Board of Directors Meeting

Date Notice Posted: Monday, August 24, 2026

Time Notice Posted: 9:00am

NOTICE is hereby given that the Health Forward Foundation Board of Directors will conduct a meeting at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 26th, 2026, at the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association located at, 2300 Main Street, Suite 100, Kansas City, Missouri 64108. For videoconference information, contact mcollins@healthforward.org

The tentative agenda is as follows:

8:00   Call to Order and Welcome

      8:02-8:10  Report of the Board Chair

• Welcome & Agenda Overview
• Annual CAC Contribution Reminder

            8:10-8:40    Mission Moment

• The Beacon
• Kansas City Defender

           8:40-9:20  Purposeful Learning

• Strategical Communications and Narrative Change – Overview and Partner Spotlight

9:20-9:25 Report of the President/CEO

9:25-9:40 Policy and Advocacy Update

• Primary Policy Outcomes
• Forecast November Ballot Questions

9:40-9:50 Treasurer’s Report

          9:50-10:00 Audit Committee

• 2025 Audit
• RFP Outcome

10:00-10:10 Impact Committee

• Committee Chair Update
• Hispanic/Latino/a Equity Funding Analysis

10:10-10:15 Governance Committee

• 2026 Board Self-Reflection Survey

10:15-10:20 Public Comment

       10:20-10:30 Break

10:30 – 11:55   Vote to Enter Closed Session

 A motion to go into closed session under Section 610.021, subsection 1, of the Missouri Sunshine Law to discuss the matters on the agenda which the public received notice of:

• Legal counsel;
• Deliberative process of funding;
• Investments;
• Personnel matters

11:55-12:00 Return to Open Session

12:00   Adjourn

Pursuant to Article 5.4 of the Foundation’s Articles of Incorporation, and Chapter 610 of the Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri, this meeting is open to the public. Representatives of the news media may obtain copies of this notice by contacting: