# @kauffmanfoundation on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=pakBUv2RGa0
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/27558089-kauffmanfoundation-youtube
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- **Posted:** 2024-10-17T18:43:14.000+00:00

## Caption

To help increase transparency and understanding of our grantmaking philosophy, we hosted a series of live webinars where we go in-depth on our approach to funding and our new grant types, including a Q&A session where participants asked questions directly to Kauffman leadership. Join Kauffman Foundation Chief Impact & Strategy Officer, Allison Greenwood Bajracharya, Chief Research, Learning, & Evaluation Officer, Dr. Yvonne Owens Ferguson, Meredith Walrafen, Impact Officer and Jeremy Davis, Impact Officer as they outline the Foundation’s grantmaking philosophy to close economic mobility gaps – and answer your questions.

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00:00 Welcome
01:32 Our 2035 vision
02:08 Impact for Kansas City
02:31 Our strategic priorities
04:08 What we’re funding
06:05 How we’re funding: grantmaking pathways
08:29 Grantee reporting and learning expectations
09:24 Our approach to metrics and reporting
12:01 Overview of Project grants
12:21 The purpose of Project grants
12:35 What does a high-quality project/applicant look like?
13:46 Application timeline
15:18 Application process
18:14 Letters of Interest and Application content
19:25 Areas of interest
22:43 Questions and answers
23:47 Clarification on driving impact for Kansas City
24:40 If an organization submits early, can it be notified early?
25:43 Can an organization request a variable grant amount?
26:41 For pathway and career development projects is there a specific industry or industries that the Foundation is prioritizing?
27:24 Can the same applicant submit more than one application?
28:10 Where is the LOI form located?
29:10 Does the Foundation fund other 501c nonprofits besides the 501c3?
30:02 Is it better to focus on one focus area or across all focus areas?
30:29 What do you view as the primary difference between a Project grant or a Collective Impact grant if you have strong partners doing systems change?
31:48 Is there an expectation that grantees have additional funders?
33:00 Can multiple people from the same organization have accounts to access the same LOI form?
34:09 Can collaborating partners pursue a Project grant?
35:16 Would projects that utilize technology as a delivery method for programmatic offerings be considered?
35:54 Will there be some flexibility regarding overlap if an organization has applied for another grant type?
37:02 Is there flexibility on how funding is used? For example, for stipends or scholarships.
37:37 Does the Foundation prefer new projects or projects seeking to scale?
39:00 Geography clarification regarding Research projects
40:19 Are there a maximum number of Project grants the Foundation plans to fund?
42:38 Clarification on funding access to capital
43:54 Is it $250,000 total during a three-year period or annually?
44:40 Do project grants focus more on direct service programs in the short term and Collective Impact grants focus more on long term?
46:27 If an organization is not invited to apply after the LOI will the organization receive feedback?
47:11 Are religious organizations eligible to apply for funding?
47:52 Collaborative learning: Cohort learning and evaluation sessions
48:40 Parting thoughts
49:40 Final questions: What is the duration of the funding window?
50:27 Who will participate in learning cohorts?

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