Philanthropy Today

We talk with Diane Henrik Toburen from Pawnee Mental Health about how the organization funds care, builds partnerships, and responds when people need help right now. We zoom in on mobile crisis, medication access, military family support, and what 70 years of growth looks like across Northeast Kansas. 
• Diane’s role raising funds and building community partnerships 

We talk with UFM Community Learning Center leaders about fall classes, community programs, and the simple ways anyone in Manhattan can learn something new or share a skill. We dig into ABLE, an after-school leadership and STEAM program built around K-State student mentors, plus practical supports like transportation and teacher in-service day programming. 

• fall c...

We sit down with Linda Wasburg and Phil Maddox to explain how the Sunset Zoological Park and Wildlife Conservation Trust secures the zoo’s future through gifts, endowment funding, and big capital projects. We also dig into Phase Two plans, the $8.25 million campaign, and how AZA animal welfare standards shape what guests will experience next. 
• how the Trust Foundation ...

We talk with Crisis Center leaders about what domestic violence looks like in our community and what real support means when someone is trying to get safe. We break down the free, confidential, 24/7 services available across five counties and the concrete ways neighbors can show up without blaming victims.
• Crisis Center role as the local domestic violence and sexual as...

We talk with Shepherd’s Crossing leaders about what 25 years of crisis support looks like on the ground and why the need keeps growing as costs rise. We break down Campaign 25, how we protect donor dollars through careful intake and budgeting, and why preventing an eviction can change a family’s whole future. 
• 25-year growth from a small church-led start to hundreds of...