Nonprofit Leaders Came Together to Give

Collective Voice to the Critical Interests of the Sector! 

The Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership at UMKC and the Council on Philanthropy came together to host the Kansas City Town Hall Meeting on the Nonprofit Sector.

This meeting was held at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Conference Center on the morning of September 25, 2006 for Kansas City’s Town Hall Meeting on the Nonprofit Sector.

• Giving voice to the issues and concerns affecting nonprofits in our community?
• Articulating a vision for the future of the nonprofit sector?
• Becoming part of a national nonprofit movement to support nonprofit organizations?
• Becoming a part of a network of nonprofit leaders working to address the key issues confronting the nonprofit community, in Kansas City and across the U.S.?

What Is This About?

Nonprofits and their leaders across the country are coming together through local Town Hall meetings to share their dreams, express their concerns, and find their voice.  The charitable nonprofit sector has long served our nation with distinction – from helping individuals survive (through health care, domestic violence centers, meals, and other human services) to helping local communities thrive (through artistic, cultural, educational, environmental, and other enriching services).  Every American is has been touched at one time or another by the work of a nonprofit.  Now in the face of mounting challenges, it is time for nonprofits, regardless of size, mission, or location, to come together and speak with one voice about the issues that challenge the sector.  This meeting, hosted by the Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership and the Council on Philanthropy, is part of an unprecedented national movement called the Nonprofit Congress (find out more at www.nonprofitcongress.org) and we invite you and your colleagues to join us.

The ideas and issues that we identify at this meeting were presented to the national Nonprofit Congress by representatives from our region, where they will be discussed along with those voiced in Town Hall Meetings from around the United States.  Leaders from nonprofits of all types and sizes are invited.

Click here for the compiled notes from the local Town Hall Meeting (PDF file).

Click on the link below to get highlights from the National Meeting:

http://www.nonprofitcongress.org/sites/nonprofitcongress.org/files/theme_editor/npcongress/national_meeting_highlights.pdf