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Listening to Nebraska 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...
Congratulations, Cory Buchta
Congratulations, Cory Buchta! Congratulations to Cory Buchta, recipient of this year’s Ron Alexander Teach Leadership Scholarship. Named in honor of retired KLC teacher Ron Alexander, this award provides full-tuition for our 50-hour Teach Leadership Intensive, offered...
Remembering Steve Coen
Remembering Steve Coen1953-2022 The Kansas Leadership Center mourns the loss of Steve Coen, former president and CEO of the Kansas Health Foundation and visionary co-founder of the Kansas Leadership Center, who died on February 25. A proud native of St. John, Kansas,...
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...
Third Floor Research: Call for Proposals
Third Floor Research to invest $75,000 in new research projects Call for research partners Join us! Third Floor Research is seeking partners to conduct research on leadership and/or civic engagement activities. Organizations with a leadership or civic engagement...
Announcing Recipients of 2022 Leadership Transformation Grants
October 20, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kansas Leadership Center announces recipients of 2022 Leadership Transformation Grants Wichita, Kan. – The Kansas Leadership Center (KLC) has selected 37 new organizations and 50 returning organizations across Kansas as 2022...
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)...
Applications Open for Leadership Transformation Grants
August 4, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kansas Leadership Center now accepting applications for 2022 Leadership Transformation Grants Wichita, Kan. – The Kansas Leadership Center (KLC) is offering workforce development grants to organizations across Kansas to help them...
KLC Announces Development Grants to Organizations Serving Communities of Color
July 14, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kansas Leadership Center awards grants and support to Kansas organizations serving communities of color Wichita, Kan. – In an effort to cultivate leadership and inspire hope for the future among Kansans of color, the Kansas...
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...
A. A. Hyde
Cut paper illustration by Lauren Fitzgerald A. A. Hyde (March 2, 1848—Jan. 10, 1935) Philanthropist, developer of Mentholatum Two things drove A. A. Hyde – faith and the power of giving generously. His money went to charitable organizations around the world,...
Clementine Paddleford
Cut paper illustration by Lauren Fitzgerald Clementine Paddleford (September 27, 1898—November 13, 1967) Food writer, journalist, pilot and explorer Before Food Network, there was Clementine Paddleford. The Kansan set the tone for America’s tables and taste buds while...
Daily Update: Group hopes to use catchy tunes to promote proper handwashing
The Dodge City ESL Migrant Program created an action plan to help students and families statewide practice proper handwashing. They plan to develop a set of culturally-relevant songs in multiple languages that can be sung while handwashing to help ensure the proper...
Daily Update: Action plan created to provide 60 epilepsy patients with rideshare vouchers
To increase access to care and reduce the fear of COVID contraction at the KUMC Epilepsy clinic in Kansas City, this group developed an action plan to provide 60 epilepsy patients with $50 roundtrip vouchers to get to and from appointments safely.“Transportation to...
Daily Update: Church jumpstarts work to create outdoor “blessing box”
Trinity Presbyterian Church in Manhattan created an action plan to increase awareness around the church’s “blessing box.” The box is fully stocked with basic food and hygiene items, including PPE supplies for families suffering financial hardship. The box is located...
Fighting pandemic provides volunteer outlet for Kansas youth
Jessica Dethloff was nervous about attending her first student Senate meeting at NCK Tech in Beloit. But it was hard to say no. Dethloff’s information technology instructor had encouraged her to go to the August meeting. The experience lit a spark, and now as vice...
Daily Update: Team promotes positivity when having tough conversations surrounding healthy behaviors
The Kansas Nonprofit Chamber is working with the WSU VISTAs (Volunteers in Service to America) to create an action plan to help Wichita residents positively engage those who aren’t practicing state and local procedures. The groups plan to create flyers to distribute...
Kansas Scouts integrate oath into COVID health messages
Topeka Troop 10 Cubmaster Josh Hailey is tapping the power of Scouting traditions to combat the spread of Covid-19. To that end, Hailey and Den Leader Leilani Grey are working with their charges to incorporate public health messages into Scout laws and share these...
Daily Update: Pittsburg Young Professionals plan to ignite fun with online event
The Pittsburg Young Professionals are working to develop a COVID-themed online event to overcome social isolation and decreased community connection. The event will include a family-friendly activity like painting, cooking, or playing games and will periodically...
