on Facebook:@ Kccaresradio Twitter:...
Brandon Calloway and Generating Income for Tomorrow Discuss Community Activism
Generating Income for Tomorrow Brandon Calloway | Executive Director Kansas City G.I.F.T is a movement dedicated to cementing a better future for all. Founded in 2020, we have fought for impactful change for families,our communities and our city. We strive to be an...
Chiefs Ambassador Shawn Barber Discusses Sports and Community
Chiefs Ambassador Shawn Barber | President A group of former Kansas City Chiefs players from throughout the club's history. The Ambassadors have become a recognizable group throughout the NFL and serve as an innovative and worthy asset to the Chiefs Community Caring...
Theatre Community Fund Nonprofit Interview Alexandria Washington Discuss Community Arts
Theatre Community Fund Alexandria Washington | Board President The mission and purpose of the Theatre Community Fund of Kansas City (TCF) is to support all theatre artists, technicians, and supporting staff in times of financial distress or hardship with volunteer...
Nonprofit Interview Art as Mentorship Enrique Chi Discusses Music
ART AS MENTORSHIP Enrique Chi On this episode of KC Cares, Kansas City's Nonprofit Voice, we talk with Enrique Chi, Founder of Art as Mentorship!Art as Mentorship empowers young people of all backgrounds to raise their voice using songwriting and other artistic...
Nonprofit Interview with Dianne Cleaver
Urban Neighborhood Initiative Dianne Cleaver The mission of the Urban Neighborhood Initiative (UNI) is to break the intergenerational cycle of poverty and historical racial inequities caused by decades of neglect and systemic racism by helping to build healthy...
Byrne Pelofsky Nonprofit Fundraising
Doctor of Philanthropy Jeffrey Byrne Kc Cares, Kansas City's Nonprofit Voice discusses nonprofit fundraising in Kansas City and interviews Jeffery Byrne from Byrne-Pelofsky. Byrne Pelofsky, with its comprehensive and complete set of tools for fundraising success, will...
Visit Kansas City Kansas Bureau
Visit Kansas City Kansas Allen Carr The Kansas City Kansas Convention & Visitors Bureau is a non-profit organization whose mission is to generate economic development in Kansas City, KS through tourism by promoting the area as a destination to visitors,...
Garmin Discusses Nonprofit Efforts on KC Cares
Garmin Jennifer Pouzzuolo | Human Resources Director Garmin products have revolutionized the aviation, automotive, fitness, marine and outdoor lifestyles. Founded in Olathe, Kansas, Garmin employs more than 15,000 associates around the world including over 4,000 in...
Rightfully Sewn Provides Jobs Through Business of Fashion
Rightfully Sewn Jennifer Lapke Rightfully Sewn® provides seamstress training for individuals so they can thrive in a specialized workforce that will reestablish Kansas City as an epicenter of garment manufacturing, while at the same time, propel Kansas City fashion...
Charlie Hustle Discusses 1k For KC
Charlie Hustle Chase McAnulty Charlie Hustle’s Heart of KC Foundation committed to elevating the Heartland beyond t-shirts through charitable and community initiatives. 1K For KC, a movement formed by the Heart of KC Foundation, to provide housing assistance and hope...
KC Cares is one of the few media outlets focused on highlighting activities in the nonprofit community. Weekly, organizations have the opportunity to talk about the mission and focus of their nonprofit organization. The program helps raise awareness about these organizations within the KC community. KC Cares is a valuable resource to support the health and stability of the KC region’s nonprofit community.
