By Mary Messner on October 26, 2022
Executive Director
Madam President Camp
Meet Sophie. She is a 7-year-old girl who experiences her world with confidence. If you ask, Sophie will tell you she is a leader in her class, on the playground, […]
By Michael Kelley on May 3, 2018
Policy Coordinator
BikeWalkKC
I was fortunate to be able to attend the advocacy training hosted by the Health Forward Foundation and the Alliance for Justice last week. The speaker for the course, Nona […]
By Anne Foley Rauth, MBA on December 18, 2017
Marketing and Development Director
Mercy and Truth Medical Missions
The state of Kansas, and specifically the Kansas Department of Commerce, created an interesting program that assists nonprofits in achieving fundraising goals. Through their Community Service Program, state tax credits […]
By Toniann Richard on December 7, 2017
Executive Director
Health Care Collaborative of Rural Missouri
Last year when Dr. Karl Grant joined the Live Well Health Center in Buckner, we knew he would be a good fit for our fabulous rural community. He interviewed in […]
By Debra Box on November 8, 2016
Executive Director
Support Kansas City
Support Kansas City was founded in 2000 with the express mission to support nonprofits by providing them with business and development services so that they could focus on their missions. […]
By Jessica Hembree on April 20, 2016
Policy Officer
Health Forward Foundation
Presidential election years heighten the decibel of the political conversation. Between SNL skits, shocking headlines, and social media, politics are very top-of-mind for many of us in our personal lives, […]
By Steve Roling on November 10, 2015
Inaugural President and CEO
Health Forward Foundation
I started playing baseball at a very early age, and I have always loved the sport and the important life lessons learned by playing team sports. So as you can […]
By Joanna Sebelien on April 23, 2015
Chief Resource Officer
Harvesters
Every nonprofit has an advocacy program. Surprised? It might be called “educating the public” or “raising awareness,” but it is advocacy. At its core, advocacy is about engaging people in […]
By Jennifer Sykes on January 12, 2015
Communications Director
Health Forward Foundation
Happy New Year! If you were like me over the holiday break, you spent time catching up. Reading papers, magazines, watching news stories, visiting with friends and families. Telling and […]
By Jennifer Sykes on August 28, 2014
Communications Director
Health Forward Foundation
There’s probably a good chance that at some point over the past month you’ve poured a bucket of ice water on your head … and not because of the scorching […]
