Founding Partners
UpLink Founding Partners are corporations, foundations and organizations that recognize that positive benefits accrue to young people, schools, businesses and the broader community when businesses and schools come together to enhance the knowledge and opportunities for teachers and students.
As partners, they want to facilitate, encourage and participate in providing enhanced opportunities through the establishment of active partnerships between UpLink and area businesses. They also want to develop relationships that will facilitate school-to-business volunteer mentoring relationships, teacher externships, volunteer career speakers and student job shadowing and internships focused in the industries of math, engineering, technology and science.
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Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
The vision of the Kauffman Foundation is to foster "a society of economically independent individuals who are engaged citizens, contributing to the improvement of their communities." In service of this vision, and in keeping with their founder’s wishes, the Foundation focuses its grant making and operations on two areas: advancing entrepreneurship and improving the education of children and youth. |
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The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to providing responsive and committed leadership that builds a vibrant and thriving community, seeking to achieve prosperity and an outstanding quality of life. The Chamber assists their members in growing their businesses by creating a community where members are connected to one another in the local, regional, and global marketplace. |
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Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
The mission of the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation is to improve the quality of life in Greater Kansas City by increasing charitable giving, connecting donors to community needs they care about and providing leadership on critical community issues. The Community Foundation, including its four local affiliates within the Greater Kansas City region, is recognized as a national leader in making sure every philanthropic investment returns the greatest emotional, civic and financial benefit possible. |
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Kansas City Area Development Council
KCADC is the metro’s umbrella economic development organization. It was created in 1976 by a group of Greater Kansas City community and business leaders to help improve the city’s image and its ability to recruit leading corporations. One of KCADC’s strengths is its ability to focus and mobilize diverse resources to achieve highly targeted objectives. |
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Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute
The Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute’s vision is to lead the recognized transformation of the Kansas City region into a nationally-recognized center of excellence in life sciences research, development and commercialization. Their mission includes fostering and solidifying relationships between the academic and private sector life sciences communities. |
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The Human Resource Management Association of Greater Kansas City, Inc.
(HRMA-Kansas City) is a professional association dedicated to the advancement and support of the human resource profession. An affiliate of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), HRMA-Kansas City continues to grow with over 700 active members within the Greater Kansas City area. |