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Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation was established in the mid-1960s by the late entrepreneur and philanthropist Ewing Marion Kauffman.
The vision of the foundation is to foster a society of economically independent indviduals who are engaged citizens, contributing to the improvement of their communities. They carry out their vision through the four programmatic areas: Entrepreneurship, Advancing Innovation, Education, and Research and Policy.
They focus their grant making and operation on two areas, advancing entrepreneurship and improving the education of children and youth.
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www.kauffman.org
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Twitter - @kauffmanfdn
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YouTube - www.youtube.com/kauffmanfoundation
Blog - www.growthology.org/
Blog - www.entrepreneurship.org/en/blogs/e360-Blog.aspx
The vision of the foundation is to foster a society of economically independent indviduals who are engaged citizens, contributing to the improvement of their communities. They carry out their vision through the four programmatic areas: Entrepreneurship, Advancing Innovation, Education, and Research and Policy.
They focus their grant making and operation on two areas, advancing entrepreneurship and improving the education of children and youth.
Web Address
www.kauffman.org
Social Media Links
Twitter - @kauffmanfdn
Linked In - www.linkedin.com/groups/Kauffman-Foundation-103355?mostPopular=&gid=103355
Google Plus - www.plus.google.com/u/0/114413260241007459834/posts
YouTube - www.youtube.com/kauffmanfoundation
Blog - www.growthology.org/
Blog - www.entrepreneurship.org/en/blogs/e360-Blog.aspx
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