"Nonprofit Connect is a great community resource where nonprofit professionals acquire helpful skills and tools for making their organization the best it can be."

Mark Mattison
Director of Major Gifts at UMKC Foundation

Resources

Nonprofit Connect is your connection to a wealth of valuable tools and resources to help your organization achieve its mission. New items are continually researched and added and span a variety of focus areas. Browse our list of resources below.

Our Resources: For the Community

Advocacy

Nonprofit Connect supports the advocacy rights of nonprofits, and believes they can and should participate in public policy dialogue that affects their organization, community, and the people they serve. We build the capacity of the nonprofit sector in Kansas City to engage in legislative and electoral activities, as well as promote the good works of nonprofits through public outreach.

Advocacy Resources

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Nonprofit News

Nonprofit Marketplace

The Nonprofit Marketplace connects nonprofits with resources and opportunities in the community. Anyone can post an offer free of charge, but the information needs to be for an opportunity or resource specifically targeted to nonprofit organizations.

Potential offers include: spaces or items for rent, free or discounted materials or equipment, funding or fundraising opportunities, calls for nominations for awards or contests, and survey participation.

Nonprofit Marketplace

Community Events Calendar

Salary & Benefits Survey for Kansas City Nonprofits

The 2022-2023 Salary Survey Report includes the results from the 2022 Greater Kansas City Regional Nonprofit Organizations and Associations Salary Survey. It provides an overview of current practices and trends in staffing and compensation as well as salary information for a variety of positions in the nonprofit sector.

The survey and report focuses on salaries, wages, and compensation practices. The 2023 Salary Survey Report was researched and written by Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership at the University of Missouri-Kansas City with support from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation in conjunction with Mid-America Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Kansas City Society of Association Executives, Nonprofit Connect, and Support KC.

With generous underwriting support from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, organizations can receive a free electronic copy (PDF) of the 2022-2023 survey report.

2022-2023 Salary Survey Report (PDF)

2021-22 Benefit Survey Report (PDF)

Our Resources: For Members

Interested in accessing these resources for your organization? Learn more about membership here.

eLearning Center

Access Philanthropy Database

Members Only

This directory is a must have for your fundraising needs. Streamline your grant writing efforts with this up-to-date, searchable database of nearly 1,000 grantmakers, including over 600 local funders. Powered by Access Philanthropy, your Nonprofit Connect membership allows you to search grantmakers and companies, and sort by major interest areas.

Members also receive FoundationLink, a monthly email with upcoming funding deadlines. This email is a snapshot of a full grant deadline calendar provided by Nonprofit Connect.

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GrantStation

Members-Only Offers