Mission
NONPROFIT CONNECT LINKS THE NONPROFIT COMMUNITY TO EDUCATION, RESOURCES, AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, HELPING ORGANIZATIONS MORE EFFECTIVELY ACHIEVE THEIR MISSIONS. FOUNDED IN 1974 AS THE COUNCIL OF PHILANTHROPY, NONPROFIT CONNECT NOW SERVES AS THE HUB FOR THE NONPROFIT SECTOR IN GREATER KANSAS CITY. AS A REGIONAL ASSOCIATION, WE UNIQUELY SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT.TODAY, WE SERVE MORE THAN 850 MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL NONPROFITS OF ALL SIZES, AS WELL AS FOR-PROFIT BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY FUNDERS. WHAT SETS NONPROFIT CONNECT APART IS OUR ABILITY TO BRING TOGETHER NONPROFITS, FOUNDATIONS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND BUSINESSES IN A WAY THAT'S RARE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THROUGH THIS COLLABORATION, WE STRENGTHEN ORGANIZATIONS AND HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE OF THE NONPROFIT SECTOR IN KANSAS CITY AND THROUGHOUT THE REGION.