The Giving Grove Plants 200th Local Orchard
The Giving Grove, a nonprofit serving food insecure communities, will plant its 200th local orchard on Thursday, November 19 at Avenue of Life’s Business Training Center, 5117 E. 31st St., Kansas City MO 64128.The media and local officials are invited to attend the planting from 11 am to noon. The project is the result of a partnership between the City of Kansas City Missouri, Avenue of Life and The Giving Grove to reduce stormwater runoff through green infrastructure while also providing job training
Turn ‘Creativity’ Into a Safe Place to Live for Homeless Kids
Kansas City nonprofit H?ALO? launches a new online ART-a-THON for all ages called #ArtDoesGood? to benefit at-risk and homeless children around the world. An ART-a-THON is like a marathon except participants are not running, they are creating or performing art. “Art is good for our mental health. It can be making music, painting, dancing, martial arts, cooking, videos, photography, yoga, whatever your art is,” said HALO Founder and CEO Rebecca Welsh. “2020 has challenged us all, so we created
United WE releases latest research on the Status of Women in Missouri
Did you hear the news?United WE has released its latest research on the Status of Women in Missouri, and the findings show strides have been made toward parity, though there remains work to be done.United WE partnered with the University of Missouri's Institute of Public Policy to unveil critical new research to understand the status of women in Missouri. This report updates the 2015 and 2017 Status of Women in Missouri reports by reflecting on women’s journeys and highlighting opportunities to empower
2020 Philly Award Winners
Nonprofit Connect Honors More Than 37 Nonprofit Organization and 28 Creative Agencies At The 2020 Philly Awards Kansas City, MO – November 12, 2020 - Nonprofit Connect honored 37 nonprofit organizations and 28 creative agencies and freelancers for excellence in marketing and communications at the 2020 Philly Awards on Tuesday, November 10 online at npconnect.org. Any and all nonprofit organizations were invited to submit marketing pieces in a variety of categories. Nonprofit Connect received over 170
Health Forward awards $252,528 in applicant defined grants
Health Forward awards $252,528 in applicant defined grants Kansas City, MO — Health Forward Foundation has awarded eight nonprofit organizations a total of $252,528 in applicant defined grants during October 2020.We are proud to support the following: Agency Award Grant Description Communities In Schools of Mid-America $25,000 To help students and families access resources to meet basic needs and ensure they can focus on in-person and virtual
Five Kansas City Business Leaders to be Inducted into Junior Achievement’s Business Hall of Fame in 2020
KANSAS CITY, MO (April 20, 2020) – Bruce Ianni, Co-founder and CEO of DDSports, and Davyeon Ross, Co-founder and President of DDSports; Christine Kemper, founder of Kemper & Company, LLC, and Sandy Kemper, founder, Chairman of the Board, and CEO of C2FO; and Peter Mallouk, President of Creative Planning, have been selected as the 2020 business leaders to be inducted into the Junior Achievement of Greater Kansas City Business Hall of Fame. The honorees will be recognized at an annual Luncheon on Friday,