Plan Percolates in Wichita To Address COVID Financial Strain
During normal times, coffee shops offer customers the unlikely combination of a caffeine jolt and a soothing atmosphere. And now, with the world turned upside down by COVID-19, Wichita coffee shop owners are looking to do pretty much the same thing with a surge of...
Daily Update: Yoga studio hopes to offer Salina residents a zen experience during the pandemic
Bennington Wellness in partnership with Kansas Public Media Center, Inc., developed an action plan that encourages Salina residents to engage in healthy physical and socio-emotional behaviors. The plan includes virtual yoga sessions and spreading awareness of the...
Daily Update: Group plans to offer 50 elementary school families inspiring COVID-19 support baskets
Made Men Inc. and the Triage Center developed an action plan to support 50 New Chelsea Elementary School families in Kansas City, KS who have been directly impacted by COVID-19. The baskets will include food, fun board games and information resources that connect them...
Daily Update: Fraternity hopes to support struggling families with a toy drive
The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity plans to work in collaboration with the Greater Pentecostal Church of God to host a toy drive in support of Wichita families who have suffered financial hardship during the pandemic. In addition to the toy drive, the group also hopes to...
Kansans find that ‘tis the season to help fight COVID
Love thy God and love thy neighbor as yourself is woven into the fabric of Christian churches. It’s why, as Christians prepare for one of the most sacred holy days of the year, several Kansans turned to their religious roots when the Kansas Leadership Center helped...
Damon Young Joins KLC as Chief Business Officer
January 6, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kansas Leadership Center Appoints Damon Young as Chief Business Officer Wichita, Kan. – The Kansas Leadership Center (KLC) announced today that Damon Young has been named the nonprofit organization’s chief business officer. Young...
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...
Announcing Recipients of 2022 Leadership Transformation Grants
October 20, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kansas Leadership Center announces recipients of 2022 Leadership Transformation Grants Wichita, Kan. – The Kansas Leadership Center (KLC) has selected 37 new organizations and 50 returning organizations across Kansas as 2022...
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)...
Applications Open for Leadership Transformation Grants
August 4, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kansas Leadership Center now accepting applications for 2022 Leadership Transformation Grants Wichita, Kan. – The Kansas Leadership Center (KLC) is offering workforce development grants to organizations across Kansas to help them...
KLC Announces Development Grants to Organizations Serving Communities of Color
July 14, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kansas Leadership Center awards grants and support to Kansas organizations serving communities of color Wichita, Kan. – In an effort to cultivate leadership and inspire hope for the future among Kansans of color, the Kansas...
Kansas Leadership Center Announces New Board Members
February 15, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kansas Leadership Center Announces Three New Board Members Wichita, Kan. – The Kansas Leadership Center (KLC), an educational organization founded to foster civic leadership for healthier Kansas communities, welcomes three new...
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...
‘Kansas Beats the Virus’ initiative mobilizing Kansans in 72 Counties with 695 Community Action Plans to Date
Wichita, Kan. – The “Kansas Beats the Virus” effort, a statewide, bi-partisan public health intervention to combat the pandemic has less than two weeks before the campaign ends on December 31, 2020. The initiative is a partnership between the Kansas Leadership Center...
‘Kansas Beats the Virus’ initiative mobilizing Kansans in 72 Counties with 174 Action Plans to Date
Wichita, Kan. – The “Kansas Beats the Virus” effort, a statewide, bi-partisan public health intervention to combat the pandemic is fully operational. The initiative is a partnership between the Kansas Leadership Center (KLC) with the Kansas Department of Health and...
Kansas Leadership Center Aims to Mobilize and Inspire Kansans to ‘Beat the Virus’ with Public Health Intervention
Partnership with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment Launches this Week Wichita, Kan. – The Kansas Leadership Center (KLC) has launched “Kansas Beats the Virus” (#KSBeatsTheVirus), a statewide, bi-partisan public health intervention to activate and connect...
Announcing Recipients of 2021 Leadership Transformation Grants
November 30, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kansas Leadership Center announces recipients of 2021 Leadership Transformation Grants Wichita, Kan. – The Kansas Leadership Center (KLC) has selected 20 new organizations and 57 returning organizations across Kansas as 2021...
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