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Thane Chastain Memorial Fund
Thane Chastain Memorial Fund At the request of the family of our beloved Thane Chastain, we have created a memorial fund. If you would like to give a gift in honor of Thane’s legacy, we and his family would be honored. Funds will be used to support the mission of the...
Remembering Thane Chastain
Remembering Thane Chastain1960-2023 We've created a Thane Chastain Memorial Fund.Learn more and contribute. The Kansas Leadership Center (KLC) mourns the heartbreaking loss of a transformative staff member. Thane Chastain, director of virtual learning and engagement...
Dr. V. Kaye Monk-Morgan Appointed President and CEO of the Kansas Leadership Center
February 23, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dr. V. Kaye Monk-Morgan Appointed President and CEO of the Kansas Leadership Center Wichita, Kan. – The Kansas Leadership Center (KLC) announced today that Dr. V. Kaye Monk-Morgan has been named the nonprofit organization’s...
Kansas Leadership Center Launches Book: When Everyone Leads
January 31, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kansas Leadership Center Launches When Everyone Leads, a New Book with a Revolutionary Approach to Leadership Wichita, Kan. – The Kansas Leadership Center (KLC), a Wichita-based nonprofit, is releasing a new book today by Ed...
Kansas Leadership Center Receives Kauffman Foundation Grant
January 10, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kansas Leadership Center Receives $450,000 Grant fromEwing Marion Kauffman Foundation toAdvance Local Entrepreneurship in the Heartland Wichita, Kan. – The Kansas Leadership Center (KLC), a Wichita-based nonprofit, has been...
Leadership in Public Service Authority Lab Recap
A KLC core principle is “leadership is an activity, not a position” and we often talk about how authority and leadership are two distinct things. But what would be possible if Kansas elected and appointed officials were better equipped to lead from their role in the...
Executive coaching and building a culture of leadership
Executive coaching instills the foundationfor building a culture of leadership Coaching executives and supervisors to develop their capacity to lead is a common practice. At the Kansas Leadership Center, we have been experimenting with ways to leverage executives to...
Julia Fabris McBride: A Civic Culture Where Everyone Leads
Dear KLC partners and friends, Thank you for the positive energy and well-wishes so many of you have sent our way in the wake of Ed O’Malley’s move to Kansas Health Foundation. Congratulations, Ed! So, yes! KLC is in transition. The board of directors has asked me to...
Dreams, Questions and Bridges Influence Others
Your Dreams, Questions and Bridges Influence Others “Damon’s presentation was a great kickoff for the day. The references he made to big dreams and building bridges were themes that carried throughout the Summit.” -Kirk Seminoff, Managing Editor, Wichita Business...
Juneteenth: Freedom, leadership and closing the gap
Juneteenth: freedom, leadership and closing the gap Some call Juneteenth America’s second Independence Day. I like that. On July 4 we celebrate freedom. On Juneteenth we celebrate freedom becoming more fully realized. At the Kansas Leadership Center, we teach that...
Escuchando a Latinos en el tour Heartland Together
Para aprender cómo apoyar mejor a las prósperas empresas locales en las comunidades rurales, el Kansas Leadership Center (KLC) organizó una gira de escucha de dos semanas en Kansas, Iowa, Missouri y Nebraska. Es la fase de apertura de 'Heartland Together', una...
Listening to Latinos on the Heartland Together Tour
To learn how to better support thriving local businesses in rural communities, the Kansas Leadership Center (KLC) launched a two-week listening tour in Kansas, Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska. It’s the opening phase of ‘Heartland Together,’ a partnership with the Ewing...
Kansas Beats the Virus campaign improved public health outcomes and civic capacity
April 20, 2022FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New research finds KLC's Kansas Beats the Virus campaign improvedpublic health outcomes and civic capacity across Kansas communities Wichita, Kan. – The Kansas Leadership Center (KLC) unveiled today new research that shows...
Kansans launch 1,010 action projects to combat COVID-19
February 16, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1,162 Kansans led ‘Kansas Beats the Virus’ effort to conclusion, launched 1,010 action projects to combat COVID-19 across state Wichita, Kan. – “Kansas Beats the Virus” (KBTV) – a public health partnership between the...
Relationships, trust and incentives engage Latinx community
Relationships with trusted groups, incentives helped reach the Latinx community To help reach the state’s largest group of non-White residents in the KBTV initiative, some project leaders used incentives, innovative ideas and established relationships with the Latinx...
2021 Annual Report
Annual Report of the Kansas Leadership Center See where we've been, where we are and where we're headed in KLC's 2021 Annual Report. In KLC's first-ever Annual Report, we’ve outlined a few of the key takeaways from the work our team and partners like you have been...
Safe Shopping is Common Ground in Crawford County
Finding common ground in rural Kansas results in successful project By finding common ground, a health and wellness coalition and its volunteers in a rural southeastern county created a Kansas Beats the Virus (KBTV) initiative that helped change residents’ behaviors...
Connections and engagement empower civic-minded residents
“Look, regardless of whether you believe in the virus or not, it's creating effects on your organization. What are those effects and how can we go about mitigating them?” --Phil Black, Salina musician and concerned community member When an email announcing the Kansas...
