Kauffman Foundation’s Erin Jenkins bounces between contrasting cultures, startup life

By Tommy Felts | June 19, 2019

Editor’s note: This content was sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation but independently produced by Startland News. [divide] Curiosity took Erin Jenkins to Japan. Curiosity brought her home. In between, she embedded herself in the worlds of intercultural entrepreneurism and startup life — her journey aligning itself with an opportunity to serve as a program…

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Kauffman address leaves DC; Execs say the people (not politicians) will revive entrepreneurship

By Tommy Felts | February 27, 2019

Everyone should have the opportunity to take a risk, achieve success, and give back to their communities through entrepreneurship, Wendy Guillies said. But it’s a collaborative process that begins at home, she noted. [pullquote] Live from KC The event marked the 10th such address from Kauffman, moving the update from Washington D.C. — in past years…

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Former ECJC exec Melissa Roberts joins Kauffman Foundation grant making team

By Tommy Felts | February 26, 2019

Everyone has potential if given the right resources, said Melissa Roberts. “Everybody has great ideas if given the right education. Everybody has the potential to be an economic contributor in our society if given the right motivation and support,” she continued. These aren’t her words and values alone, Roberts said. They’re the legacy of Ewing…

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$300K Kauffman grant will keep no-cost LaunchCode coding classes in KC another two years

By Tommy Felts | February 22, 2019

Sourced in community building through enhanced access to resources, a grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation will allow LaunchCode Kansas City to continue its training program for at least two additional years, the program announced Thursday. “It’s very exciting. We know that it’s, in part, through the vision of the Kauffman Foundation that LaunchCode…

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