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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
Linked In - www.linkedin.com/groups/Kauffman-Foundation-103355?mostPopular=&gid=103355
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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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Recent News from Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
EY Announces Winners of the Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2019 Utah Region Award
“EY is proud to honor the 2019 Entrepreneur Of The Year Utah Region winners who are inspiring innovation, transforming our ... Social...more
“EY is proud to honor the 2019 Entrepreneur Of The Year Utah Region winners who are inspiring innovation, transforming our ... Social...more
New five-year government grant, matching funds will help KCSourceLink fill gaps, build inclusivity
Foundation: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Hall Family Foundation
The payoff from a new five-year grant to KCSourceLink will most immediately be seen in a refreshed website with a more streamlined user...more
Foundation: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Hall Family Foundation
The payoff from a new five-year grant to KCSourceLink will most immediately be seen in a refreshed website with a more streamlined user...more
Novel City Ventures preps accelerator launch for worldwide socio-economic impact
Foundation: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
The Novel City Chamber of Innovation announced Wednesday it has ... participants think strategically about social, economic and global...more
Foundation: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
The Novel City Chamber of Innovation announced Wednesday it has ... participants think strategically about social, economic and global...more
Digital Sandbox KC receives $950K in grants from Kauffman Foundation and Missouri Technology ...
Foundation: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Proof-of-concept program Digital Sandbox KC announced on Tuesday that the organization has been awarded a $450,000 grant from The...more
Foundation: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Proof-of-concept program Digital Sandbox KC announced on Tuesday that the organization has been awarded a $450,000 grant from The...more
Kauffman Foundation's Philip Gaskin sees entrepreneur ecosystems in the humble snowflake
Foundation: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
The growth of an entrepreneurial or political movement is analogous to a .... Having that experience of thousands of social entrepreneurs from...more
Foundation: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
The growth of an entrepreneurial or political movement is analogous to a .... Having that experience of thousands of social entrepreneurs from...more
The International Entrepreneur Rule Wasn't Perfect, but the Trump Administration Killing It Sends ...
Foundation: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
The program was enacted to allow more entrepreneurs to immigrate to the U.S. to ... a senior behavioral and social scientist at RAND Corporation, a nonprofit ... But at the end of that time period,...more
Foundation: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
The program was enacted to allow more entrepreneurs to immigrate to the U.S. to ... a senior behavioral and social scientist at RAND Corporation, a nonprofit ... But at the end of that time period,...more
UW-Madison professor receives $425000 grant to study entrepreneurship on campus
Foundation: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
What does a community need to foster the type of entrepreneurial environment that will bring jobs and wealth into the region? That's what a new study will explore, and UW-Madison will be part of it....more
Foundation: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
What does a community need to foster the type of entrepreneurial environment that will bring jobs and wealth into the region? That's what a new study will explore, and UW-Madison will be part of it....more
Venture Hall lands $475K grant to boost business startup development
Foundation: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Venture Hall, a Portland-based startup accelerator, announced today it is one of six recipients nationwide to receive funding from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation in a new initiative that's...more
Foundation: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Venture Hall, a Portland-based startup accelerator, announced today it is one of six recipients nationwide to receive funding from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation in a new initiative that's...more
Portland business accelerator gets $475000 grant
Foundation: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Portland-based business accelerator Venture Hall has received a $475,000 grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, a large nonprofit organization based in Kansas City, Missouri, that promotes...more
Foundation: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Portland-based business accelerator Venture Hall has received a $475,000 grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, a large nonprofit organization based in Kansas City, Missouri, that promotes...more
Andy Stoll: Entrepreneurial ecosystem answers aren't inside the Kauffman Foundation
Foundation: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Along the way, he explored social entrepreneurship as a field, analyzing problems that could be solved on a grander scale. From Korea and Zambia to Hong Kong and Colombia, Stoll encountered...more
Foundation: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Along the way, he explored social entrepreneurship as a field, analyzing problems that could be solved on a grander scale. From Korea and Zambia to Hong Kong and Colombia, Stoll encountered...more
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Social Entrepreneurship: Meet the Disruptors of The World Of Philanthropy
William D. Eggers and Paul Macmillan of Dowser write about the social entrepreneurs slowly and steadily dirsupting the world of philanthropy. According to Forbes, philanthropy disruptors are those that believe “no one company is so vital that it can’t be replaced and no single business model too perfect to upend.”