Groups addressing disparities found valuable resource through virus initiative
Groups addressing disparities found valuable resource through virus initiative With disproportionately high COVID-19 infection and death rates among non-White populations the pandemic put a spotlight on racial disparities in health care. In Wyandotte County, community...
News Release: Kansas Beats the Virus Evaluation Report
September 29, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New research on grassroots pandemic activism finds personal connections, shared purpose empowered Kansans to take action Wichita, Kan. – Third Floor Research—the research partnership between the Kansas Leadership Center (KLC)...
Voices on Vaccinations
“Voices on Vaccinations” Campaign Elevates the Conversation on COVID-19 Vaccination with Diverse Kansas Communities In an effort to build awareness of and interest in the COVID-19 vaccine for four Kansas communities – Black, Latino, Native American, and Kansans...
Pandemic produces ray of hope for Kansas communities
Silver linings have been hard to come by during COVID-19, but strengthened civic ties may very well be a bright spot that endures in Kansas communities long after the pandemic recedes. Faced with fighting a common enemy, citizens from all walks of life rallied around...
Subsidized therapy addresses mental impact of COVID
The Journey church in Wichita has a small congregation that includes a surprising number of mental health professionals, so perhaps it was preordained that the church would respond to the mental health crisis brought on by COVID. The church is asking therapists to...
Kansas Beats the Virus initiative mobilized 7,000 Kansans
February 1, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ‘Kansas Beats the Virus’ project mobilized 7,000 Kansans launching 827 action plans to combat COVID across the state Wichita, Kan. – “Kansas Beats the Virus”– a statewide, bi-partisan public health intervention to combat the...
Dr. V. Kaye Monk-Morgan Appointed President and CEO of the Kansas Leadership Center
February 23, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dr. V. Kaye Monk-Morgan Appointed President and CEO of the Kansas Leadership Center Wichita, Kan. – The Kansas Leadership Center (KLC) announced today that Dr. V. Kaye Monk-Morgan has been named the nonprofit organization’s...
Kansas Leadership Center Launches Book: When Everyone Leads
January 31, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kansas Leadership Center Launches When Everyone Leads, a New Book with a Revolutionary Approach to Leadership Wichita, Kan. – The Kansas Leadership Center (KLC), a Wichita-based nonprofit, is releasing a new book today by Ed...
Kansas Leadership Center Receives Kauffman Foundation Grant
January 10, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kansas Leadership Center Receives $450,000 Grant fromEwing Marion Kauffman Foundation toAdvance Local Entrepreneurship in the Heartland Wichita, Kan. – The Kansas Leadership Center (KLC), a Wichita-based nonprofit, has been...
Announcing Recipients of Leadership Transformation Grants
October 17, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kansas Leadership Center announces recipients of2023 Leadership Transformation Grants Wichita, Kan. – The Kansas Leadership Center (KLC) has selected 87 organizations across Kansas as 2023 Leadership Transformation Grant (LTG)...
Open Applications for Leadership Transformation Grants
August 3, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kansas Leadership Center now accepting applications for 2023 Leadership Transformation Grants Wichita, Kan. – The Kansas Leadership Center (KLC) is offering workforce development grants to organizations across Kansas to help them...
Julia Fabris McBride Appointed Interim President and CEO
July 25, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Julia Fabris McBride Appointed Interim President and CEOof Kansas Leadership Center Wichita, Kan. – At its quarterly meeting on July 22, the board of directors for the Kansas Leadership Center (KLC) appointed Julia Fabris McBride as...
Ed O’Malley named KHF President and CEO
June 27, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Founding President and CEO Ed O’Malley Appointed President and CEO of Kansas Health Foundation Wichita, Kan. – Ed O’Malley, founding president and CEO of the Kansas Leadership Center (KLC), has been named president and CEO of the...
Kansas Beats the Virus campaign improved public health outcomes and civic capacity
April 20, 2022FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New research finds KLC's Kansas Beats the Virus campaign improvedpublic health outcomes and civic capacity across Kansas communities Wichita, Kan. – The Kansas Leadership Center (KLC) unveiled today new research that shows...
Chris Harris Appointed Senior Director of Growth and Strategy
April 5, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kansas Leadership Center Appoints Chris Harris as Senior Director of Growth and Strategy Wichita, Kan. – The Kansas Leadership Center (KLC) announced today that Chris Harris has been named the nonprofit organization’s senior...
Kansas Leadership Center Launches Multi-State Listening Tour
March 21, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kansas Leadership Center and Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Launch 'Heartland Together' Partnership with Multi-State Listening Tour Wichita, Kan. – In an effort to address the systemic challenges that make it hard to start and...
Dr. Kaye Monk-Morgan joins KLC as Chief Impact Officer
March 9, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kansas Leadership Center Appoints Dr. V. Kaye Monk-Morgan as Chief Impact Officer Wichita, Kan. – The Kansas Leadership Center (KLC) announced today that Dr. V. Kaye Monk-Morgan has been named the nonprofit organization’s chief...
Kansans launch 1,010 action projects to combat COVID-19
February 16, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1,162 Kansans led ‘Kansas Beats the Virus’ effort to conclusion, launched 1,010 action projects to combat COVID-19 across state Wichita, Kan. – “Kansas Beats the Virus” (KBTV) – a public health partnership between the...
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